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Hometown, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Hometown is a Census city of 4,215 people across 0.48 square miles of land, in Cook County. Median household income is $61,101, 74.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $177,600 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hometown
What Hometown is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.48 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land8,801
- 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.
Hometown
How many people live in Hometown
- Population4,215
- Median age41.3
- Population under 18868 plus or minus 221
- Share under 1820.6 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Population 65 and over667 plus or minus 166
- Share 65 and over15.8 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Households1,773
- Family households998
- Share of households that are families56.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hometown
Income and work in Hometown
- Median household income$61,101
- Per capita income$32,820
- Civilian labor force2,162
- Employed2,118
- Unemployed44 plus or minus 34
- Unemployment rate2.0 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over2,970
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.4 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.3 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hometown
Housing in Hometown
- Housing units1,826
- Occupied units1,773
- Vacant units53 plus or minus 59
- Vacancy rate2.9 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Owner occupied1,319
- Renter occupied454 plus or minus 179
- Ownership rate74.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$173,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$678 plus or minus $379
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.3 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Single family units1,475
- Share single family80.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more345 plus or minus 154
- Share in buildings of two or more18.9 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Mobile homes6 plus or minus 12
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hometown
How Hometown gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,855
- Commuting under 15 minutes550 plus or minus 185
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.6 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more808 plus or minus 196
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.6 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Drove alone74.0 percent
- Carpooled7.6 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Public transport5.7 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Walked2.7 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Worked from home9.4 percent plus or minus 6.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hometown
SBA loans in Hometown (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$177,600
- Average approval$59,200
- Median approval$57,600
- Largest approval$115,000
- Jobs supported6
- Jobs per approval2.0
- 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 lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hometown, 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.
Cook County, not Hometown
Cook County context, not Hometown 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 Hometown.
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.
Coverage
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
Hometown questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hometown, Illinois?
4,215, in 1,773 households. Hometown city covers 0.48 square miles of land, which is 8,801 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hometown 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 Hometown?
$61,101. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $173,400. Median gross rent is $678 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Hometown businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $177,600 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $57,600. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hometown, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Hometown borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Hometown. 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.
Are the county figures on this page Hometown 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 Hometown.
Is zoning published for Hometown?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.