| East Hazel Crest | |
| Official Name: | Village of East Hazel Crest |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Motto: | The best little village in Illinois |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 41.5764°N -87.6522°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cook |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Thornton |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | 1928 |
| Government Type: | Mayor-council |
| Leader Title: | Village president |
| Leader Name: | Thomas A. Brown |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.03 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.78 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.03 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.78 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 620 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1297 |
| Population Density Km2: | 638.51 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1654.34 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 60429 |
| Area Code: | 708 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-21904 |
| Blank Name Sec2: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | GNIS ID |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | East Hazel Crest, Illinois |
East Hazel Crest is a village in Cook County, Illinois, in the United States. It is a south suburb of Chicago. As of the 2020 census, the village population was 1,297.
East Hazel Crest was a part of Hazel Crest when it incorporated in 1911 until the Illinois Central Railroad elevated their commuter and mainline tracks above grade, isolating the rural community from the rest of Hazel Crest. The community voted for incorporation into their own village in 1918.[2] The village later annexed a small commercial area and residential subdivision, Bremerton Woods, that lies west of the Illinois Central Railroad where the village administration and Metra station now stand.
East Hazel Crest is located at 41.5764°N -87.6522°W (41.576384, -87.652171).[3]
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, East Hazel Crest has a total area of 0.78sqmi, all land.[4]
As of the 2020 census[5] there were 1,297 people, 575 households, and 356 families residing in the village. The population density was 1654.34PD/sqmi. There were 630 housing units at an average density of 803.57/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 57.98% African American, 25.60% White, 0.23% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 7.09% from other races, and 8.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.11% of the population.
There were 575 households, out of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.78% were married couples living together, 21.57% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.09% were non-families. 36.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.61% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.54 and the average family size was 2.62.
The village's age distribution consisted of 15.9% under the age of 18, 14.2% from 18 to 24, 18% from 25 to 44, 30.6% from 45 to 64, and 21.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $50,583, and the median income for a family was $68,594. Males had a median income of $38,929 versus $31,902 for females. The per capita income for the village was $29,269. About 9.0% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over.
| White alone (NH) | 485 | 291 | 31.43% | 22.44% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 822 | 748 | 53.27% | 57.67% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 7 | 0 | 0.45% | 0.00% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 8 | 4 | 0.52% | 0.31% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 1 | 0 | 0.06% | 0.00% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 6 | 0.00% | 0.46% | |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 13 | 39 | 0.84% | 3.01% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 207 | 209 | 13.42% | 16.11% | |
| Total | 1,543 | 1,297 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
East Hazel Crest is in Illinois's 2nd congressional district.
The Calumet station provides Metra commuter rail service along the Metra Electric District. Trains travel north to Millennium station in Chicago, and south to University Park station. Pace provides bus service on Route 356 connecting East Hazel Crest to destinations across the Southland.[8]