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Calumet City, IL

Demographic and economic profile of Calumet City, IL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

35,253

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$55,369

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.3% since 2018

Calumet City lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone26,406 (75.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone4,019 (11.5%)
  • White Alone2,661 (7.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race940 (2.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races919 (2.6%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone80 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish4,482
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island118
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)48
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic40
  5. 5.Other Indo-European9

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

13.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

9.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

939

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$28,232

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

9.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

23.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care4,770
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities2,798
  3. 3.Retail Trade1,696
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management1,341
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation1,245

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,534
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,396
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,380
  4. 4.Service Occupations3,369
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations836

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 3.03×)2,798
  2. 2.Information (LQ 1.68×)498
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.29×)4,770
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 0.99×)1,696
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 0.90×)1,245

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$133,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,138/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

55.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,9991,431 (17.5%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,335 (16.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,265 (15.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999750 (9.1%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999527 (6.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999411 (5.0%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,389

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

33.5 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

14.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone10,952 (70.0%)
  • Carpooled1,609 (10.3%)
  • Public Transit1,265 (8.1%)
  • Worked at Home1,201 (7.7%)
  • Walked339 (2.2%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other258 (1.7%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.