Phoenix

Population: 1,284
Median household income: $25,703
Median home value: $86,300

Located in Cook County, Illinois, Phoenix is a community with a population of 1,284. At $25,703, its median household income sits below Cook County's $81,797.

Between 2019 and 2023, Phoenix's population declined 31.8% from 1,884 to 1,284, while its median home value rose 14.9% from $75,100 to $86,300.

The largest age group is 55 to 64, 19.2% of residents. Black or African American residents are the largest group, 75.9% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,284
Median age: 47.5 yrs
Median household income: $25,703
Median home value: $86,300
Median gross rent: $1,010
Housing units: 738
Homeownership rate: 62.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%
Unemployment rate: 23.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8841,284

Median household income

$36,906$25,703

Median home value

$75,100$86,300

Median gross rent

$907$1,010

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,884	$36,906	$75,100	$907
2020	1,402	$30,455	$67,800	$800
2021	1,314	$31,528	$64,500	$789
2022	1,278	$24,491	$82,800	$687
2023	1,284	$25,703	$86,300	$1,010

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

Age distribution

Under 51.7%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 446.8%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6419.2%

65 to 7416.5%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	22	1.7%
5 to 17	209	16.3%
18 to 24	123	9.6%
25 to 34	145	11.3%
35 to 44	87	6.8%
45 to 54	142	11.1%
55 to 64	246	19.2%
65 to 74	212	16.5%
75 and over	98	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17	1.3%
Black or African American	974	75.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	16	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	277	21.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.0%

High school graduate31.2%

Some college or associate's45.5%

Bachelor's degree3.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	130	14.0%
High school graduate	290	31.2%
Some college or associate's	423	45.5%
Bachelor's degree	35	3.8%
Graduate or professional degree	52	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone72.1%

Carpooled13.1%

Public transit2.5%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	351	72.1%
Carpooled	64	13.1%
Public transit	12	2.5%
Walked	13	2.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	47	9.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	148	33.6%
15 to 29 min	126	28.6%
30 to 44 min	95	21.6%
45 to 59 min	23	5.2%
60+ min	48	10.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.04
Poverty rate: 23.8% (305 of 1,284)

	Count	Share
Family households	285	45.3%
Nonfamily households	344	54.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	629	85.2%
Vacant	109	14.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	393	62.5%
Renter-occupied	236	37.5%

1-unit, detached77.6%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units12.3%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units7.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	573	77.6%
1-unit, attached	12	1.6%
2 to 4 units	91	12.3%
5 to 19 units	10	1.4%
20 or more units	52	7.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1759572
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.46 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.6118, -87.6309

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