South Chicago Heights, IL Demographic Data
South Chicago Heights, IL Summary
South Chicago Heights is located in Cook County in Illinois
- Population: 4,123
- Area: 1.60 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.58 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.02 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,581.71 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 708.66 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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South Chicago Heights, IL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,110
51%
50.8
Male
2,033
49%
49.2
Total Population
4,143
323,128,000
South Chicago Heights, IL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
350
8.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
223
5.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
182
4.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
279
6.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
158
3.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
708
17.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
573
13.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
561
13.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
342
8.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
257
6.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
233
5.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
201
4.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
76
1.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
3,218
77.7%
77.2
Female
1,676
52.1%
51.3
Male
1,542
47.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,095
74.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
660
15.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
510
12.3%
15.2
Female
314
61.6%
55.8
Male
196
38.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
South Chicago Heights, IL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
4,035
97.4%
96.8
White
2,118
51.1%
72.6
Black or African American
431
10.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
33
0.8%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
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
0
0.0%
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
1,453
35.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
108
2.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
2,007
48.4%
17.8
Mexican
1,850
44.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
33
0.8%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
124
3.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,136
51.6%
82.2
South Chicago Heights, IL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
276
9.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
312
10.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,176
39.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
723
24.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
235
8.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
104
3.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
125
4.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
588
20.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,363
80.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
229
7.7%
31.2
South Chicago Heights, IL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,476
43.6%
33.7%
Now Married
1,319
38.9%
47.5
Divorced
297
8.8%
11.0%
Separated
74
2.2%
2.0
Widowed
222
6.6
5.8%
South Chicago Heights, IL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,258
59.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,535
40.5%
21.6%
Spanish
1,417
37.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
118
3.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
South Chicago Heights, IL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
242
16.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
98
6.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
178
12.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
190
13.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
137
9.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
333
23.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
171
11.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
67
4.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
30
2.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
35,721
57,617
Per capita income
17,096
31,128
South Chicago Heights, IL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
264
16.5%
9.8
Construction
53
3.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
293
18.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
20
1.2%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
413
25.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
23
1.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
71
4.4%
11.4
Public administration
53
3.3%
4.6
Retail trade
275
17.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
130
8.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
7
0.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
126
7.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
170
10.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
477
29.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
417
26.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
412
25.7%
18.1%
South Chicago Heights, IL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,562
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,334
85.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
213
13.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
15
1.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
0
0.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.0
26.6
South Chicago Heights, IL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
116
8.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
609
42.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
558
38.6%
37.1
3 or more
163
11.3%
21.0
South Chicago Heights, IL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,446
87.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,074
74.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
372
25.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
201
12.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.5
South Chicago Heights, IL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,647
1 room
18
1.1%
2.4
2 rooms
20
1.2%
2.7
3 rooms
73
4.4%
9.1
4 rooms
237
14.4%
16.5
5 rooms
461
28.0%
19.8
6 rooms
447
27.1%
17.8
7 rooms
258
15.7%
12.0
8 rooms
117
7.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
16
1.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
South Chicago Heights, IL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,647
1-unit, detached
1,327
80.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
8
0.5%
5.9
2-units
54
3.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
35
2.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
117
7.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
11
0.7%
4.4
20 or more units
48
2.9%
9.0
Mobile home
47
2.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
South Chicago Heights, IL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
358
21.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
140
8.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
583
35.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
196
11.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
120
7.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
75
4.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
121
7.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
54
3.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
South Chicago Heights, IL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,282
88.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0
0.0%
4.7
Electricity
164
11.3%
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
South Chicago Heights, IL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
685
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
83
12.1%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
83
12.1%
11.8%
$500 to $999
157
22.9%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
362
52.8%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
172
26.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
154
23.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
54
8.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
18
2.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
264
39.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
23
0.0%
0.0%
South Chicago Heights, IL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
372
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
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
Less than $500
10
2.7%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
108
29.0%
28.3%
$500 to $999
254
68.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
0
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
742
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
49
13.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
32
8.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
23
6.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
67
18.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
29
7.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
166
45.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
6
0.0%
0.0%
South Chicago Heights, IL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,074
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
128
11.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
494
46.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
263
24.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
142
13.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
21
2.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
21
2.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
5
0.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
96,200
205,000
