Ford Heights, IL Demographic Data
Ford Heights, IL Summary
Ford Heights is located in Cook County in Illinois
- Population: 2,787
- Area: 1.95 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.95 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 1,432.16 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 623.36 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Ford Heights, IL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,413
51%
50.8
Male
1,362
49%
49.2
Total Population
2,775
323,128,000
Ford Heights, IL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
223
8.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
200
7.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
196
7.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
242
8.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
220
7.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
524
18.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
377
13.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
294
10.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
171
6.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
94
3.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
119
4.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
93
3.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
22
0.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,994
71.9%
77.2
Female
1,037
52.0%
51.3
Male
957
48.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,854
66.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
284
10.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
234
8.4%
15.2
Female
137
58.5%
55.8
Male
97
41.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
30
0.0%
0.0
Ford Heights, IL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,719
98.0%
96.8
White
53
1.9%
72.6
Black or African American
2,635
95.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
16
0.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
16
0.6%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
15
0.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
56
2.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
44
1.6%
17.8
Mexican
18
0.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
19
0.7%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
7
0.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,731
98.4%
82.2
Ford Heights, IL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
72
4.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
350
20.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
829
48.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
273
16.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
77
4.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
74
4.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
19
1.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
422
25.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,272
75.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
93
5.5%
31.2
Ford Heights, IL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,387
64.3%
33.7%
Now Married
373
17.3%
47.5
Divorced
232
10.8%
11.0%
Separated
67
3.1%
2.0
Widowed
97
4.5
5.8%
Ford Heights, IL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,506
98.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
46
1.8%
21.6%
Spanish
12
0.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
34
1.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Ford Heights, IL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
296
30.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
67
6.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
144
14.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
161
16.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
120
12.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
73
7.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
55
5.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
41
4.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
10
1.0%
6.4
Median household income
23,220
57,617
Per capita income
15,837
31,128
Ford Heights, IL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
16
2.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
78
12.7%
9.8
Construction
9
1.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
292
47.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
0
0.0%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
39
6.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
18
2.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
68
11.1%
11.4
Public administration
24
3.9%
4.6
Retail trade
41
6.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
30
4.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
29
4.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
94
15.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
54
8.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
131
21.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
307
49.9%
18.1%
Ford Heights, IL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
607
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
372
61.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
51
8.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
73
12.0%
5.1
Walked
41
6.8%
2.7
Other means
22
3.6%
1.8
Worked at home
48
7.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
27.1
26.6
Ford Heights, IL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
357
36.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
439
45.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
116
12.0%
37.1
3 or more
55
5.7%
21.0
Ford Heights, IL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
967
78.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
278
28.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
689
71.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
258
21.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Ford Heights, IL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,225
1 room
35
2.9%
2.4
2 rooms
8
0.7%
2.7
3 rooms
40
3.3%
9.1
4 rooms
40
3.3%
16.5
5 rooms
505
41.2%
19.8
6 rooms
344
28.1%
17.8
7 rooms
144
11.8%
12.0
8 rooms
67
5.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
42
3.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Ford Heights, IL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,225
1-unit, detached
824
67.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
95
7.8%
5.9
2-units
17
1.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
143
11.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
100
8.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
41
3.3%
4.4
20 or more units
5
0.4%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Ford Heights, IL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
94
7.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
60
4.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
163
13.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
654
53.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
212
17.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
33
2.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
4
0.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
5
0.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Ford Heights, IL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
898
92.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0
0.0%
4.7
Electricity
69
7.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Ford Heights, IL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
90
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
10
11.1%
20.1%
Less than $500
14
15.6%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
24
26.7%
28.8%
$500 to $999
42
46.7%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
39
43.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
18
20.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
5
5.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
4
4.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
24
26.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Ford Heights, IL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
668
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
11
1.6%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
33
4.9%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
152
22.8%
28.3%
Less than $500
191
28.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
281
42.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
21
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
819
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
67
11.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
60
9.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
57
9.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
19
3.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
68
11.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
333
55.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
85
0.0%
0.0%
Ford Heights, IL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
278
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
124
44.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
86
30.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
34
12.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
19
6.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
15
5.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
58,800
205,000
