What is the population of Crest Hill city?

Crest Hill city has 19,754 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #123 of 1,462 in Illinois.

What is the median household income in Crest Hill city?

Median household income in Crest Hill city is $71,408 a year, 9.1% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Crest Hill city?

Median gross rent is $1,386 a month and the median home value is $222,600, so rent absorbs about 23.3% of median household income.

Is Crest Hill city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Crest Hill city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 23.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Crest Hill, IL population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Crest Hill, Illinois (Crest Hill, IL — Census place “Crest Hill city”) is 19,754 residents, ranking #123 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $71,408, the median home is worth $222,600 and median gross rent runs $1,386 a month. Looking for the Crest Hill Illinois ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Crest Hill, IL: 60403, 60441.

Population: 19,754Crest Hill city residents
Median household income: $71,408Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $222,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,386Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 39.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 68.2%Owner-occupied households

Crest Hill ZIP codes (Illinois)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Crest Hill.

The Crest Hill IL ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Crest Hill city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Crest Hill city median would spend about 23.3% 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 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.9% of residents and 68.2% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Crest Hill city, IL in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Crest Hill city is a mid-size town in Illinois, with 19,754 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #123 of 1,462 ranked by population — larger than 91% of them. The median age here is 39.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Crest Hill city earn a median of $71,408 a year, 9.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and 4% below the $74,244 median for the 698 Illinois cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 10.9% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Crest Hill city is valued at $222,600, 26.6% below the national figure and 24% above the $179,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,386 a month, 1.4% below the national figure, or roughly $16,632 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 23.3% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 68.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is the population of Crest Hill city?: Crest Hill city has 19,754 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #123 of 1,462 in Illinois.
What is the median household income in Crest Hill city?: Median household income in Crest Hill city is $71,408 a year, 9.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Crest Hill city?: Median gross rent is $1,386 a month and the median home value is $222,600, so rent absorbs about 23.3% of median household income.
Is Crest Hill city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Crest Hill city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 23.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Crest Hill city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.