Illinois · Census place 06704
Blue Island city, IL
Quick answer
Blue Island city has 23,416 residents, ranking #100 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $60,965, the median home is worth $169,800 and median gross rent runs $1,071 a month.
- Population
- 23,416Blue Island city residents
- Median household income
- $60,965Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $169,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,071Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 49.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Blue Island city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Blue Island city median would spend about 21.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.1% of residents and 49.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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