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Chicago Ridge, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Chicago Ridge is a Census village of 14,099 people across 2.27 square miles of land, in Cook County. Median household income is $68,964, 50.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 23 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $10.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Chicago Ridge
What Chicago Ridge is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area2.27 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land6,217
- 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 Ridge
- Population14,099
- Median age34.0
- Population under 183,470
- Share under 1824.6 percent
- Population 65 and over1,812 plus or minus 454
- Share 65 and over12.9 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Households5,234
- Family households3,242
- Share of households that are families61.9 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 Ridge
- Median household income$68,964
- Per capita income$29,973
- Civilian labor force6,914
- Employed6,535
- Unemployed379 plus or minus 205
- Unemployment rate5.5 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Adults 25 and over9,562
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher28.6 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.4 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Chicago Ridge
- Housing units5,751
- Occupied units5,234
- Vacant units517 plus or minus 221
- Vacancy rate9.0 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Owner occupied2,624
- Renter occupied2,610
- Ownership rate50.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$226,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,304
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.7 percent
- Single family units2,071
- Share single family36.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,661
- Share in buildings of two or more63.7 percent
- Mobile homes19 plus or minus 37
- Median year structure built1972
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Chicago Ridge gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute5,790
- Commuting under 15 minutes709 plus or minus 286
- Share commuting under 15 minutes12.2 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,410 plus or minus 807
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more58.9 percent
- Drove alone81.1 percent
- Carpooled3.6 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Public transport2.3 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Worked from home10.6 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Chicago Ridge (7(a))
- Approvals23
- Gross approval$10,215,900
- Average approval$444,170
- Median approval$203,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,018,440
- Largest approval$2,950,000
- Jobs supported402
- Jobs per approval17.5
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Paid in full7
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more21.7 percent
- Share to franchises8.7 percent
- Distinct lenders13
- Distinct industries by NAICS14
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chicago Ridge, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 7 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 Chicago Ridge (504)
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$4,083,000
- Average approval$680,500
- Median approval$522,500
- Largest approval$1,493,000
- Jobs supported37
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chicago Ridge, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Chicago Ridge
- NFIP communityVillage of Chicago Ridge
- NFIP community number170076
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/19/08
The Village of Chicago Ridge participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170076 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 Ridge
Cook County context, not Chicago Ridge 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 Ridge.
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 Ridge questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Chicago Ridge, Illinois?
14,099, in 5,234 households. Chicago Ridge village covers 2.27 square miles of land, which is 6,217 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Chicago Ridge 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 Ridge?
$68,964. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $226,900. Median gross rent is $1,304 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 Ridge businesses?
23 7(a) approvals totaling $10.2 m since FY2020, across 13 lenders, median approval $203,000, plus 6 504 approvals worth $4.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chicago Ridge, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Chicago Ridge borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Chicago Ridge. Only 7 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 Chicago Ridge in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Chicago Ridge appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Chicago Ridge, village of, community 170076, 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 Ridge 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 Ridge.
Is zoning published for Chicago Ridge?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.