Palos Hills ZIP Code List — Cook County, IL

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	3,705	20.3%
18 and over	14,573	79.7%
65 and over	3,751	20.5%
Median age	42.2 years

Group	Count	%
White	15,947	84.1%
Black or African American	987	5.2%
Two or more races	813	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	677	3.6%
Asian	395	2.1%
Other race	136	0.7%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	2.4%
$10k–$15k	2.7%
$15k–$25k	6.9%
$25k–$35k	6.4%
$35k–$50k	10.4%
$50k–$75k	17.2%
$75k–$100k	14.0%
$100k–$150k	20.6%
$150k–$200k	11.0%
$200k+	8.3%
Median income	$79,306

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$241,000
Median rent / month	$1,248
Owner occupied	79.0%
Renter occupied	21.0%
Vacant	6.9%
Single-family detached	40.5%
Large apartment buildings	2.7%
Mobile homes	0.0%
Median rooms	5.3
Avg household size (owned)	2.59

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.1%
2010–2019	0.5%
2000–2009	4.0%
1990–1999	12.8%
1980–1989	16.6%
1970–1979	44.9%
1960–1969	13.5%
1950–1959	6.0%
1940–1949	1.1%
1939 or earlier	0.5%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	0.2%
1 bedroom	9.1%
2 bedrooms	43.1%
3 bedrooms	35.2%
4 bedrooms	11.0%
5+ bedrooms	1.5%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	4.9%
1 vehicle	36.0%
2 vehicles	36.7%
3 or more	22.4%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	82.7%
Electricity	14.0%
Propane / LP gas	2.5%
Wood	0.2%
No fuel used	0.3%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	3,308	45.0%
Cohabiting couple	280	3.8%
Male householder, no spouse	1,647	22.4%
Female householder, no spouse	2,121	28.8%
Households with children under 18	1,908	25.9%
Households with seniors (65+)	2,849	38.7%
Average household size	2.46

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	37.0%	32.5%
Married	46.9%	42.3%
Separated	1.4%	1.0%
Widowed	5.3%	13.9%
Divorced	9.3%	10.4%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	88.6%
Bachelor's or higher	27.0%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	360	8.8%
Kindergarten	86	2.1%
Elementary school	1,477	36.2%
High school	1,141	28.0%
College / grad school	1,011	24.8%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	30.5%
Service	16.4%
Sales & office	22.1%
Natural resources & construction	11.1%
Production & transportation	19.8%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	83.9%
Government	9.1%
Self-employed	6.9%
Unpaid family workers	0.0%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	80.3%
Carpool	8.4%
Public transit	2.7%
Walk	0.5%
Other means	0.5%
Avg commute (minutes)	32.0

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	36.1%
Retirement income	27.2%
Supplemental Security	4.3%
Cash public assistance	1.5%
Food stamps / SNAP	8.6%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	31.7%
High cholesterol	32.9%
Heart disease	6.5%
Stroke	3.1%
Asthma	9.4%
Arthritis	25.2%
Kidney disease	3.0%
Pulmonary disease	7.0%
Cancer	7.3%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	14.6%
No physical activity	24.4%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	31.7%
Fair or poor health	13.8%
Poor mental health	12.4%
Poor physical health	9.6%
No health insurance	11.0%
Visited doctor (checkup)	75.6%
Visited dentist	64.6%
Cholesterol screening	90.6%
Teeth loss	12.3%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	797	5.5%

Disability	%
Any disability	15.0%
Under 18	3.2%
18–64 years	12.5%
65 and over	34.2%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	67.8%
Public insurance	35.6%
Uninsured under 19	7.2%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	17,625	96.4%
Spanish	2,956	16.8%
Other Indo-European	344	2.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander	2,163	12.3%
Other languages	94	0.5%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	13,196	72.2%
Born in same state	12,872	70.4%
Born in different state	11,770	64.4%
Foreign born	324	1.8%
Naturalized citizen	5,082	27.8%
Not a US citizen	3,438	67.7%