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| Chicago Heights |
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| Population 2000: | 32,776 |
| Population 2002: | 32,610 |
| Area codes: | 708 |
| Elevation: | 650 feet |
| Foreign born: | 11.3% (9.5% Latin America, 1.3% Europe) |
| Land area: | 9.6 square miles |
| County: | Cook |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (21.0%), Manufacturing (18.6%), Retail trade (12.1%). |
| Population growth: | -166 (-0.51%) |
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| Races |
| Black: | 37.9% |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 36.8% |
| Hispanic: | 23.8% |
| Other race: | 13.5% |
| Two or more races: | 2.7% |
| American Indian: | 0.8% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 45.6% |
| Never married: | 35.2% |
| Divorced: | 8.2% |
| Widowed: | 7.8% |
| Separated: | 3.2% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $94,800 |
| Household income: | $36,958 |
| Resident age: | 30.6 years |
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| Chicago Heights Compared to Illinois State Average |
| House age: | above |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Length of stay since moving in: | above |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Unemployed percentage: | above |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | below |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much above |
| Median age: | below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 71.7% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 12.3% |
| Unemployed: | 11.1% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 4.0% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 765 (2334.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 584.0 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 burglaries: | 370 (1128.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 284 (866.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 273 (832.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 142 (433.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 30 (91.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 3 (9.2 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| Italian: | 11.5% |
| German: | 10.2% |
| Irish: | 6.6% |
| Polish: | 6.2% |
| English: | 2.5% |
| United States: | 1.6% |