Illinois · Census place 34865
Highwood city, IL
Quick answer
Highwood city has 5,243 residents, ranking #328 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $101,862, the median home is worth $454,500 and median gross rent runs $1,800 a month.
- Population
- 5,243Highwood city residents
- Median household income
- $101,862Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $454,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,800Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 49%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Highwood city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Highwood city median would spend about 21.2% 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 4.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.8% of residents and 49% 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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