Palos Heights is a somewhat small city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 11,320 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Palos Heights is the 195th largest community in Illinois.

Palos Heights is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Palos Heights is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Palos Heights who work in management occupations (15.10%), office and administrative support jobs (14.11%), and sales jobs (13.35%).

In addition, Palos Heights is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Palos Heights is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Palos Heights's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Palos Heights, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.78 minutes every day commuting to work.

Being a small city, Palos Heights does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Palos Heights Information and Demographics

The population of Palos Heights is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 38.82% of adults in Palos Heights have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Palos Heights in 2000 was $32,895, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $131,580 for a family of four. However, Palos Heights contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Palos Heights home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Palos Heights is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Palos Heights include Irish, German, Polish, Italian, Dutch, English, Greek, and Lithuanian.

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