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Illinois · Census place 10487

Calumet City city, IL

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Calumet City city has 35,253 residents, ranking #53 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $53,991, the median home is worth $133,600 and median gross rent runs $1,138 a month.

Population
35,253Calumet City city residents
Median household income
$53,991Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$133,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,138Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
37.8 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
55.9%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Calumet City city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Calumet City city median would spend about 25.3% 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 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 23.3% of residents and 55.9% 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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