Moving to Country Club Hills, Illinois

Population: 16,169. Estimated population in July 2024: 16,534 (+2.3% change)
Males: 7,430 (46.0%), Females: 8,739 (54.0%)

Cook County

Zip code: 60478

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.4 years
Median household income: $57,701
Median house value: $109,400

Population by Race

Races in Country Club Hills:

  • Black (81.9%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (13.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.9%)
  • Hispanic (1.7%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (4.0%), Irish (3.9%), Subsaharan African (3.4%), Polish (2.5%), Italian (1.6%), West Indian (1.6%).

Elevation: 675 feet

Land area: 4.6 square miles

Map of Country Club Hills, IL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Country Club Hills

  • High school or higher: 89.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 22.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
  • Unemployed: 7.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 38.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Country Club Hills city

  • Never married: 30.7%
  • Now married: 48.2%
  • Separated: 3.0%
  • Widowed: 6.3%
  • Divorced: 11.9%

2.4% Foreign born (1.1% Latin America, 0.6% Asia, 0.4% Africa, 0.2% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +798 (+5.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Country Club Hills:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Country Club Hills:

  • CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 16 miles; CHICAGO, IL; Abbreviation: MDW)
  • GARY/CHICAGO (about 23 miles; GARY, IN; Abbreviation: GYY)
  • CHICAGO O’HARE INTL (about 31 miles; CHICAGO, IL; Abbreviation: ORD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Country Club Hills:

  • TINLEY PARK HELISTOP (about 6 miles; CHICAGO/TINLEY PARK, IL; Abbreviation: TF8)
  • FRANKFORT (about 11 miles; FRANKFORT, IL; Abbreviation: C18)
  • SANGER (about 14 miles; MONEE, IL; Abbreviation: C56)

Amtrak stations near Country Club Hills:

  • 4 miles: HOMEWOOD (181 1ST ST. & PARK AVE.). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, public transit connection.
  • 15 miles: DYER (SHEFFIELD RD.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.
  • 18 miles: SUMMIT (ARCHER & CENTER AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Country Club Hills:

  • GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,191)
  • PRAIRIE STATE COLLEGE (about 9 miles; CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,523)
  • SOUTH SUBURBAN COLLEGE (about 9 miles; SOUTH HOLLAND, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,599)
  • SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; CHICAGO, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,161)
  • CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; CHICAGO, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,836)
  • CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO-OLIVE-HARVEY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; CHICAGO, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,004)
  • MORAINE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; PALOS HILLS, IL; Full-time enrollment: 7,610)