Blue Island.
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7 tracts·15K people·$179K median·3,749/mi²
Hispanic 48 · Black 31 · White 18 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Living alone 39 · Married couple 33 · Other 29
Health 28 · Professional 23 · Retail 17 · Leisure 13 · Manufacturing 9 · Public admin 6 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 25 · Service 24 · Production · transport 22 · Sales · office 19 · Construction · maintenance 11
Drive alone 69 · Carpool 24 · Transit 8 · Work from home 7 · Walk 2 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Blue Island is $178,700 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Blue Island has 21,741 residents across 3 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 38.1; the population is 47.5% Hispanic or Latino, 30.7% Black, 18.0% White, 3.2% Multiracial, 0.6% Asian and 0.0% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 20.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 17.1% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Lincoln Elem School (29%), Paul Revere Primary School (21%) and Paul Revere Intermediate School (19%) lead the elementary schools; Everett F Kerr Middle School (25%) and Veterans Memorial Middle Sch (19%) lead the middle schools; DD Eisenhower High Sch (Campus) is the high school with reported scores (11%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,072/month, 32% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Blue Island is $59,489 a year, 31% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Blue Island, median rent is $1,072/month and the median home value is $178,700 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Blue Island reported 4.7 violent crimes and 30.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 22°F; there are 88 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 40 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Blue Island are cold wave (99), tornado (97) and inland flooding (96), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Blue Island, 1.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).