Palos Hills

Population: 18,139
Median household income: $83,969
Median home value: $259,200

Palos Hills, a community in Cook County, Illinois, has 18,139 residents. At $83,969, its median household income sits in line with Cook County's $81,797.

Between 2019 and 2023, Palos Hills's population grew 4.7% from 17,318 to 18,139, while its median home value rose 27.2% from $203,800 to $259,200.

The median gross rent is $1,267. 25.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,139
Median age: 42.5 yrs
Median household income: $83,969
Median home value: $259,200
Median gross rent: $1,267
Housing units: 7,885
Homeownership rate: 79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,31818,139

Median household income

$61,143$83,969

Median home value

$203,800$259,200

Median gross rent

$1,035$1,267

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,318	$61,143	$203,800	$1,035
2020	17,172	$64,364	$205,600	$1,073
2021	18,379	$72,570	$206,100	$1,161
2022	18,278	$79,306	$241,000	$1,248
2023	18,139	$83,969	$259,200	$1,267

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

Age distribution

Under 52.5%

5 to 1718.3%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4416.4%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	449	2.5%
5 to 17	3,314	18.3%
18 to 24	1,104	6.1%
25 to 34	1,882	10.4%
35 to 44	2,976	16.4%
45 to 54	2,531	14.0%
55 to 64	2,365	13.0%
65 to 74	1,904	10.5%
75 and over	1,614	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,746	81.3%
Black or African American	870	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	325	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	14	0.1%
Two or more races	247	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,937	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.8%

High school graduate34.4%

Some college or associate's27.8%

Bachelor's degree15.8%

Graduate or professional degree9.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,696	12.8%
High school graduate	4,572	34.4%
Some college or associate's	3,684	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	2,091	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,229	9.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone74.3%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit3.3%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.6%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,385	74.3%
Carpooled	841	9.8%
Public transit	281	3.3%
Walked	50	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	995	11.6%
Other means	42	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,125	14.8%
15 to 29 min	1,824	24.0%
30 to 44 min	2,004	26.4%
45 to 59 min	1,624	21.4%
60+ min	1,022	13.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 9.2% (1,645 of 17,941)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,503	61.5%
Nonfamily households	2,824	38.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,327	92.9%
Vacant	558	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,831	79.6%
Renter-occupied	1,496	20.4%

1-unit, detached42.4%

1-unit, attached11.8%

2 to 4 units12.4%

5 to 19 units31.5%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,341	42.4%
1-unit, attached	929	11.8%
2 to 4 units	975	12.4%
5 to 19 units	2,481	31.5%
20 or more units	159	2.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1757394
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.25 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 41.7007, -87.8253

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