Markham.
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4 tracts·11K people·$135K median·2,034/mi²
Black 70 · Hispanic 18 · White 9 · Multiracial 2 · Asian 0 · Other 0
Other 47 · Married couple 28 · Living alone 25
Retail 43 · Health 20 · Manufacturing 14 · Professional 10 · Leisure 5 · Public admin 4 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 29 · Sales · office 22 · Service 21 · Production · transport 17 · Construction · maintenance 12
Drive alone 67 · Carpool 23 · Work from home 14 · Transit 5 · Walk 1 · 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 Markham is $135,300 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Markham has 11,355 residents across 3 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 34.2; the population is 70.4% Black, 17.8% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% White, 2.1% Multiracial, 0.4% Asian and 0.0% Other; the average household has 3.1 people; 17.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 18.0% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Prairie-Hills STEAM Academy (37%), Markham Park Elem School (8%) and Barack H Obama Learning Academy (7%) lead the elementary schools; Prairie-Hills Junior High School is the middle school with reported scores (15%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,621/month, 3% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Markham is $57,302 a year, 33% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Markham, median rent is $1,621/month and the median home value is $135,300 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Markham reported 6.0 violent crimes and 35.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2020).
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 Markham are cold wave (94), heat wave (84) and tornado (78), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Markham, 0.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).