Crest Hill

Population: 19,754
Median household income: $71,408
Median home value: $222,600

Crest Hill is a community in Will County, Illinois, home to 19,754 residents. At $71,408, its median household income sits below Will County's $107,799.

From 2019 to 2023, Crest Hill's population declined 3.9% from 20,550 to 19,754, while its median home value rose 31.6% from $169,200 to $222,600.

The typical home was built around 1992. 10.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,754
Median age: 39.2 yrs
Median household income: $71,408
Median home value: $222,600
Median gross rent: $1,386
Housing units: 7,918
Homeownership rate: 68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,55019,754

Median household income

$56,616$71,408

Median home value

$169,200$222,600

Median gross rent

$1,136$1,386

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,550	$56,616	$169,200	$1,136
2020	20,388	$58,462	$173,700	$1,170
2021	20,305	$63,172	$181,000	$1,230
2022	19,886	$68,377	$207,700	$1,346
2023	19,754	$71,408	$222,600	$1,386

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1711.7%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 3417.1%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over9.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	974	4.9%
5 to 17	2,303	11.7%
18 to 24	2,083	10.5%
25 to 34	3,384	17.1%
35 to 44	2,845	14.4%
45 to 54	2,350	11.9%
55 to 64	2,156	10.9%
65 to 74	1,721	8.7%
75 and over	1,938	9.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,429	47.7%
Black or African American	4,032	20.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.1%
Asian	609	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	62	0.3%
Two or more races	819	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,793	24.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.8%

High school graduate31.2%

Some college or associate's33.5%

Bachelor's degree13.5%

Graduate or professional degree8.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,988	13.8%
High school graduate	4,485	31.2%
Some college or associate's	4,820	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,942	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,159	8.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone77.1%

Carpooled12.8%

Public transit1.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,707	77.1%
Carpooled	1,111	12.8%
Public transit	87	1.0%
Walked	46	0.5%
Bicycle	7	0.1%
Worked from home	553	6.4%
Other means	192	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,387	17.0%
15 to 29 min	3,678	45.1%
30 to 44 min	1,765	21.7%
45 to 59 min	570	7.0%
60+ min	750	9.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 10.9% (1,864 of 17,095)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,184	54.7%
Nonfamily households	3,465	45.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,649	96.6%
Vacant	269	3.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,213	68.2%
Renter-occupied	2,436	31.8%

1-unit, detached47.0%

1-unit, attached23.3%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units15.3%

20 or more units10.0%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,722	47.0%
1-unit, attached	1,848	23.3%
2 to 4 units	325	4.1%
5 to 19 units	1,213	15.3%
20 or more units	792	10.0%
Mobile home & other	18	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1717458
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.98 sq mi
Water area: 0.14 sq mi
Center point: 41.5744, -88.1133