Palos Heights is home to 12,152 people in Illinois. The median age is 50.2, about 11 years above the US median. Owners hold 93% of the housing stock. That puts it in the top 6% of US cities for household income. Renters pay $2,558 a month at the median. That is roughly 30% ahead of the Illinois median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $108,740, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 50.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
44% 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 Palos Heights
What changed most since 1990
White share95.9% → 87.2%(−8.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$140,901 → $108,740(−23%)US over the same years: +14%
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)8.5%(52)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)4.9%(30)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era47%(287)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War14.6%(89)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1%(6)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 611 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
Palos Heights, decade by decade
Palos Heights 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
11,478
$140,901
$385,211
33.2%
10.0
2000
11,260
$127,346
$383,458
38.8%
11.5
2010
12,515
$121,769
$453,725
44.4%
20.0
2020
12,068
$110,289
$357,673
43.2%
25.7
2024
12,152
$108,740
$367,100
43.6%
28.9
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.
