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Hickory Hills, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Hickory Hills is a Census city of 14,526 people across 2.84 square miles of land, in Cook County. Median household income is $77,262, 71.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 24 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hickory Hills
What Hickory Hills is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.84 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land5,107
- 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 Hickory Hills
- Population14,526
- Median age38.8
- Population under 183,629
- Share under 1825.0 percent
- Population 65 and over2,056
- Share 65 and over14.2 percent
- Households5,630
- Family households3,657
- Share of households that are families65.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Hickory Hills
- Median household income$77,262
- Per capita income$37,216
- Civilian labor force7,575
- Employed7,115
- Unemployed460 plus or minus 199
- Unemployment rate6.1 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Adults 25 and over9,657
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.1 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Hickory Hills
- Housing units5,748
- Occupied units5,630
- Vacant units118 plus or minus 86
- Vacancy rate2.1 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Owner occupied4,005
- Renter occupied1,625
- Ownership rate71.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$288,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,145
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.8 percent
- Single family units3,729
- Share single family64.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,942 plus or minus 401
- Share in buildings of two or more33.8 percent
- Mobile homes77 plus or minus 103
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Hickory Hills gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,175
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,331 plus or minus 405
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.6 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,613
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.3 percent
- Drove alone71.0 percent
- Carpooled12.3 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Public transport1.9 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Walked2.4 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Worked from home11.1 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Hickory Hills (7(a))
- Approvals24
- Gross approval$3,470,300
- Average approval$144,596
- Median approval$60,750
- Ninetieth percentile approval$495,220
- Largest approval$589,600
- Jobs supported111
- Jobs per approval4.6
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Paid in full4
- Charged off3
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises12.5 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS9
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hickory Hills, 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 Hickory Hills (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$1,574,000
- Average approval$524,667
- Median approval$414,000
- Largest approval$1,042,000
- Jobs supported74
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hickory Hills, 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 Hickory Hills
- NFIP communityCity of Hickory Hills
- NFIP community number170103
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/19/08
The City of Hickory Hills participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170103 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 Hickory Hills
Cook County context, not Hickory Hills 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 Hickory Hills.
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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Common questions
Hickory Hills questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hickory Hills, Illinois?
14,526, in 5,630 households. Hickory Hills city covers 2.84 square miles of land, which is 5,107 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hickory Hills 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 Hickory Hills?
$77,262. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $288,000. Median gross rent is $1,145 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Hickory Hills businesses?
24 7(a) approvals totaling $3.5 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $60,750, plus 3 504 approvals worth $1.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hickory Hills, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Hickory Hills borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Hickory Hills. 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 Hickory Hills in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hickory Hills appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hickory Hills, city of, community 170103, 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 Hickory Hills 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 Hickory Hills.
Is zoning published for Hickory Hills?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.