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Ford Heights, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Ford Heights is a Census village of 1,331 people across 2.04 square miles of land, in Cook County. Median household income is $36,053, 51.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $184,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ford Heights
What Ford Heights is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area2.04 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land654 plus or minus 222
- 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 Ford Heights
- Population1,331 plus or minus 452
- Median age52.4 plus or minus 12.6
- Population under 18180 plus or minus 105
- Share under 1813.5 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Population 65 and over326 plus or minus 107
- Share 65 and over24.5 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Households562 plus or minus 119
- Family households317 plus or minus 103
- Share of households that are families56.4 percent plus or minus 13.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Ford Heights
- Median household income$36,053 plus or minus $9,696
- Per capita income$19,071 plus or minus $4,462
- Civilian labor force498 plus or minus 164
- Employed429 plus or minus 145
- Unemployed69 plus or minus 50
- Unemployment rate13.9 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Adults 25 and over1,097 plus or minus 400
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.6 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.3 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Ford Heights
- Housing units816
- Occupied units562 plus or minus 119
- Vacant units254 plus or minus 88
- Vacancy rate31.1 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Owner occupied288 plus or minus 100
- Renter occupied274 plus or minus 95
- Ownership rate51.2 percent plus or minus 14.1
- Median owner-occupied home value$66,300 plus or minus $25,839
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,056
- Annual rent as a share of median income35.1 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Single family units719 plus or minus 144
- Share single family88.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more97 plus or minus 56
- Share in buildings of two or more11.9 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Ford Heights gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute420 plus or minus 144
- Commuting under 15 minutes35 plus or minus 32
- Share commuting under 15 minutes8.3 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more186 plus or minus 115
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more44.3 percent plus or minus 22.8
- Drove alone74.0 percent
- Carpooled14.3 percent plus or minus 19.4
- Public transport11.7 percent plus or minus 14.7
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Ford Heights (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$184,000
- Average approval$184,000
- Median approval$184,000
- Largest approval$184,000
- Jobs supported6
- Jobs per approval6.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ford Heights, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Ford Heights
Flood risk in Ford Heights
- NFIP communityVillage of Ford Heights
- NFIP community number170084
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/19/08
The Village of Ford Heights participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170084 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 Ford Heights
Cook County context, not Ford 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 Ford 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
Ford Heights questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ford Heights, Illinois?
1,331, in 562 households. Ford Heights village covers 2.04 square miles of land, which is 654 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ford 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 Ford Heights?
$36,053. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $66,300. Median gross rent is $1,056 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Ford Heights businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $184,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $184,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ford Heights, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Ford Heights borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Ford Heights. Only 0 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 Ford Heights in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Ford Heights appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Ford Heights, village of, community 170084, 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 Ford 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 Ford Heights.
Is zoning published for Ford Heights?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.