| South Chicago Heights, Illinois | |
| Official Name: | Village of South Chicago Heights |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Seal Type: | logo |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 41.4833°N -87.6375°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: | Bloom |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Village president |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.14 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.60 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.09 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.58 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.04 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 4026 |
| Population Density Km2: | 983.40 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 2546.49 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 60411 |
| Area Code: | 708 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-70629 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | South Chicago Heights, Illinois |
South Chicago Heights is a village and a south suburb in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,026 at the 2020 census.[2]
South Chicago Heights is located at 41.4833°N -87.6375°W (41.483375, −87.637461).[3]
According to the 2010 census, South Chicago Heights has a total area of 1.596sqmi, of which 1.58sqmi (or 99%) is land and 0.016sqmi (or 1%) is water.[4]
As of the 2020 census[5] there were 4,026 people, 1,560 households, and 1,056 families residing in the village. The population density was 2520.98PD/sqmi. There were 1,644 housing units at an average density of 1029.43/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 39.15% White, 17.44% African American, 1.19% Native American, 1.71% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 23.80% from other races, and 16.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 47.19% of the population.
There were 1,560 households, out of which 39.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.08% were married couples living together, 26.03% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.31% were non-families. 32.31% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.68% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.16 and the average family size was 2.52.
The village's age distribution consisted of 33.7% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 15.9% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 71.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.5 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $45,321, and the median income for a family was $46,799. Males had a median income of $39,797 versus $30,529 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,323. About 18.1% of families and 18.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.7% of those under age 18 and 14.9% of those age 65 or over.
| White (NH) | 1,938 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1,270 | 46.82% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 31.54% | |
| Black or African American (NH) | 643 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 671 | 15.54% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 16.67% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 5 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 5 | 0.12% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.12% | |
| Asian (NH) | 46 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 65 | 1.11% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1.61% | |
| Pacific Islander (NH) | 7 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 2 | 0.17% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.05% | |
| Some Other Race (NH) | 5 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 9 | 0.12% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.22% | |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 55 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 104 | 1.33% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 2.58% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1,440 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1,900 | 34.79% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 47.19% | |
| Total | 4,139 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 4,026 | 100.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 100.00% |
South Chicago Heights is in Illinois's 2nd congressional district.
Pace provides bus service on Route 358 connecting South Chicago Heights to destinations across the Southland.[8]