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Calumet Park, IL

Demographic and economic profile of Calumet Park, IL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

6,836

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$53,556

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-19.0% since 2018

Calumet Park lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone5,276 (77.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone871 (12.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races405 (5.9%)
  • White Alone124 (1.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race123 (1.8%)
  • Asian Alone35 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish402

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

29.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

432

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$25,854

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

17.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care615
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management429
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities377
  4. 4.Public Administration226
  5. 5.Retail Trade224

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Sales & Office Occupations867
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations759
  3. 3.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations678
  4. 4.Service Occupations559
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations22

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 2.47×)377
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.83×)226
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.71×)210
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.33×)429
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.01×)615

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$180,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,157/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

57.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $175,000 to $199,999367 (24.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999288 (18.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999233 (15.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999137 (9.0%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999113 (7.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999107 (7.0%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,489

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

37.1 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

16.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,654 (64.2%)
  • Public Transit392 (15.2%)
  • Carpooled229 (8.9%)
  • Worked at Home227 (8.8%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other75 (2.9%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.