Demographics of Crest Hill city, Illinois

Crest Hill city, Illinois had 20,695 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +286 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Crest Hill city, in four figures

20,695
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 20,628 ±509.; +1.4%
Change since July 2020: +286 people.; 39.1 ±2.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $73,033 ±$2,592
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Crest Hill city, Illinois's population grew 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Crest Hill city, Illinois's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Crest Hill city, Illinois's population grew 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Crest Hill city, Illinois's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	20,409	100.0	100.0
2021	20,348	99.7	100.2
2022	20,199	99.0	100.7
2023	20,197	99.0	101.6
2024	20,224	99.1	102.5
2025	20,695	101.4	103.1

Population of Crest Hill city, Illinois on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	20,409	—
2021	20,348	−61
2022	20,199	−149
2023	20,197	−2
2024	20,224	+27
2025	20,695	+471

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.1 ±2.0: for men 38.3 ±2.6 and for women 40.2 ±3.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Crest Hill city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Under 5	1,077 ±238	5.2% ±1.1	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,504 ±420	12.1% ±2.0	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,973 ±396	9.6% ±1.9	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,538 ±632	31.7% ±3.0	26.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,733 ±517	22.9% ±2.4	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,803 ±495	18.4% ±2.4	17.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $73,033 ±$2,592, and income per person $35,379 ±$2,660, in 2024 dollars. The median is $83,390 ±$362 in Illinois and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Crest Hill city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Illinois	United States
Under $25,000	1,233 ±376	15.1% ±4.5	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,116 ±268	13.7% ±3.2	16.0% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,995 ±397	24.5% ±4.7	14.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,356 ±293	16.6% ±3.5	12.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,530 ±306	18.8% ±3.6	18.0% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	501 ±167	6.1% ±2.0	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	422 ±142	5.2% ±1.7	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Crest Hill city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Illinois	United States
All ages	2,182 ±633	12.0% ±3.5	11.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	522 ±201	15.0% ±5.5	15.1% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,051 ±375	10.4% ±3.6	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	609 ±297	13.2% ±6.2	10.6% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Crest Hill city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Crest Hill city	Illinois	United States
Housing units	8,280 ±444	5,457,452 ±471	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	98.5% ±7.4	92.3% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.1% to 3.0%	7.7% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	67.3% ±4.2	67.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	32.7% ±4.1	32.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$232,900 ±$8,467	$263,300 ±$797	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,481 ±$91	$1,274 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1992 ±4	1971 ±2	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Crest Hill city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,568 ±732	27.0% ±3.5	18.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,414 ±857	50.5% ±4.0	58.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,092 ±369	15.0% ±1.8	13.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	192 to 800	0.9% to 3.9%	5.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 127	0% to 0.6%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	989 ±388	4.8% ±1.9	3.4% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Crest Hill city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Born in the state	15,007 ±780	72.8% ±3.3	66.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,897 ±522	14.0% ±2.5	17.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	94 to 280	0.5% to 1.4%	1.3% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,537 ±678	12.3% ±3.3	14.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,138 ±304	5.5% ±1.5	7.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,399 ±619	6.8% ±3.0	7.0% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Crest Hill city among the places of Illinois

120th of 337 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Illinois page.

Places of Illinois near Crest Hill city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Grayslake village	20,929 ±403
South Holland village	20,911 ±34
East Moline city	20,904 ±409
Dolton village	20,825 ±56
Frankfort village	20,651 ±66
Crest Hill city	20,628 ±509
Libertyville village	20,525 ±59
Harvey city	20,230 ±749
Mokena village	20,021 ±635
Lake Zurich village	19,832 ±64
Deerfield village	19,518 ±294

Rankings this appears in

No. 38 Places in Illinois by poverty rate
No. 43 Places in Illinois by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 47 Places in Illinois by median rent
No. 59 Places in Illinois by median age
No. 86 Places in Illinois by foreign-born share
No. 143 Places in Illinois by homeownership rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026