Hazel Crest.
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4 tracts·13K people·$185K median·3,911/mi²
Black 85 · White 7 · Hispanic 6 · Other 1 · Multiracial 1 · Asian 0
Other 45 · Married couple 29 · Living alone 27
Health 57 · Manufacturing 11 · Professional 10 · Leisure 8 · Retail 8 · Public admin 3 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 32 · Sales · office 24 · Production · transport 20 · Service 19 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 66 · Work from home 15 · Carpool 14 · Transit 8 · 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 Hazel Crest is $185,300 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Hazel Crest has 13,792 residents across 3 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.1; the population is 84.6% Black, 7.2% White, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Other, 0.8% Multiracial and 0.3% Asian; the average household has 2.8 people; 23.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 23.9% (Census ACS).
Highlands Elem School (10%), Chateaux School (9%) and Jesse C White Learning Academy (9%) lead the elementary schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,320/month, 16% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Hazel Crest is $68,393 a year, 21% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Hazel Crest, median rent is $1,320/month and the median home value is $185,300 (Census ACS).
Hazel Crest reported 5.1 violent crimes and 29.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 21°F; there are 86 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 40 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Hazel Crest are cold wave (99), inland flooding (99) and tornado (98), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Hazel Crest, 3.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).