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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Chicago Heights is $19,213, which is much lower than the state average of $30,019 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Chicago Heights median household income is $44,272, which has grown by 19.79% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 22.70% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Chicago Heights residents spend 26.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.6 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #1074

Chicago Heights, IL	19,213 USD
Illinois	30,019 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Chicago Heights, IL	26,899 USD
Illinois	32,198 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Chicago Heights, IL	31,845 USD
Illinois	39,039 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Chicago Heights, IL	21,366 USD
Illinois	26,489 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #812

Chicago Heights, IL	44,272 USD
Illinois	57,166 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Chicago Heights, IL	53,765 USD
Illinois	78,521 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #748

Chicago Heights, IL	19.79%
Illinois	22.70%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Chicago Heights, IL		Illinois		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	11.63%	$5,688, see rank	22.23%	$15,728	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	25.35%	$15,284, see rank	27.05%	$17,893	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	6.57%	$3,246, see rank	2.51%	$3,672	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.37%	$21,570, see rank	16.75%	$26,034	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Chicago Heights, IL	50,981 USD
Illinois	70,967 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Chicago Heights, IL	61,634 USD
Illinois	92,664 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Chicago Heights, IL	Illinois	U.S.
White	$53,161, see rank	$62,152	$56,900
Black	$34,713, see rank	$34,174	$35,600
Hispanic	$44,357, see rank	$46,782	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$23,088, see rank	$41,567	$37,170
One Race, Other	$45,246, see rank	$44,842	$40,300
Two or More Races	$39,125, see rank	$48,716	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Chicago Heights, IL	Illinois	U.S.
less than 25	$23,472, see rank	$24,207	$25,788
25 to 44	$41,623, see rank	$62,340	$58,398
45 to 64	$56,628, see rank	$70,284	$65,027
65 or over	$30,021, see rank	$38,325	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Chicago Heights, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	23,223, see rank	10,170,489	248,775,628
Male¹	11,020, 47.45%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	7,633, 69.26%, see rank	71.38%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	7,633, 69.26%, see rank	71.09%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	6,190, 81.10%, see rank	89.58%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,443, 18.90%, see rank	10.42%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,387, 30.74%, see rank	28.62%	30.72%
Female¹	12,203, 52.55%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	6,861, 56.22%, see rank	61.04%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.05%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	6,861, 56.22%, see rank	60.99%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	5,627, 82.01%, see rank	90.48%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,234, 17.99%, see rank	9.52%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	5,342, 43.78%, see rank	38.96%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Chicago Heights, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	11,504, 100%	5,928,078	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	8,921, 77.55%, see rank	73.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,229, 10.68%, see rank	8.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	678, 5.89%, see rank	8.92%	5.06%
Walked	251, 2.18%, see rank	3.14%	2.78%
Other Means	216, 1.88%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	209, 1.82%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Chicago Heights, IL	26.9 minutes
Illinois	28.6 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Chicago Heights, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,817	6,032,031	143,435,233
Male¹	6,190, 52.38%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	866, 13.99%, see rank	33.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,140, 18.42%, see rank	14.62%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	975, 15.75%, see rank	18.01%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.47%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	765, 12.36%, see rank	7.74%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,007, 32.42%, see rank	20.51%	17.94%
Female¹	5,627, 47.62%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,639, 29.13%, see rank	40.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,493, 26.53%, see rank	20.39%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,726, 30.67%, see rank	32.33%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	6, 0.11%, see rank	0.11%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	48, 0.85%, see rank	0.21%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	703, 12.49%, see rank	6.66%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Chicago Heights, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,817, 100%	6,032,031	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	8, 0.07%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	925, 7.83%, see rank	5.12%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2,005, 16.97%, see rank	12.55%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	232, 1.96%, see rank	3.01%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,179, 9.98%, see rank	11.00%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	766, 6.48%, see rank	5.85%	4.93%
Information	89, 0.75%, see rank	2.07%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	460, 3.89%, see rank	7.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,118, 9.46%, see rank	11.29%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,971, 25.14%, see rank	23.07%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	988, 8.36%, see rank	9.02%	9.49%
Public Administration	490, 4.15%, see rank	3.85%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	586, 4.96%, see rank	4.78%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Chicago Heights, IL	%	Illinois	U.S.
Population in Poverty	8,726	29.04%, see rank	14.41%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,689	24.10%, see rank	10.54%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.