Ford Heights is a very small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 1,749 people and just one neighborhood, Ford Heights is the 593rd largest community in Illinois.
When you are in Ford Heights, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 37.22% of Ford Heights’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Ford Heights is a village of transportation and shipping workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Ford Heights who work in office and administrative support (15.04%), community and social services (7.14%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (6.39%).
Despite the fact that it is a small village, Ford Heights has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly the bus - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the village for affordable transportation.
In Ford Heights, just 12.28% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Ford Heights in 2022 was $15,803, which is low income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $63,212 for a family of four. Ford Heights also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 36.83% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Ford Heights home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ford Heights residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Ford Heights include Irish, English, German, African, and Yugoslavian.
The most common language spoken in Ford Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Urdu and African languages.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
is ranked among the top 6.3% of neighborhoods for first-time home buyers to consider in the state of Illinois according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Homes here are priced below median housing values in the state, yet maintain moderate appreciation rates compared to other communities. Buying into the neighborhood is not only an accessible option but an investment opportunity for many first-time home buyers.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Ford Heights are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 74.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 40.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 89.3% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 37.4% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 31.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (16.4%), and 14.7% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 92.6% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (5.8%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Ford Heights, IL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (15.0%). There are also a number of people of Italian ancestry (9.0%), and residents who report Mexican roots (7.5%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (6.7%), along with some Sub-Saharan African ancestry residents (4.0%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (34.5% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (67.6%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (9.8%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.