South Chicago Heights

Population: 3,934
Median household income: $56,250
Median home value: $136,000

South Chicago Heights, a community in Cook County, Illinois, has 3,934 residents. Its median household income of $56,250 runs below the Cook County figure of $81,797.

Between 2019 and 2023, South Chicago Heights's population declined 3.5% from 4,076 to 3,934, while its median home value rose 31.8% from $103,200 to $136,000.

Households average 2.42 people. The median gross rent is $1,105.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,934
Median age: 38.6 yrs
Median household income: $56,250
Median home value: $136,000
Median gross rent: $1,105
Housing units: 1,703
Homeownership rate: 65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,0763,934

Median household income

$41,138$56,250

Median home value

$103,200$136,000

Median gross rent

$1,046$1,105

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,076	$41,138	$103,200	$1,046
2020	4,042	$45,321	$102,500	$1,111
2021	4,022	$45,119	$106,800	$1,024
2022	3,986	$52,115	$121,500	$991
2023	3,934	$56,250	$136,000	$1,105

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 2411.2%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	263	6.7%
5 to 17	728	18.5%
18 to 24	442	11.2%
25 to 34	390	9.9%
35 to 44	398	10.1%
45 to 54	519	13.2%
55 to 64	600	15.3%
65 to 74	384	9.8%
75 and over	210	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,165	29.6%
Black or African American	1,382	35.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	16	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	75	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,296	32.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.5%

High school graduate28.4%

Some college or associate's37.7%

Bachelor's degree12.9%

Graduate or professional degree2.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	462	18.5%
High school graduate	710	28.4%
Some college or associate's	942	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	322	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	65	2.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone63.6%

Carpooled18.3%

Public transit5.7%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means7.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,136	63.6%
Carpooled	327	18.3%
Public transit	101	5.7%
Walked	23	1.3%
Bicycle	6	0.3%
Worked from home	61	3.4%
Other means	131	7.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	567	32.9%
15 to 29 min	463	26.9%
30 to 44 min	271	15.7%
45 to 59 min	157	9.1%
60+ min	266	15.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 23.3% (902 of 3,875)

	Count	Share
Family households	983	61.5%
Nonfamily households	615	38.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,598	93.8%
Vacant	105	6.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,038	65.0%
Renter-occupied	560	35.0%

1-unit, detached76.1%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units2.6%

5 to 19 units8.3%

20 or more units6.5%

Mobile home & other4.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,296	76.1%
1-unit, attached	31	1.8%
2 to 4 units	44	2.6%
5 to 19 units	142	8.3%
20 or more units	110	6.5%
Mobile home & other	80	4.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1770629
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.58 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 41.4834, -87.6372

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