Ford Heights, IL

Census Place

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2023 Population

1,587

1.92% 1-year decline

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

41.9

12% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

40.8%

10.7% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$34,323

20.3% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$48,000

13.7% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

452

15% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Ford Heights, IL had a population of 1.59k people with a median age of 41.9 and a median household income of $34,323. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Ford Heights, IL declined from 1,618 to 1,587, a −1.92% decrease and its median household income declined from $43,086 to $34,323, a −20.3% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Ford Heights, IL are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (98.4%), White (Non-Hispanic) (1.64%), White (Hispanic) (0%), Black or African American (Hispanic) (0%), and American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (0%).

None of the households in Ford Heights, 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.

100% of the residents in Ford Heights, IL are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Ford Heights, IL was $48,000, and the homeownership rate was 43.9%.

Most people in Ford Heights, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Ford Heights, IL was 1 car per household.

United States Illinois Cook County, IL Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Cook County (South)--Bloom & Rich Townships PUMA, IL

Population & Diversity

Ford Heights, IL is home to a population of 1.59k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2023, 0% of Ford Heights, IL residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2023, there were 60 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.56k people) in Ford Heights, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 26 White (Non-Hispanic) and 0 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

100%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 100% of Ford Heights, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Ford Heights, IL was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Ford Heights, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ford Heights, IL

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.56k ± 453
White (Non-Hispanic)
26 ± 24
White (Hispanic)
0 ± 12

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Ford Heights, IL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Illinois.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
622,347 ± 18,890 people
India
165,336 ± 9,918 people
Poland
123,006 ± 8,569 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 622,347 Illinois residents, followed by India with 165,336 and Poland with 123,006.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
15 ± 22
Vietnam
8 ± 20
Gulf War (2001-)
0 ± 21

Ford Heights, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.88 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Ford Heights, IL employs 452 people. The largest industries in Ford Heights, IL are Health Care & Social Assistance (109 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (77 people), and Retail Trade (69 people), and the highest paying industries are Manufacturing ($43,988), Construction ($41,806), and Educational Services ($25,694).

Males in Illinois have an average income that is 1.33 times higher than the average income of females, which is $66,581. The income inequality in Illinois (measured using the Gini index) is 0.477, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

452

2023 Value

± 169

−15%

1 Year decline

± 57.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Ford Heights, IL declined at a rate of −15%, from 532 employees to 452 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ford Heights, IL, are Material Moving Occupations (91 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (65 people), and Transportation Occupations (65 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ford Heights, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Illinois (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

452

2023 Value

± 169

−15%

1 Year decline

± 57.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Ford Heights, IL declined at a rate of −15%, from 532 employees to 452 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ford Heights, IL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (109 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (77 people), and Retail Trade (69 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ford Heights, IL, though some of these residents may live in Ford Heights, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$24,129

Median earning men ± $7,839

$39,531

Median earning women ± $37,375

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Manufacturing ($43,333), Construction ($41,111), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($24,410).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,594) and Retail Trade ($16,765).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

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.

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Ford Heights, IL. Showing the available data for Illinois.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (54.4%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (43.5%)
Republican Party
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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Illinois

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Dick Durbin

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 1997

Tammy Duckworth

Senator from Illinois

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.

The following chart shows elected senators in Illinois over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Illinois

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Illinois have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.01% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.62M), Some college (2.15M), and Bachelors Degree (2.1M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Ford Heights, IL was $48,000 in 2023, which is 0.158 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $42,200 to $48,000, a 13.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Ford Heights, IL is 43.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Ford Heights, IL have an average commute time of 28.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ford Heights, IL is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$48,000

Median Property Value 2023

±$12,362

$269

Median Property Taxes

±$99

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 Ford Heights, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

Rent vs Own

43.9%

Homeownership

2023

66.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 43.9% of the housing units in Ford Heights, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 38%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Ford Heights, IL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Ford Heights, IL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$34,323

Median Household Income

± $9,827

613

Number of Households

± 157

In 2023, the median household income of the 613 households in Ford Heights, IL declined from $34,323 from the previous year's value of $43,086.

The following chart displays the households in Ford Heights, 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ford Heights, IL is from Illinois.

0.477

2022 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.478

2021 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2022, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.477 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.371% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Illinois across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (66.5%)
Carpooled (21.7%)
Public Transit (11.8%)

In 2023, 66.5% of workers in Ford Heights, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (21.7%) and those who used public transit to get to work (11.8%).

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.

Commute Time

28.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ford Heights, IL have a longer commute time (28.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Ford Heights, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Ford Heights, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

40.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ford Heights, IL (647 out of 1.59k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ford Heights, IL is Black, followed by White and Native American.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

81.9% of the population of Ford Heights, IL has health coverage, with 18% on employee plans, 40.3% on Medicaid, 10.1% on Medicare, 10.4% on non-group plans, and 3.09% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Cook County, IL see 1040 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.574% decrease from the previous year (1046 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1048 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 294 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Cook County, IL.

1,040 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Cook County, IL

Primary care physicians in Cook County, IL see an average of 1,040 patients per year. This represents a 0.574% decrease from the previous year (1,046 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Cook County, IL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.7% under 18 years, 21.8% between 18 and 34 years, 35.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.8% were men and 54.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

18.1%

Uninsured

18%

Employer Coverage

40.3%

Medicaid

10.1%

Medicare

10.4%

Non-Group

3.09%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Ford Heights, IL grew by 63.5% from 11.1% to 18.1%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Ford Heights, IL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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