Prairie State's Living Circumstances

Chicago Heights School District 170 Overview

Prairie State College located in Chicago Heights School District 170 area. A total of 7,812 households are located in Chicago Heights School District 170 area. Among them, 2,816 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.78 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 8,879 and 6,374 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

11.35% (2,566) of residents are non-citizens and 38.57% (8,719) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Chicago Heights School District 170, Illinois
Household	7,812
Population	22,607
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,816 (36.05%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	8,879
Total Students	6,374
Pre-Kindergarten	452
Kindergarten	400
Grade 1-8	2,624
Grade 9-12	1,609
College/Graduate School	1,289
Veterans	16,701
Non-citizen	2,566
Non-English Home Language	8,719
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

17,553 residents are over the age of 16 and 10,765 people are in labor force. Among them, 10,710 people are in civilian labor force and 55 are in armed labor force. 9,196 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 14.10%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Chicago Heights School District 170 area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,157	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	7,012	76.58%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	862	9.41%
Public transportation	517	5.65%
Walked	75	0.82%
Other method	319	3.48%
Worked from home	372	4.06%
Average Commute Time	27 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,196	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	1,954	21.25%
Service	2,408	26.19%
Sales and office	1,476	16.05%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	910	9.90%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,448	26.62%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,196	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	-	-
Construction	668	7.26%
Manufacturing	1,571	17.08%
Wholesale trade	179	1.95%
Retail trade	579	6.30%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	786	8.55%
Information	306	3.33%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	407	4.43%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	887	9.65%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	1,809	19.67%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,297	14.10%
Other services, except public administration	428	4.65%
Public administration	279	3.03%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,196	-
Private wage and salary workers	7,804	84.86%
Government workers	1,123	12.21%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	252	2.74%
Unpaid family workers	17	0.18%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $55,063 for the 7,812 households in Chicago Heights School District 170 area, Illinois. The average income of a single worker is $29,064. 20,156 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 87.80%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	7,812	-
Less than $10,000	1,199	15.35%
$10,000 - $14,999	414	5.30%
$15,000 - $24,999	973	12.46%
$25,000 - $34,999	809	10.36%
$35,000 - $49,999	931	11.92%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,474	18.87%
$75,000 - $99,999	838	10.73%
$100,000 - $149,999	907	11.61%
$150,000 - $199,999	165	2.11%
More than $200,000	102	1.31%
Median Household Income	$42,964	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$55,063	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	5,061	-
Less than $10,000	565	11.16%
$10,000 - $14,999	119	2.35%
$15,000 - $24,999	567	11.20%
$25,000 - $34,999	423	8.36%
$35,000 - $49,999	614	12.13%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,119	22.11%
$75,000 - $99,999	628	12.41%
$100,000 - $149,999	788	15.57%
$150,000 - $199,999	149	2.94%
More than $200,000	89	1.76%

Median Family Income	$53,586	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$65,386	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$29,064	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$41,561	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$41,561	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	22,957	-
With health insurance coverage	20,156	87.80%
Public coverage	10,331	45.00%
Private health insurance	11,117	48.43%
Without health insurance coverage	2,801	12.20%

Housing

There are 9,334 housing units in Chicago Heights School District 170 area, Illinois with 7,812 units (83.69%) occupied. 4,554 houses (58.29%) are occupied by owner and 3,258 houses (41.71%) are rented. The average housing value is $99,000 and the average rental cost is $948. 83 houses (0.89%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,862 houses (30.66%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,334	-
Occupied	7,812	83.69%
Owner Occupied	4,554	58.29%
Renter Occupied	3,258	41.71%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	5,821	62.36%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	325	3.48%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	3,014	32.29%
Mobile Homes	163	1.75%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	11	0.12%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,334	-
Built 2014 or later	83	0.89%
Built 2010 - 2013	74	0.79%
Built 2000 - 2009	290	3.11%
Built 1990 - 1999	251	2.69%
Built 1980 - 1989	322	3.45%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,107	11.86%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,440	15.43%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,905	31.12%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,862	30.66%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,334	-
1 room	521	5.58%
2 rooms	145	1.55%
3 rooms	437	4.68%
4 rooms	985	10.55%
5 rooms	2,106	22.56%
6 rooms	2,750	29.46%
7 rooms	1,410	15.11%
8 rooms	506	5.42%
9 rooms or more	474	5.08%
Median Number of Rooms	5.7 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,334	-
no bedroom	531	5.69%
1 bedroom	816	8.74%
2 bedrooms	2,136	22.88%
3 bedrooms	4,596	49.24%
4 bedrooms	1,101	11.80%
5 bedrooms or more	154	1.65%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	4,554	-
Less than $50,000	311	6.83%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,017	44.29%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,349	29.62%
$150,000 - $199,999	574	12.60%
$200,000 - $299,999	207	4.55%
$300,000 - $499,999	61	1.34%
$500,000 - $999,999	35	0.77%
$1,000,000 or more	-	-
Median House Value	$99,000	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	3,251	-
Less than $500	355	10.92%
$500 - $999	1,521	46.79%
$1,000 - $1,499	990	30.45%
$1,500 - $1,999	225	6.92%
$2,000 - $2,499	124	3.81%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	36	1.11%
Median Rental Costs	$948	-

Demographic

A total of 23,346 people lives in Chicago Heights School District 170 area, Illinois with 10,876 male and 12,470 female. The males to female ratio is 46.59 to 53.41. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	23,346	-
Male	10,876	46.59%
Female	12,470	53.41%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	23,346	-
Under 5 years	1,907	8.17%
5 - 9 years	1,794	7.68%
10 - 14 years	1,704	7.30%
15 - 19 years	1,870	8.01%
20 - 24 years	1,736	7.44%
25 - 34 years	3,237	13.87%
35 - 44 years	2,670	11.44%
45 - 54 years	3,153	13.51%
55 - 59 years	1,225	5.25%
60 - 64 years	1,060	4.54%
65 - 74 years	1,686	7.22%
75 - 84 years	923	3.95%
85 years and older	381	1.63%
Median Age	32.9 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	23,346	-
One Race	22,712	97.28%
White	6,979	29.89%
Black or African American	8,239	35.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%
Asian	61	0.26%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	7,433	31.84%

Two or more races	634	2.72%
White and Black or African American	146	0.63%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	7	0.03%
White and Asian	29	0.12%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	80	0.34%