Palos Hills.
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4 tracts·10K people·$279K median·2,424/mi²
White 79 · Hispanic 10 · Black 6 · Multiracial 2 · Asian 2 · Other 0
Married couple 41 · Living alone 36 · Other 23
Health 48 · Retail 17 · Professional 15 · Manufacturing 7 · Leisure 7 · Public admin 3 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 34 · Production · transport 21 · Sales · office 18 · Service 17 · Construction · maintenance 10
Drive alone 76 · Carpool 15 · Work from home 10 · Transit 5 · Walk 2 · 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 Palos Hills is $279,200 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Palos Hills has 18,081 residents across 2 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 41.7; the population is 79.3% White, 10.4% Hispanic or Latino, 6.2% Black, 2.0% Multiracial, 1.9% Asian and 0.1% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 27.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 8.4% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Oak Ridge Elem School is the elementary school with reported scores (63%); Amos Alonzo Stagg High School is the high school with reported scores (30%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,269/month, 20% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Palos Hills is $83,533 a year, 3% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Palos Hills, median rent is $1,269/month and the median home value is $279,200 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Palos Hills reported 0.7 violent crimes and 6.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 22°F; there are 87 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 40 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Palos Hills are inland flooding (100), cold wave (99) and tornado (99), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Palos Hills, 2.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).