Illinois · Census place 47007
Markham city, IL
Quick answer
Markham city has 11,434 residents, ranking #204 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $52,364, the median home is worth $119,500 and median gross rent runs $1,689 a month.
- Population
- 11,434Markham city residents
- Median household income
- $52,364Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $119,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,689Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 72%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Markham city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Markham city median would spend about 38.7% 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 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.9% of residents and 72% 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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