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. It is named after Palos de la Frontera, Spain, from which Christopher Columbus set sail to North America. Moraine Valley Community College and Amos Alonzo Stagg High School are its main schools.
Geography According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Palos Hills has a total area of , of which (or 98.97%) is land and (or 1.03%) is water.
Neighboring communities are Palos Park, Palos Heights, Worth, Bridgeview and Hickory Hills.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition +Palos Hills city, Illinois – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000Pop 2010% 2000% 2010White alone (NH)14,89714,59114,72984.33%83.45%79.49%Black or African American alone (NH)9609261,0405.43%5.30%5.61%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)121490.07%0.08%0.05%Asian alone (NH)4684503922.65%2.57%2.12%Pacific Islander alone (NH)2400.01%0.02%0.00%Other race alone (NH)1914850.11%0.00%0.46%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)4531933862.56%1.10%2.08%Hispanic or Latino (any race)8541,2921,8894.83%7.39%10.19%Total17,66517,48418,530100.00%100.00%100.00%
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Palos Hills had a population of 18,530. There were 7,375 households and 4,209 families residing in the city. The population density was . The city contained 7,697 housing units at an average density of .
The median age was 41.6 years. 20.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.2% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 92.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.4 males age 18 and over.
99.9% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.1% lived in rural areas.
There were 7,375 households in Palos Hills, of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 46.7% were married-couple households, 18.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 29.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 7,697 housing units, of which 4.2% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.5%.
+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census Race Number Percent White 15,139 81.7% Black or African American 1,070 5.8% American Indian and Alaska Native 34 0.2% Asian 402 2.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1 0.0% Some other race 629 3.4% Two or more races 1,255 6.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1,889 10.2%
Ancestry
The top reported ancestries as of 2020 were Polish (29.3%), German (12.7%), Irish (12.6%), Arab (9.6%), and Italian (8.3%).
Income
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. Government 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.
Mayor Gerald R. Bennett City Clerk Rudy Mulderink City Treasurer Kenneth Nolan. Aldermen: Ward 1: Martin Kleefisch and Michael Price Ward 2: Pauline Stratton and Mark Brachman Ward 3: A.J. Pasek and Michael Lebarre Ward 4: Joseph Marrotta and Phil Abed Ward 5: Dawn Nowak and Donna O'Connel
North Palos Fire Protection District operates Station 1 and Station 2 in Palos Hills."Station 1." North Palos Fire Protection District. Retrieved on January 20, 2017. "10629 So. Roberts Rd. Palos Hills, IL 60465""Station 2." North Palos Fire Protection District. Retrieved on January 20, 2017. "8913 W. 95th St. Palos Hills, IL 60465"
Education Elementary school districts serving Palos Hills: - Text list North Palos School District 117 Palos School District 118 All sections are zoned to Palos South Middle School in Palos Park. Currently sections of Palos Hills in District 118 are divided between Palos East Elementary in Palos Heights and Palos West Elementary in Palos Park. Prior to 2016-2017 all of the District 118 portion of Palos Hills was in the Palos East zone."Boundary Change Presentation ." Palos School District 118. Retrieved on January 20, 2017. p. 6-8/12.
Amos Alonzo Stagg High School of the Consolidated High School District 230 serves Palos Hills."Attendance Areas ." Consolidated High School District 230. Retrieved on January 19, 2017.
There is also a private PK - 8 school in Palos Hills called Koraes Elementary School.
Moraine Valley Community College is the area community college.
Transportation Pace provides bus service on multiple routes connecting Palos Hills to destinations across the Southland.
Notable people Leslie Cichocki, Paralympic swimmer Nick Drnaso, cartoonist and illustrator Christian Dvorak, professional ice hockey player Katie Eberling, bobsledder Tim Kopinski, tennis player T. J. McFarland, professional baseball pitcher Nadeshot, content creator, founder of 100 Thieves and former professional Call of Duty player Herb Schumann, former Cook County commissioner Ben Skora, inventor who specialized in robotics and home automation Anne S. Zickus, businesswoman and former Illinois House of Representatives member
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Further reading
External links City of Palos Hills official website