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Hazel Crest, Illinois

Village in Cook County, Illinois · ZIP 60429

  • Cook County
  • Within Bremen Township
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 4 public schools
  • 13,036 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 4,671Households
  • $62,773Median household income
  • $181,400Median home value
  • 4Public schools
  • 1ZIP codes

About Hazel Crest

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Town intelligenceOfficial sources, refreshed yearly

Population, 2000 to 2020−9.7%
13k13.5k14k14.5k15k2000: 14,81620002010: 14,10020102020: 13,382202014,81613,382
Population of Hazel Crest at each census
CensusPopulation
200014,816
201014,100
202013,382

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Hazel Crest
Under $50k38.4%
$50k to $100k31.1%
$100k to $150k18%
$150k to $200k5.5%
$200k and over7%

Median household income $62,773 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Hazel Crest
Owner occupied
3,282 units
Renter occupied
1,389 units
Vacancy rate
14.4%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Hazel Crest compared with its county and state
Hazel Crest compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureHazel CrestCook CountyIllinois
Population13,4935,185,81212,692,653
Median household income$62,773$81,797$81,702
Median age34.737.838.9
Median home value$181,400$305,200$250,500
Bachelor’s degree or higher24.0%41.9%37.2%
Foreign-born residents4.7%21.4%14.4%
Owner-occupied homes70.3%57.5%66.8%
Mean commute to work29.2 minutes31.9 minutes28.1 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Schools

Public schools in Hazel Crest4
Public schools in Hazel Crest, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
Chateaux SchoolPublicPre-K–5Prairie-Hills ESD 144
Highlands Elem SchoolPublicPre-K–5Prairie-Hills ESD 144
Jesse C White Learning AcademyPublicPre-K–8Hazel Crest SD 152-5
Mae Jemison SchoolPublicPre-K–5Prairie-Hills ESD 144

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Legislative districts

Legislative districts for Hazel Crest5
Congressional and state legislative districts for Hazel Crest
ChamberDistrictShare of Hazel Crest
U.S. House of RepresentativesCongressional District 2 (IL-2)All
State legislature, lower chamberState House District 3024%
State legislature, lower chamberState House District 3876%
State legislature, upper chamberState Senate District 1524%
State legislature, upper chamberState Senate District 1976%

Boundaries from the Census Bureau’s TIGER/Line district files, matched to Hazel Crest’s own boundary; a town split between districts lists each with the share of its land inside it. Who holds each seat appears on the People page once the official records are approved.

Sources: Census cartographic boundaries 2025: congressional districts, 119th Congress, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census cartographic boundaries 2025: state legislative districts, upper chamber, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census cartographic boundaries 2025: state legislative districts, lower chamber, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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