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Illinois · Census place 14026

Chicago Heights city, IL

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Chicago Heights city has 26,938 residents, ranking #78 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $57,479, the median home is worth $149,900 and median gross rent runs $1,035 a month.

Population
26,938Chicago Heights city residents
Median household income
$57,479Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$149,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,035Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
35.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
63.2%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Chicago Heights city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Chicago Heights city median would spend about 21.6% 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 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 24.7% of residents and 63.2% 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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