Census tracts · Chicago Heights, IL

Census tracts in Chicago Heights, Illinois

9 census tracts lie mostly within Chicago Heights, and 6 more reach into it, by the 2020 census blocks they share. Median household income runs from $33,958 in Tract 8291 to $111,042 in Tract 8288.01, against $54,798 for Chicago Heights as a whole (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates).

Which census tracts of Chicago Heights earn the most and the least?

The five tracts with the highest and the lowest median household income among those mostly within Chicago Heights and with a reliable estimate.

Tract 8288.01 $111,042
Tract 8293.01 $98,777
Tract 8288.02 $70,565
Tract 8294.01 $57,386
Tract 8292 $54,787
Tract 8293.02 $51,363
Tract 8289 $46,979
Tract 8291 $33,958

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

Every census tract in Chicago Heights

Sort by any column; the share column is how much of each tract's land (by 2020 census blocks) lies inside Chicago Heights.

Census tracts in or partly in Chicago Heights, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Distance and direction from the Census Bureau's internal point of Chicago Heights (2024 Gazetteer), which is not always its downtown

Tract 828917031828900	at the center point	Cook County	3,918±814	$46,979	$137,900	$1,068	100%
Tract 829017031829000	0.5 mi east	Cook County	811±177	not published	not published	$515	100%
Tract 829117031829100	1.0 mi south	Cook County	3,151±668	$33,958	$93,200	$960	100%
Tract 829217031829200	0.7 mi west	Cook County	5,709±645	$54,787	$157,500	$1,213	100%
Tract 8294.0117031829401	1.6 mi southwest	Cook County	983±126	$57,386	$116,700	$797	100%
Tract 8293.0217031829302	1.7 mi west	Cook County	3,110±797	$51,363	$136,800	$1,204	94%
Tract 8288.0217031828802	1.6 mi north	Cook County	3,129±495	$70,565	$180,700	$1,244	80%
Tract 8293.0117031829301	1.6 mi west	Cook County	3,932±647	$98,777	$213,700	$892	72%
Tract 8288.0117031828801	2.2 mi northwest	Cook County	5,318±783	$111,042	$223,200	$2,310	56%
Tract 8287.0117031828701	2.3 mi north	Cook County	4,236±573	$63,686	$221,300	$979	13%
Tract 8287.0217031828702	2.6 mi northeast	Cook County	3,893±516	$90,263	$191,900	$1,457	9%
Tract 8294.0217031829402	2.4 mi southwest	Cook County	3,031±70	$57,560	$32,400	$916	7%
Tract 829517031829500	1.6 mi south	Cook County	3,907±18	$58,691	$149,300	$1,196	6%
Tract 829717031829700	2.2 mi southeast	Cook County	2,778±578	$60,680	$200,100	$1,056	4%
Tract 8286.0117031828601	3.0 mi northwest	Cook County	4,153±324	$104,002	$226,100	$1,188	2%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files · Census block assignment files

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