| Palos Hills, Illinois | |
| Official Name: | City of Palos Hills |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Motto: | "Pride In Progress" |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 41.6992°N -87.8264°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cook |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Palos |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | 1958 |
| Government Type: | Mayor–council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Gerald Bennett |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.93 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.29 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 4.25 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.04 |
| Population Total: | 18530 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 4364.11 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 60465 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code(s) |
| Area Code: | 708 |
| Geocode: | 57394 |
| Demographics Type1: | Standard of living (2007-11) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Per capita income |
| Demographics1 Info1: | $29,783 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Median home value |
| Demographics1 Info2: | $223,200 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-57394 |
| Area Total Km2: | 11.11 |
| Area Land Km2: | 11.00 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.11 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1684.87 |
Palos Hills is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is a southwest suburb of Chicago. The city was established in 1958 and had reached a population of 18,530 in the 2020 census.[2] It is named after Palos de la Frontera, Spain, from which Christopher Columbus set sail to North America. Moraine Valley Community College as and Amos Alonzo Stagg High School are its main schools.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Palos Hills has a total area of 4.29sqmi, of which 4.25sqmi (or 98.97%) is land and 0.04sqmi (or 1.03%) is water.[3]
As of the 2020 census[4] there were 18,530 people, 7,247 households, and 4,209 families residing in the city. The population density was 4319.35PD/sqmi. There were 7,697 housing units at an average density of 1794.17/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 81.70% White, 5.77% African American, 0.18% Native American, 2.17% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 3.39% from other races, and 6.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.19% of the population.
The top reported ancestries as of 2020 where Polish (29.3%), German (12.7%), Irish (12.6%), Arab (9.6%), and Italian (8.3%).
There were 7,247 households, out of which 22.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.63% were married couples living together, 10.17% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.92% were non-families. 36.35% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.01% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.17 and the average family size was 2.34.
The city's age distribution consisted of 18.1% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 21.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $64,364, and the median income for a family was $81,045. Males had a median income of $57,339 versus $37,926 for females. The per capita income for the city was $34,564. About 9.3% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.1% of those under age 18 and 11.6% of those age 65 or over.
| White alone (NH) | 14,897 | 14,591 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 14,729 | 84.33% | 83.45% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 79.49% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 960 | 926 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1,040 | 5.43% | 5.30% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 5.61% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 12 | 14 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 9 | 0.07% | 0.08% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.05% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 468 | 450 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 392 | 2.65% | 2.57% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 2.12% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 2 | 4 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.01% | 0.02% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 19 | 14 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 85 | 0.11% | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.46% | |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 453 | 193 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 386 | 2.56% | 1.10% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 2.08% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 854 | 1,292 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1,889 | 4.83% | 7.39% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 10.19% | |
| Total | 17,665 | 17,484 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 18,530 | 100.00% | 100.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 100.00% |
Palos Hills is in Illinois's 3rd congressional district.
The City of Palos Hills operates under a Mayor/Council form of government with a Mayor, Clerk and City Treasurer elected at large and 10 Aldermen elected from 5 dual member wards.
Aldermen:
North Palos Fire Protection District operates Station 1 and Station 2 in Palos Hills.[9] [10]
Elementary school districts serving Palos Hills:
Amos Alonzo Stagg High School of the Consolidated High School District 230 serves Palos Hills.[12]
Moraine Valley Community College is the area community college.
Pace provides bus service on multiple routes connecting Palos Hills to destinations across the Southland.[13]