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Calumet City, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Calumet City is a Census city of 35,100 people across 7.20 square miles of land, in Cook County. Median household income is $55,369, 55.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 27 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $16.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Calumet City
What Calumet City is
- Census place typecity
- Land area7.2 sq mi
- Water area0.12 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,876
- County holding the largest share of its areaCook County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Calumet City
- Population35,100
- Median age38.6
- Population under 188,699
- Share under 1824.8 percent
- Population 65 and over5,488
- Share 65 and over15.6 percent
- Households14,332
- Family households8,379
- Share of households that are families58.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Calumet City
- Median household income$55,369
- Per capita income$28,113
- Civilian labor force17,359
- Employed15,515
- Unemployed1,844 plus or minus 461
- Unemployment rate10.6 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Adults 25 and over23,229
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.1 percent plus or minus 1.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Calumet City
- Housing units16,556
- Occupied units14,332
- Vacant units2,224
- Vacancy rate13.4 percent
- Owner occupied7,986
- Renter occupied6,346
- Ownership rate55.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$145,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,177
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.5 percent
- Single family units9,717
- Share single family58.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more6,265
- Share in buildings of two or more37.8 percent
- Mobile homes521 plus or minus 193
- Median year structure built1966
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Calumet City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute13,843
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,880 plus or minus 520
- Share commuting under 15 minutes13.6 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more7,861
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more56.8 percent
- Drove alone69.0 percent
- Carpooled9.1 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Public transport9.4 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Walked2.4 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Worked from home9.8 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Calumet City (7(a))
- Approvals27
- Gross approval$16,771,700
- Average approval$621,174
- Median approval$37,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,033,980
- Largest approval$4,900,000
- Jobs supported180
- Jobs per approval6.7
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full1
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.9 percent
- Share to franchises3.7 percent
- Distinct lenders11
- Distinct industries by NAICS17
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Calumet City, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Calumet City (504)
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$6,104,000
- Average approval$1,220,800
- Median approval$332,000
- Largest approval$3,885,000
- Jobs supported81
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Calumet City, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Calumet City
- NFIP communityCity of Calumet City
- NFIP community number170072
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 5
- Currently effective map date08/19/08
The City of Calumet City participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170072 and carries Community Rating System class 5, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Cook County, not Calumet City
Cook County context, not Calumet City figures
- Establishments in Cook County134,513
- Covered employment, Cook County2,565,567
- Average annual pay, Cook County$86,931
- Housing units permitted, Cook County6,507
Every figure in this section is published for Cook County as a whole and is not a measurement of Calumet City.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Calumet City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Calumet City, Illinois?
35,100, in 14,332 households. Calumet City city covers 7.20 square miles of land, which is 4,876 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Calumet City in?
Cook County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Calumet City?
$55,369. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $145,200. Median gross rent is $1,177 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Calumet City businesses?
27 7(a) approvals totaling $16.8 m since FY2020, across 11 lenders, median approval $37,500, plus 5 504 approvals worth $6.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Calumet City, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Calumet City borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Calumet City. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Calumet City in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Calumet City appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Calumet City, city of, community 170072, carrying Community Rating System class 5, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Calumet City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cook County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Calumet City.
Is zoning published for Calumet City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.