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Chicago Heights, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Chicago Heights is a Census city of 26,736 people across 10.37 square miles of land, in Cook County. Median household income is $54,798, 63.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 14 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $4.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Chicago Heights
What Chicago Heights is
- Census place typecity
- Land area10.37 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,579
- 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 Chicago Heights
- Population26,736
- Median age35.2
- Population under 187,268
- Share under 1827.2 percent
- Population 65 and over3,820
- Share 65 and over14.3 percent
- Households9,224
- Family households5,900
- Share of households that are families64.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Chicago Heights
- Median household income$54,798
- Per capita income$26,891
- Civilian labor force12,320
- Employed10,527
- Unemployed1,793 plus or minus 386
- Unemployment rate14.6 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Adults 25 and over16,636
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.3 percent plus or minus 1.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Chicago Heights
- Housing units10,613
- Occupied units9,224
- Vacant units1,389
- Vacancy rate13.1 percent
- Owner occupied5,846
- Renter occupied3,378
- Ownership rate63.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$161,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,038
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.7 percent
- Single family units7,660
- Share single family72.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,925
- Share in buildings of two or more27.6 percent
- Mobile homes14 plus or minus 30
- Median year structure built1959
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Chicago Heights gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute9,455
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,156
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,207
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more44.5 percent
- Drove alone72.5 percent
- Carpooled11.3 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Public transport4.7 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Walked0.5 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home6.7 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Chicago Heights (7(a))
- Approvals14
- Gross approval$4,466,000
- Average approval$319,000
- Median approval$275,000
- Largest approval$942,000
- Jobs supported183
- Jobs per approval13.1
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more7.1 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders9
- Distinct industries by NAICS10
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chicago Heights, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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 Chicago Heights (504)
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$19,674,000
- Average approval$2,810,571
- Median approval$1,637,000
- Largest approval$5,500,000
- Jobs supported347
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chicago Heights, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Chicago Heights
- NFIP communityCity of Chicago Heights
- NFIP community number170075
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/19/08
The City of Chicago Heights participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170075 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Cook County, not Chicago Heights
Cook County context, not Chicago Heights 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 Chicago Heights.
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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What this page does not hold.
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
Chicago Heights questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Chicago Heights, Illinois?
26,736, in 9,224 households. Chicago Heights city covers 10.37 square miles of land, which is 2,579 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Chicago Heights 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 Chicago Heights?
$54,798. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $161,000. Median gross rent is $1,038 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Chicago Heights businesses?
14 7(a) approvals totaling $4.5 m since FY2020, across 9 lenders, median approval $275,000, plus 7 504 approvals worth $19.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chicago Heights, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Chicago Heights borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Chicago Heights. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Chicago Heights in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Chicago Heights appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Chicago Heights, city of, community 170075, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. 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 Chicago Heights 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 Chicago Heights.
Is zoning published for Chicago Heights?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.