Chicago Heights is a medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 33,045 people and 13 constituent neighborhoods, Chicago Heights is the 61st largest community in Illinois.

Chicago Heights is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Chicago Heights is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Chicago Heights who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.46%), sales jobs (9.94%), and food service (5.84%).

Chicago Heights Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Chicago Heights with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 14.96% for all communities. 12.35% of adults in Chicago Heights have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Chicago Heights in 2000 was $14,963, which is low income relative to Illinois, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $59,852 for a family of four.

Chicago Heights is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Chicago Heights home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Chicago Heights is White, followed by African-American. Chicago Heights also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.56% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Chicago Heights include Italian, German, Polish, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Chicago Heights is English. Some people also speak Spanish.