Palos Heights

Population: 11,817
Median household income: $107,974
Median home value: $350,000

Palos Heights is a community in Cook County, Illinois, home to 11,817 residents. At $107,974, its median household income sits above Cook County's $81,797.

Between 2019 and 2023, Palos Heights's population declined 5.3% from 12,480 to 11,817, while its median home value rose 24.1% from $282,100 to $350,000.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 86.2% of the population. 75.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,817
Median age: 51.2 yrs
Median household income: $107,974
Median home value: $350,000
Median gross rent: $2,138
Housing units: 4,762
Homeownership rate: 95.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,48011,817

Median household income

$89,286$107,974

Median home value

$282,100$350,000

Median gross rent

$1,322$2,138

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,480	$89,286	$282,100	$1,322
2020	12,460	$90,995	$295,100	$1,362
2021	12,116	$101,037	$306,600	$1,350
2022	11,965	$105,366	$334,700	$1,696
2023	11,817	$107,974	$350,000	$2,138

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1713.7%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 548.3%

55 to 6416.4%

65 to 7416.8%

75 and over13.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	587	5.0%
5 to 17	1,619	13.7%
18 to 24	723	6.1%
25 to 34	1,235	10.5%
35 to 44	1,137	9.6%
45 to 54	982	8.3%
55 to 64	1,943	16.4%
65 to 74	1,990	16.8%
75 and over	1,601	13.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,185	86.2%
Black or African American	308	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	43	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	219	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,059	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.3%

High school graduate24.4%

Some college or associate's30.3%

Bachelor's degree25.1%

Graduate or professional degree17.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	203	2.3%
High school graduate	2,169	24.4%
Some college or associate's	2,696	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	2,230	25.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,590	17.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone75.1%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit3.5%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.6%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,775	75.1%
Carpooled	336	6.7%
Public transit	175	3.5%
Walked	97	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	632	12.6%
Other means	10	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	809	18.4%
15 to 29 min	1,606	36.6%
30 to 44 min	946	21.5%
45 to 59 min	520	11.8%
60+ min	512	11.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 5.8% (659 of 11,272)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,337	74.2%
Nonfamily households	1,158	25.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,495	94.4%
Vacant	267	5.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,280	95.2%
Renter-occupied	215	4.8%

1-unit, detached60.8%

1-unit, attached22.6%

2 to 4 units10.2%

5 to 19 units5.1%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,897	60.8%
1-unit, attached	1,077	22.6%
2 to 4 units	488	10.2%
5 to 19 units	243	5.1%
20 or more units	57	1.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1757381
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.78 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 41.6634, -87.7960

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