COMPARING TWO PLACES
Crete vs Chicago Heights
PLACE A
Crete, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Chicago Heights, Illinois
Crete is 69% smaller than Chicago Heights. Crete earns more, with a median household income $42,349 higher. Crete has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -9%).
CRETECHICAGO HEIGHTSDIFFERENCE
Total population8,34526,508−69% vs Chicago Heights
Population density8862,578−1,692
Population growth2.5%-9.2%+11.7 pts
Median age48.935.2+13.7
Male47.9%48.3%−0.4 pts
Female52.1%51.7%+0.4 pts
Foreign-born3.0%14.7%−11.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic47.2%21.4%+25.8 pts
Black38.9%40.3%−1.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.6%35.5%−27.9 pts
Asian1.0%0.3%+0.6 pts
Other5.4%2.5%+2.8 pts
Median household income$97,147$54,798+$42,349
Per capita income$58,086$26,891+$31,195
Poverty rate3.9%26.9%−23.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4980.488Even
Bachelor's degree or higher32.3%20.9%+11.5 pts
Graduate degree15.3%6.3%+8.9 pts
Unemployment rate6.0%14.6%−8.6 pts
Labor force participation62.0%60.6%+1.4 pts
Median home value$228,500$161,000+$67,500
Median gross rent$1,309$1,038+$271
Owner-occupied90.0%63.4%+26.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.5%13.1%−8.5 pts
Rent-burdened households61.0%41.7%+19.2 pts
Average commute38.230.1+8.1
Worked from home10.7%6.7%+3.9 pts
Public transit to work1.5%4.7%−3.2 pts
Uninsured1.8%11.8%−10.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025