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Most Expensive Palos Heights Neighborhoods
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| 1 | Route 43 / 135th St |
| 2 | City Center |
| 3 | Trinity Christian Coll... |
REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Palos Heights NEIGHBORHOODS City Center, Route 43 / 135th St, Trinity Christian College / Calumet Sag Rd
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Palos Heights, IL Chicago, Country Club Hills, Darien, Flossmoor, Hinsdale, Homewood, La Grange, Olympia Fields, Palos Park, Willow Springs
POPULATION
11,320
| PALOS HEIGHTS INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 11,320 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 4,254 |
| PALOS HEIGHTS HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 93.54% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 3.03% |
| % VACANT | 3.43% |
| TYPE OF PALOS HEIGHTS HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 70.22% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 17.00% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 9.10% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 3.29% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 0.26% |
| OTHER | 0.13% |
| SIZE OF PALOS HEIGHTS HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 0.11% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 0.68% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 20.08% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 46.10% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 28.09% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 4.94% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 5.45% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 46.33% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 44.73% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 3.49% |
| PALOS HEIGHTS REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $400,800 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $1,532 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$95,000 | 0.00% |
| $95,001-$190,000 | 2.34% |
| $190,001-$381,000 | 42.30% |
| $381,001-$571,000 | 43.13% |
| $571,001-$762,000 | 8.54% |
| $762,001-$952,000 | 2.24% |
| $952,001-$1,428,000 | 1.46% |
| $1,428,001-$1,904,000 | 0.00% |
| > $1,904,000 | 0.00% |
| PEOPLE OF Palos Heights | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 5.04% |
| 5 TO 17 | 15.99% |
| 18 TO 24 | 7.44% |
| 25 TO 34 | 6.44% |
| 35 TO 54 | 26.96% |
| 55 TO 64 | 13.76% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 24.36% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 90.50% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 38.82% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $69,907 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $32,895 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 3.19% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Healthcare (13.88%), Education (12.84%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (10.68%), Construction (10.51%), Retail (9.42%), Manufacturing (8.79%), Finance (5.42%), Wholesale (5.16%), Transportation (4.37%), Accomodation (3.58%), Other (3.41%), Administration (2.77%), Public Service (2.67%), Real Estate (2.24%), Information Technology (2.07%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 7.23% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 96.19% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 0.58% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.11% |
| ASIAN | 1.76% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.06% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 0.77% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 0.52% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 1.88% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Irish (21.05%), Unclassified (14.44%), German (11.26%), Polish (10.17%), Italian (8.31%), Dutch (7.42%), English (4.03%), Other Groups (3.77%), Greek (2.66%), Lithuanian (2.27%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 6.40% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (85.86%) , Spanish (2.04%) |
Palos Heights is a somewhat small city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 11,320 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Palos Heights is the 195th largest community in Illinois.
Palos Heights is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Palos Heights is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Palos Heights who work in management occupations (15.10%), office and administrative support jobs (14.11%), and sales jobs (13.35%).
In addition, Palos Heights is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.
Because of many things, Palos Heights is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Palos Heights a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Palos Heights has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Palos Heights's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
One downside of living in Palos Heights is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Palos Heights, the average commute to work is 31.78 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Palos Heights is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Palos Heights are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 38.82% of adults in Palos Heights have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Palos Heights in 2000 was $32,895, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $131,580 for a family of four. However, Palos Heights contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Palos Heights home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Palos Heights is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Palos Heights include Irish, German, Polish, Italian, Dutch, English, Greek, and Lithuanian.
The most common language spoken in Palos Heights is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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