Chicago Heights.
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12 tracts·25K people·$161K median·2,406/mi²
Black 40 · Hispanic 35 · White 21 · Other 1 · Multiracial 1 · Asian 0
Other 35 · Married couple 34 · Living alone 31
Health 38 · Manufacturing 27 · Retail 15 · Professional 9 · Leisure 5 · Public admin 2 · Other 2
Production · transport 27 · Management · business · science · arts 25 · Service 20 · Sales · office 20 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 73 · Carpool 23 · Transit 5 · Work from home 5 · Bike 0 · Walk 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 Chicago Heights is $161,000 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Chicago Heights has 26,736 residents across 8 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 35.2; the population is 40.3% Black, 35.5% Hispanic or Latino, 21.4% White, 1.3% Other, 1.2% Multiracial and 0.3% Asian; the average household has 2.8 people; 20.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 26.9% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Serena Hills Elem School (30%), Greenbriar Elem School (29%) and Lincoln Elem School (29%) lead the elementary schools; Chicago Heights Middle School (20%) and Barack Obama Sch of Ldership (16%) lead the middle schools; Bloom High School is the high school with reported scores (8%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,038/month, 34% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Chicago Heights is $54,798 a year, 36% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Chicago Heights, median rent is $1,038/month and the median home value is $161,000 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Chicago Heights reported 17.4 violent crimes and 30.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 20°F; there are 85 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 40 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Chicago Heights are cold wave (97), heat wave (89) and tornado (85), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Chicago Heights, 0.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).