| People QuickFacts | Chicago Heights | Illinois |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 30,408 | 12,859,752 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 30,276 | 12,830,632 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.4% | 0.2% |
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Population, 2010 | 30,276 | 12,830,632 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 8.7% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 30.7% | 24.4% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 10.6% | 12.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.1% | 51.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 38.0% | 71.5% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 41.5% | 14.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.6% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 4.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.9% | 2.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 33.9% | 15.8% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 23.3% | 63.7% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 86.5% | 86.7% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 13.6% | 13.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 28.1% | 22.0% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 77.6% | 86.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 13.6% | 30.7% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 1,563 | 770,388 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 27.8 | 28.1 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 11,060 | 5,296,715 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 61.8% | 68.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 31.2% | 32.9% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $133,100 | $198,500 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 9,637 | 4,773,002 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 3.09 | 2.62 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $17,539 | $29,376 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $43,097 | $56,576 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 26.2% | 13.1% |
| Business QuickFacts | Chicago Heights | Illinois |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 2,136 | 1,123,817 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 40.9% | 9.5% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 5.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 14.5% | 5.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 45.7% | 30.5% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 1,757,415 | 257,760,713 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 353,171 | 231,082,768 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 167,225 | 165,450,520 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $5,494 | $12,947 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 27,040 | 25,469,026 |