One downside of living in Chicago Heights, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.02 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
Many people in Chicago Heights take advantage of public transportation to get around. In fact, for the size of the city, the number of people who use taxis to commute to work is quite high. This helps to fill a need among Chicago Heights citizens for affordable transportation.
The percentage of adults in Chicago Heights who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.22% of the adults in Chicago Heights have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Chicago Heights in 2022 was $25,488, which is low income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $101,952 for a family of four. However, Chicago Heights contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Chicago Heights is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Chicago Heights home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chicago Heights residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Chicago Heights also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 37.19% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Chicago Heights include German, Italian, Polish, Irish, and African.
Chicago Heights also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.68%.
The most common language spoken in Chicago Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
