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Ford Heights, IL

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Overview


Ford Heights is a very small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 1,731 people and just one neighborhood, Ford Heights is the 593rd largest community in Illinois.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Ford Heights is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 41.15% of the Ford Heights workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Ford Heights is a village of transportation and shipping workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Ford Heights who work in office and administrative support (14.38%), law enforcement and fire fighting (13.27%), and community and social services (7.52%).

Setting & Lifestyle

One downside of living in Ford Heights is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Ford Heights, the average commute to work is 31.82 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the village, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

Ford Heights, even though it is a small village, has many people who use public transportation every day to get to and from work. This is a great benefit for people in the, village who have a need for low-cost transportation.

Demographics

The citizens of Ford Heights have a very low rate of college education: just 8.93% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.

The per capita income in Ford Heights in 2022 was $15,823, which is low income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $63,292 for a family of four. Ford Heights also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 40.77% of its population below the federal poverty line.

The people who call Ford Heights home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ford Heights residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Ford Heights include German, Slovak, Irish, English, and African.

The most common language spoken in Ford Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Urdu and African languages.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Ford Heights, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Jamaican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 3.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Jamaican ancestry.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Ford Heights are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 78.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 43.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 91.3% of U.S. neighborhoods.

The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.

In the neighborhood, 31.9% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 31.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (22.3%), and 13.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.4% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (2.5%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Ford Heights, IL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Italian (11.0%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (10.3%), and residents who report German roots (10.3%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (7.0%), along with some English ancestry residents (4.1%), among others.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (32.3% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.

Here most residents (72.3%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (10.3%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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