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Palos Hills, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Palos Hills is a Census city of 18,081 people across 4.25 square miles of land, in Cook County. Median household income is $83,533, 76.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 27 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Palos Hills
What Palos Hills is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.25 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,258
- 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.
Palos Hills
How many people live in Palos Hills
- Population18,081
- Median age41.7
- Population under 183,778
- Share under 1820.9 percent
- Population 65 and over3,616
- Share 65 and over20.0 percent
- Households7,644
- Family households4,596
- Share of households that are families60.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palos Hills
Income and work in Palos Hills
- Median household income$83,533
- Per capita income$39,406
- Civilian labor force9,252
- Employed8,872
- Unemployed380 plus or minus 203
- Unemployment rate4.1 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Adults 25 and over12,988
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.2 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palos Hills
Housing in Palos Hills
- Housing units8,068
- Occupied units7,644
- Vacant units424 plus or minus 184
- Vacancy rate5.3 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Owner occupied5,878
- Renter occupied1,766 plus or minus 411
- Ownership rate76.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$279,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,269
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.2 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Single family units4,401
- Share single family54.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,667
- Share in buildings of two or more45.5 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1977
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Palos Hills gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute7,581
- Commuting under 15 minutes917 plus or minus 258
- Share commuting under 15 minutes12.1 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,594
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more60.6 percent
- Drove alone76.4 percent
- Carpooled7.5 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Public transport2.5 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Walked1.3 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Worked from home11.8 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palos Hills
SBA loans in Palos Hills (7(a))
- Approvals27
- Gross approval$5,582,200
- Average approval$206,748
- Median approval$120,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$500,000
- Largest approval$775,000
- Jobs supported138
- Jobs per approval5.1
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full4
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more7.4 percent
- Share to franchises3.7 percent
- Distinct lenders11
- Distinct industries by NAICS19
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Palos Hills, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 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.
Palos Hills
SBA loans in Palos Hills (504)
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$6,801,000
- Average approval$1,700,250
- Median approval$1,118,500
- Largest approval$4,294,000
- Jobs supported43
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Palos Hills, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Palos Hills
Flood risk in Palos Hills
- NFIP communityCity of Palos Hills
- NFIP community number170143
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/01/19
The City of Palos Hills participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170143 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 Palos Hills
Cook County context, not Palos 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 Palos 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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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
Palos Hills questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Palos Hills, Illinois?
18,081, in 7,644 households. Palos Hills city covers 4.25 square miles of land, which is 4,258 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Palos 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 Palos Hills?
$83,533. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $279,200. Median gross rent is $1,269 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Palos Hills businesses?
27 7(a) approvals totaling $5.6 m since FY2020, across 11 lenders, median approval $120,000, plus 4 504 approvals worth $6.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Palos Hills, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Palos Hills borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Palos Hills. Only 5 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 Palos Hills in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Palos Hills appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Palos Hills, city of, community 170143, 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 Palos 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 Palos Hills.
Is zoning published for Palos Hills?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.