Calumet City, IL

Census Place

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2024 Population
35,100
US Senator
Dick Durbin
Democratic Party
US Senator
Tammy Duckworth
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
38.6
2.12% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
23.4%
0.675% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$55,369
2.55% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$145,200
8.68% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
15,515
1.82% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Calumet City, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94.9% of the residents in Calumet City, IL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Calumet City, IL are Trenz Beauty Academy (97 degrees awarded in 2023) and Networks Barber College (28 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Calumet City, IL was $145,200, and the homeownership rate was 55.7%.

Most people in Calumet City, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Calumet City, IL was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

Calumet City, IL is home to a population of 35.1k people, from which 94.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 10.2% of Calumet City, IL residents were born outside of the country (3.6k people).

In 2024, there were 6.71 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (26.4k people) in Calumet City, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.93k Other (Hispanic) and 1.97k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.9%
2024 Citizenship
95.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.9% of Calumet City, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Calumet City, IL was 95.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Calumet City, IL
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    26.4k ± 1.2k
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    3.93k ± 1.11k
  3. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.97k ± 389
16.3%
Hispanic Population
5.71k people

In 2024, there were 6.71 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (26.4k people) in Calumet City, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.93k Other (Hispanic) and 1.97k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

16.3% of the people in Calumet City, IL are hispanic (5.71k people).

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    633,244 ± 19,044 people
  2. India
    161,770 ± 9,812 people
  3. Poland
    119,556 ± 8,449 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 633,244 Illinois residents, followed by India with 161,770 and Poland with 119,556.

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Foreign-Born Population

10.2%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
3.6k people
8.9%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
3.14k people

As of 2024, 10.2% of Calumet City, IL residents (3.6k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Calumet City, IL was 8.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    291 ± 169
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    177 ± 138
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    149 ± 143

Calumet City, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.64 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Calumet City, IL employs 15.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Calumet City, IL were Health Care & Social Assistance (3,364 people), Transportation & Warehousing (2,606 people), and Retail Trade (1,784 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($94,134), Public Administration ($73,244), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,156).

Employment

Occupations

15.5k
2024 Value
± 1,369
−1.82%
1 Year decline
± 12.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Calumet City, IL declined at a rate of −1.82%, from 15.8k employees to 15.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Calumet City, IL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,081 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,315 people), and Material Moving Occupations (1,267 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Calumet City, IL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

15.5k
2024 Value
± 1,369
−1.82%
1 Year decline
± 12.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Calumet City, IL declined at a rate of −1.82%, from 15.8k employees to 15.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Calumet City, IL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,364 people), Transportation & Warehousing (2,606 people), and Retail Trade (1,784 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Calumet City, IL, though some of these residents may live in Calumet City, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$41,203
Median earning men ± $6,867
$38,543
Median earning women ± $4,549

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($157,672), Information ($64,755), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($54,321).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,789), Public Administration ($64,808), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($57,019).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.47%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.47% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Illinois.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing the state of Illinois. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Calumet City, IL. Showing the available data for Illinois.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (54.4%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (43.5%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.43%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Illinois for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Illinois

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Dick Durbin
Senator from Illinois2
Assumed office on January 3, 1997
Tammy Duckworth
Senator from Illinois3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing Illinois.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Calumet City, IL awarded 125 degrees. The student population of Calumet City, IL in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 44 male students and 79 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Calumet City, IL are Black or African American (117 and 93.6%), Hispanic or Latino (5 and 4%), and Unknown (3 and 2.4%).

The largest universities in Calumet City, IL by number of degrees awarded are Trenz Beauty Academy (97 and 77.6%) and Networks Barber College (28 and 22.4%).

The most popular majors in Calumet City, IL are Nail Specialist & Manicurist (39 and 31.2%), Hair Styling & Design (31 and 24.8%), and Barbering (25 and 20%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 123 students enrolled in Calumet City, IL, 35.8% men and 64.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 119 records, of which 63.9% were women and 36.1% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Nail Specialist & Manicurist
    39 degrees awarded
  2. Hair Styling & Design
    31 degrees awarded
  3. Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist
    13 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Calumet City, IL was Nail Specialist & Manicurist with 39 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Trenz Beauty Academy
    97 degrees awarded
  2. Networks Barber College
    28 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Trenz Beauty Academy with 97 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 21 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Calumet City, IL, which is 0.202 times less than the 104 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 117 degrees mean that there were 23.4 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 5 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Calumet City, IL was $145,200 in 2024, which is 0.436 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $133,600 to $145,200, a 8.68% increase. The homeownership rate in Calumet City, IL is 55.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Calumet City, IL have an average commute time of 34.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Calumet City, IL is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$145,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$7,926
$7,986
Median Property Taxes
±$787

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Calumet City, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Calumet City, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

55.7%
Homeownership
2024
64.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 55.7% of the housing units in Calumet City, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 55.9%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$55,369
Median Household Income
± $7,429
14.3k
Number of Households
± 1,256

In 2024, the median household income of the 14.3k households in Calumet City, IL grew to $55,369 from the previous year's value of $53,991.

The following chart displays the households in Calumet City, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Calumet City, IL is from Illinois.
0.474
2023 Wage GINI in Illinois
0.477
2022 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2023, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.554% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (69%)
  2. Worked At Home (9.78%)
  3. Public Transit (9.4%)

In 2024, 69% of workers in Calumet City, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.78%) and those who used public transit to get to work (9.4%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

34.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Calumet City, IL have a longer commute time (34.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.04% of the workforce in Calumet City, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Calumet City, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Calumet City, IL have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

23.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Calumet City, IL (8.21k out of 35k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Calumet City, IL is Black, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

91.2% of the population of Calumet City, IL has health coverage, with 40.9% on employee plans, 32.4% on Medicaid, 11.8% on Medicare, 5.33% on non-group plans, and 0.823% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Illinois see 1,264 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,264 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1189 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 297 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.1% were men and 53.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.6% under 18 years, 17.3% between 18 and 34 years, 39.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.1% were men and 53.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

8.78%
Uninsured
40.9%
Employer Coverage
32.4%
Medicaid
11.8%
Medicare
5.33%
Non-Group
0.823%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Calumet City, IL declined by 10.4% from 9.81% to 8.78%.

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