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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Ford Heights is $13,484, which is much lower than the state average of $30,019 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Ford Heights median household income is $22,743, which has grown by 29.96% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 22.70% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Ford Heights residents spend 25.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.6 minutes and is about the same as 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, #1327

Ford Heights, IL	13,484 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

Ford Heights, IL	20,808 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

Ford Heights, IL	16,333 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

Ford Heights, IL	22,596 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, #1336

Ford Heights, IL	22,743 USD
Illinois	57,166 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Ford Heights, IL	35,268 USD
Illinois	78,521 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #471

Ford Heights, IL	29.96%
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

	Ford Heights, IL		Illinois		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	2.47%	$2,922, see rank	22.23%	$15,728	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	27.18%	$18,205, see rank	27.05%	$17,893	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	19.12%	$2,804, see rank	2.51%	$3,672	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	13.86%	$12,281, 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

Ford Heights, IL	31,354 USD
Illinois	70,967 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Ford Heights, IL	47,268 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

	Ford Heights, IL	Illinois	U.S.
White	$49,861, see rank	$61,578	$56,203
Black	$21,725, see rank	$34,735	$35,564

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Ford Heights, IL	Illinois	U.S.
25 to 44	$17,074, see rank	$62,340	$58,398
45 to 64	$20,750, see rank	$70,284	$65,027
65 or over	$35,726, see rank	$38,325	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Ford Heights, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,114, see rank	10,170,489	248,775,628
Male¹	978, 46.26%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	552, 56.44%, see rank	71.38%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	552, 56.44%, see rank	71.09%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	273, 49.46%, see rank	89.58%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	279, 50.54%, see rank	10.42%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	426, 43.56%, see rank	28.62%	30.72%
Female¹	1,136, 53.74%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	582, 51.23%, see rank	61.04%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.05%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	582, 51.23%, see rank	60.99%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	422, 72.51%, see rank	90.48%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	160, 27.49%, see rank	9.52%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	554, 48.77%, 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

	Ford Heights, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	687, 100%	5,928,078	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	509, 74.09%, see rank	73.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	53, 7.71%, see rank	8.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	72, 10.48%, see rank	8.92%	5.06%
Walked	53, 7.71%, see rank	3.14%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Ford Heights, IL	25.8 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

	Ford Heights, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	695	6,032,031	143,435,233
Male¹	273, 39.28%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	59, 21.61%, see rank	33.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	86, 31.50%, see rank	14.62%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	54, 19.78%, see rank	18.01%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	21, 7.69%, see rank	0.47%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	16, 5.86%, see rank	7.74%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	22, 8.06%, see rank	20.51%	17.94%
Female¹	422, 60.72%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	128, 30.33%, see rank	40.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	169, 40.05%, see rank	20.39%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	93, 22.04%, see rank	32.33%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.11%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	32, 7.58%, 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

	Ford Heights, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	695, 100%	6,032,031	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	21, 3.02%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	11, 1.58%, see rank	5.12%	6.17%
Manufacturing	18, 2.59%, see rank	12.55%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.01%	2.75%
Retail Trade	56, 8.06%, see rank	11.00%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	71, 10.22%, see rank	5.85%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.07%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	16, 2.30%, see rank	7.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	49, 7.05%, see rank	11.29%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	375, 53.96%, see rank	23.07%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	33, 4.75%, see rank	9.02%	9.49%
Public Administration	11, 1.58%, see rank	3.85%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	34, 4.89%, see rank	4.78%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Ford Heights, IL	%	Illinois	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,256	45.23%, see rank	14.41%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	219	37.12%, see rank	10.54%	11.47%

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