Calumet City.
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9 tracts·32K people·$145K median·4,471/mi²
Black 75 · Hispanic 16 · White 6 · Multiracial 3 · Other 0 · Asian 0
Living alone 39 · Other 34 · Married couple 28
Retail 42 · Health 24 · Leisure 13 · Manufacturing 9 · Professional 5 · Public admin 4 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 29 · Sales · office 22 · Production · transport 22 · Service 22 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 69 · Carpool 18 · Work from home 10 · Transit 9 · Walk 3 · Bike 0
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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 Calumet City is $145,200 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Calumet City has 35,100 residents across 8 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 38.6; the population is 75.1% Black, 16.3% Hispanic or Latino, 5.6% White, 2.6% Multiracial, 0.3% Other and 0.2% Asian; the average household has 2.5 people; 21.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 23.4% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Lincoln Elem School (17%), Carol Moseley Braun School (15%) and Caroline Sibley Elem School (8%) lead the elementary schools; S T E M Academy (21%), Schrum Memorial School (17%) and Wentworth Jr High School (11%) lead the middle schools; Thornton Fractnl No High School is the high school with reported scores (8%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,177/month, 25% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Calumet City is $55,369 a year, 36% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Calumet City, median rent is $1,177/month and the median home value is $145,200 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Calumet City reported 4.4 violent crimes and 28.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2020).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 22°F; there are 90 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 39 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Calumet City are cold wave (96), inland flooding (88) and heat wave (88), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Calumet City, 2.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).