Illinois · Census place 26710
Ford Heights village, IL
Quick answer
Ford Heights village has 1,587 residents, ranking #567 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $34,323, the median home is worth $48,000 and median gross rent runs $924 a month.
- Population
- 1,587Ford Heights village residents
- Median household income
- $34,323Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $48,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $924Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 43.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Ford Heights village
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Ford Heights village median would spend about 32.3% 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 1.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 40.8% of residents and 43.9% 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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