Hazel Crest is a city of 13,792 people in Illinois. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 23% of adults. 24.0% of locals live below the federal poverty line. There are 4,060 people per square mile. The typical home is worth $185,300, having more than doubled since 2000. 75% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $68,393, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Hazel Crest
What changed most since 1990
Black share51.1% → 84.6%(+33.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
White share43.9% → 7.2%(−36.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Poverty rate7.7% → 24.0%(+16.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)7.5%(50)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.6%(97)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era63.5%(423)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8%(53)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 666 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Hazel Crest, decade by decade
Hazel Crest population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
13,334
$96,888
$162,245
19.9%
68.1
2000
14,816
$92,132
$177,065
22.1%
48.9
2010
14,100
$76,129
$218,231
24.6%
34.2
2020
13,382
$66,674
$142,536
26.4%
32.8
2024
13,792
$68,393
$185,300
23.2%
34.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
