Illinois · Census place 57381
Palos Heights city, IL
Quick answer
Palos Heights city has 11,817 residents, ranking #199 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $107,974, the median home is worth $350,000 and median gross rent runs $2,138 a month.
- Population
- 11,817Palos Heights city residents
- Median household income
- $107,974Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $350,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,138Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 51.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 95.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Palos Heights city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Palos Heights city median would spend about 23.8% 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 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.8% of residents and 95.2% 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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