Summit

Population: 10,896
Median household income: $60,417
Median home value: $224,800

Located in Cook County, Illinois, Summit is a community with a population of 10,896. The median household income of $60,417 is below the Cook County median ($81,797).

From 2019 to 2023, Summit's population declined 3.2% from 11,260 to 10,896, while its median home value rose 31.6% from $170,800 to $224,800.

12.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 61.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,896
Median age: 38.5 yrs
Median household income: $60,417
Median home value: $224,800
Median gross rent: $1,012
Housing units: 3,934
Homeownership rate: 61.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,26010,896

Median household income

$47,377$60,417

Median home value

$170,800$224,800

Median gross rent

$874$1,012

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,260	$47,377	$170,800	$874
2020	11,171	$46,972	$186,800	$889
2021	11,098	$48,929	$192,800	$919
2022	11,036	$51,040	$214,200	$1,015
2023	10,896	$60,417	$224,800	$1,012

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	661	6.1%
5 to 17	1,913	17.6%
18 to 24	856	7.9%
25 to 34	1,599	14.7%
35 to 44	1,378	12.6%
45 to 54	1,275	11.7%
55 to 64	1,393	12.8%
65 to 74	1,216	11.2%
75 and over	605	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,345	12.3%
Black or African American	732	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.1%
Asian	346	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	148	1.4%
Two or more races	43	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,268	75.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma32.0%

High school graduate34.6%

Some college or associate's21.2%

Bachelor's degree9.9%

Graduate or professional degree2.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,391	32.0%
High school graduate	2,583	34.6%
Some college or associate's	1,586	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	742	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	164	2.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone66.2%

Carpooled18.1%

Public transit9.0%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,947	66.2%
Carpooled	805	18.1%
Public transit	402	9.0%
Walked	109	2.4%
Bicycle	13	0.3%
Worked from home	151	3.4%
Other means	25	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	697	16.2%
15 to 29 min	1,410	32.8%
30 to 44 min	1,022	23.8%
45 to 59 min	586	13.6%
60+ min	586	13.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.00
Poverty rate: 12.0% (1,305 of 10,886)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,636	72.9%
Nonfamily households	981	27.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,617	91.9%
Vacant	317	8.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,229	61.6%
Renter-occupied	1,388	38.4%

1-unit, detached53.7%

1-unit, attached4.0%

2 to 4 units29.3%

5 to 19 units8.9%

20 or more units3.7%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,112	53.7%
1-unit, attached	156	4.0%
2 to 4 units	1,151	29.3%
5 to 19 units	351	8.9%
20 or more units	145	3.7%
Mobile home & other	19	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1773638
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.12 sq mi
Water area: 0.14 sq mi
Center point: 41.7885, -87.8139

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