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Palos Hills, IL
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Living in Palos Hills



Palos Hills is a medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 17,883 people and three associated neighborhoods, Palos Hills is the 137th largest community in Illinois.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.57% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Palos Hills, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.44 minutes every day commuting to work.

The overall education level of Palos Hills is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.98% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Palos Hills in 2022 was $39,791, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $159,164 for a family of four. However, Palos Hills contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Palos Hills is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Palos Hills home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Palos Hills residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Palos Hills include Polish, German, Irish, Italian, and English.

Palos Hills also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 27.80%.

The most common language spoken in Palos Hills is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Arabic.