Stickney, IL

Census Place

2024 Population

6,952

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

37.8

0.264% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

12.3%

6.03% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$66,942

0.542% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$244,900

Population & Diversity

Stickney, IL is home to a population of 6.95k people, from which 92.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 23.2% of Stickney, IL residents were born outside of the country (1.61k people).

In 2024, there were 1.51 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (2.67k people) in Stickney, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.77k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.54k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.3%

2024 Citizenship

93.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.3% of Stickney, IL residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Stickney, IL was 93.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Stickney, IL

Other (Hispanic)
2.67k ± 745
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.77k ± 691
White (Non-Hispanic)
1.54k ± 393

75.3%

Hispanic Population

5.23k people

75.3% of the people in Stickney, IL are hispanic (5.23k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Stickney, 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
637,284 ± 19,101 people
India
166,788 ± 9,961 people
Poland
117,148 ± 8,364 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 637,284 Illinois residents, followed by India with 166,788 and Poland with 117,148.

Foreign-Born Population

23.2%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.61k people

16.5%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.15k people

As of 2024, 23.2% of Stickney, IL residents (1.61k 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 Stickney, IL was 16.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Stickney, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
128 ± 157
Gulf War (2001-)
42 ± 74
Korea
8 ± 25

Stickney, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.05 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Stickney, IL.

Economy

The economy of Stickney, IL employs 3.21k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Stickney, IL were Retail Trade (581 people), Manufacturing (489 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (357 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($145,440), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($145,440), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($120,956).

Employment

Occupations

3.21k

2024 Value

± 616

−1.77%

1 Year decline

± 27.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Stickney, IL declined at a rate of −1.77%, from 3.27k employees to 3.21k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Stickney, IL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (552 people), Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (371 people), and Computer & Mathematical Occupations (278 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Stickney, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

3.21k

2024 Value

± 616

−1.77%

1 Year decline

± 27.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Stickney, IL declined at a rate of −1.77%, from 3.27k employees to 3.21k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Stickney, IL, are Retail Trade (581 people), Manufacturing (489 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (357 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Stickney, IL, though some of these residents may live in Stickney, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$66,374

Median earning men ± $5,313

$41,282

Median earning women ± $20,860

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($145,880), Manufacturing ($86,038), and Public Administration ($73,514).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($73,519), Information ($66,713), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($63,188).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Stickney, IL was $244,900 in 2024, which is 0.736 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $236,000 to $244,900, a 3.77% increase. The homeownership rate in Stickney, IL is 83.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Stickney, IL have an average commute time of 25.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Stickney, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$244,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$26,820

$2,002

Median Property Taxes

±$371

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 Stickney, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

83.3%

Homeownership

2024

48.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 83.3% of the housing units in Stickney, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 83%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$66,942

Median Household Income

± $9,212

2.4k

Number of Households

± 492

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.4k households in Stickney, IL declined from $66,942 from the previous year's value of $67,307.

The following chart displays the households in Stickney, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.474

2023 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2024, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.55% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 2024

Drove Alone (76.4%)
Worked At Home (13.7%)
Public Transit (4.51%)

In 2024, 76.4% of workers in Stickney, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.7%) and those who used public transit to get to work (4.51%).

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

25.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Stickney, IL have a shorter commute time (25.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Stickney, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Stickney, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Stickney, IL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Stickney, IL (850 out of 6.91k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 65 - 74.

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

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

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

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

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