COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hometown vs Chicago Ridge
PLACE A
Hometown, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Chicago Ridge, Illinois
Hometown is 70% smaller than Chicago Ridge. Chicago Ridge earns more, with a median household income $7,863 higher.
HOMETOWNCHICAGO RIDGEDIFFERENCE
Total population4,19114,036−70% vs Chicago Ridge
Population density8,7496,189+2,561
Population growth-0.1%0.9%−1.0 pts
Median age41.334.0+7.3
Male47.4%49.6%−2.2 pts
Female52.6%50.4%+2.2 pts
Foreign-born9.5%25.9%−16.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic60.2%54.4%+5.7 pts
Black0.6%9.4%−8.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino37.0%21.0%+15.9 pts
Asian0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
Other2.2%12.0%−9.8 pts
Median household income$61,101$68,964−$7,863
Per capita income$32,820$29,973+$2,847
Poverty rate6.9%20.4%−13.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3850.384Even
Bachelor's degree or higher16.4%28.6%−12.2 pts
Graduate degree5.3%8.4%−3.1 pts
Unemployment rate2.0%5.5%−3.4 pts
Labor force participation63.2%63.0%+0.2 pts
Median home value$173,400$226,900−$53,500
Median gross rent$678$1,304−$626
Owner-occupied74.4%50.1%+24.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.9%9.0%−6.1 pts
Rent-burdened households31.3%43.6%−12.4 pts
Average commute28.131.8−3.7
Worked from home9.4%10.6%−1.2 pts
Public transit to work5.7%2.3%+3.3 pts
Uninsured5.2%11.4%−6.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025