Hickory Hills, Illinois Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 13,926. Estimated population in July 2024: 13,542 (-2.8% change)
Males: 6,910 (49.6%), Females: 7,016 (50.4%)
Zip code: 60457
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.9 years
Median household income: $54,779
Median house value: $164,200
Population by Race
Races in Hickory Hills:
- White Non-Hispanic (85.8%)
- Hispanic (8.1%)
- Two or more races (3.2%)
- Other race (2.4%)
- Black (1.2%)
- Asian Indian (0.7%)
- Filipino (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Polish (26.9%), Irish (19.9%), German (17.2%), Italian (10.7%), Arab (5.5%), Lithuanian (4.9%).
Land area: 2.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Hickory Hills
- High school or higher: 81.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Hickory Hills city
- Never married: 26.5%
- Now married: 55.5%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 8.0%
- Divorced: 8.7%
16.8% Foreign born (9.6% Europe, 4.6% Asia, 2.3% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +908 (+7.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Hickory Hills:
- PALOS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; PALOS HEIGHTS, IL)
- EHS CHRIST HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; OAK LAWN, IL)
- LA GRANGE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; LA GRANGE, IL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hickory Hills:
- CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 7 miles; CHICAGO, IL; Abbreviation: MDW)
- CHICAGO O’HARE INTL (about 18 miles; CHICAGO, IL; Abbreviation: ORD)
- GARY/CHICAGO (about 31 miles; GARY, IN; Abbreviation: GYY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hickory Hills:
- TINLEY PARK HELISTOP (about 13 miles; CHICAGO/TINLEY PARK, IL; Abbreviation: TF8)
- FRANKFORT (about 18 miles; FRANKFORT, IL; Abbreviation: C18)
- MERRILL C MEIGS (about 18 miles; CHICAGO, IL; Abbreviation: CGX)
Amtrak stations near Hickory Hills:
- 5 miles: SUMMIT (ARCHER & CENTER AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
- 7 miles: LA GRANGE ROAD (LA GRANGE, 25 W. BURLINGTON AVE.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, taxi stand, public transit connection.
- 16 miles: HOMEWOOD (181 1ST ST. & PARK AVE.). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, public transit connection.
College/University in Hickory Hills:
- NORTHWESTERN BUSINESS COLLEGE-SOUTHWESTERN CAMPUS (Full-time enrollment: 385; Location: 8020 W 87TH ST; Private, for-profit)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hickory Hills:
- MORAINE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2 miles; PALOS HILLS, IL; Full-time enrollment: 7,610)
- CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO-RICHARD J DALEY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; CHICAGO, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,536)
- SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; CHICAGO, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,161)
- MORTON COLLEGE (about 10 miles; CICERO, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,085)
- CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO-KENNEDY-KING COLLEGE (about 14 miles; CHICAGO, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,942)
- TRITON COLLEGE (about 14 miles; RIVER GROVE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 8,007)
- ELMHURST COLLEGE (about 14 miles; ELMHURST, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,188)
Public primary/middle schools in Hickory Hills:
- H H CONRADY JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 913; Location: 7950 W 97TH ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
- GLEN OAKS ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 545; Location: 9045 S 88TH AVE; Grades: 02 – 05)
- DORN PRIMARY CENTER (Students: 517; Location: 7840 W 92ND ST; Grades: KG – 01)
Private primary/middle school in Hickory Hills:
- ST PATRICIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 516; Location: 9000 S 86TH AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)