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Calumet Heights

Calumet Heights, located on the South Side of the city, is one of the 77 well defined community areas of Chicago, Illinois. Calumet Heights is bounded by 87th Street on the north, South Chicago Avenue on the east, and railroad lines on the west and south (along 95th Street). (Source: Wikipedia)

Housing stock map

See the share of the area's total housing units that are in single family homes, condominiums, two-to-four unit buildings, buildings with five to 49 units, and buildings with 50 units or more.


The Composition of Cook County’s Housing Market >

Housing market indicators

All of these property level data sets are connected to parcel-level data files from the county Assessors offices that include data on every parcel in the Chicago metropolitan area. All of these parcel-level data sets include historical data and are updated on a regular basis ranging from every week to every year depending on the data set.

Housing Stock Composition

The composition of a neighborhood's housing stock determines the appropriate targeted strategies for stabilizing local housing markets.

Housing Units by Property Type

The composition of a neighborhood's housing stock determines the appropriate targeted strategies for stabilizing local housing markets.


Property Type 2023
Single Family 74.3%
Condominium 0.2%
Building with 2-4 Units 17.1%
Building with 5+ Units 8.4%


Property Sales Activity

This indicator provides information on how active local residential property markets are, what types of properties are being purchased, who is buying them, and how much buyers are paying for properties.

Total Sales Activity

This is the total number of property sales in a given year. In Cook County, data are broken out separately for total sales activity on single family homes, condominium units, two-to-four unit buildings, and in buildings with five or more units. Outside of Cook County, data are for all residential parcels.


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 277 298 173 129 112 123 105 125 137 141 171 183 219 212 185 166 200 188 194
Single Family 232 263 148 111 100 104 94 116 124 122 156 167 190 193 164 151 184 169 174
Condominium 3 -- 1 1 -- -- 1 -- -- -- 2 -- -- -- 2 1 1 -- 1
Building with 2-4 Units 39 33 24 15 12 17 10 9 12 17 13 15 24 18 18 13 14 19 18
Building with 5+ Units 3 2 -- 2 -- 2 -- -- 1 2 -- 1 5 1 1 1 1 -- 1


Sales per 100 Residential Parcels

This indicator allows users to compare the level of property sales activity across geographies. This data point represents the total number of sales on all residential parcels divided by the total number of residential parcels in a given year, multiplied by 100.


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 5.5 5.9 3.4 2.5 2.2 2.4 2.1 2.5 2.7 2.8 3.4 3.6 4.3 4.2 3.7 3.3 4.0 3.7 3.8


Share of Sales, Business Buyers

This represents a range of investor types from small mom-and-pop investors to large Wall Street-traded equity funds. Heightened levels of single family homes purchased by business buyers is often indicative of a distressed and low priced inventory of homes, and low demand for owner-occupied housing in a neighborhood. In Cook County, this data point is available as the share of total sales activity where the buyer was a business entity by property type (single family homes, condominium units, two-to-four unit buildings, and in buildings with five or more units). Outside of Cook County, data are for all residential parcels.


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 13.4% 8.4% 9.8% 21.7% 24.1% 35.0% 30.5% 24.0% 35.0% 46.1% 37.4% 32.2% 38.8% 35.4% 28.1% 31.3% 30.5% 33.0% 27.8%
Single Family 12.5% 7.6% 10.1% 22.5% 23.0% 35.6% 31.9% 23.3% 33.9% 45.9% 38.5% 34.1% 36.3% 34.7% 29.9% 30.5% 31.0% 34.9% 28.7%
Condominium -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 100.0% -- -- -- 50.0% -- -- -- --
Building with 2-4 Units 15.4% 9.1% 8.3% 13.3% 33.3% 23.5% 20.0% 33.3% 41.7% 41.2% 15.4% 13.3% 45.8% 38.9% 11.1% 38.5% 28.6% 15.8% 16.7%
Building with 5+ Units 66.7% 100.0% -- 50.0% -- 100.0% -- -- 100.0% 100.0% -- -- 100.0% 100.0% -- 100.0% -- -- 100.0%


Share of Sales, Extremely Low Value

This represents the percent of sales that were purchased for less than $20,000 in a given year. In Cook County, this data point is available as the share of total sales activity that sold for less than $20,000 by property type (single family homes, condominium units, two-to-four unit buildings, and in buildings with five or more units). Outside of Cook County, data are for all residential parcels.


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 0.7% 0.3% -- -- 10.7% 15.4% 9.5% 8.0% 10.2% 4.3% 5.8% 4.9% 2.3% 2.4% 1.1% 0.6% -- 1.6% 1.0%
Single Family 0.4% 0.4% -- -- 9.0% 9.6% 9.6% 7.8% 8.1% 4.1% 5.8% 5.4% 2.1% 1.6% -- -- -- 1.8% 1.1%
Condominium -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 50.0% -- -- -- --
Building with 2-4 Units -- -- -- -- 25.0% 47.1% 10.0% 11.1% 33.3% 5.9% 7.7% -- 4.2% 11.1% 5.6% 7.7% -- -- --
Building with 5+ Units 33.3% -- -- -- -- 50.0% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --


Mortgage Activity

These data measure the flow of mortgage credit into an area and indicates the level of lender investment. The level of mortgage activity in a neighborhood relative to other areas can assess how access to credit has changed over time in a community and how the flow of credit differs across geographies and for different property types.

Total Mortgage Activity

This is the total number of mortgages in a given year. In Cook County, data are broken out separately for total mortgage activity on single family homes, condominium units, two-to-four unit buildings, and in buildings with five or more units. Outside of Cook County, data are for all residential parcels.


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 1,191 1,330 988 570 359 282 230 264 319 255 243 282 314 278 284 305 482 363 347
Single Family 1,040 1,211 886 533 330 268 209 245 295 233 227 260 277 255 254 280 440 319 313
Condominium 7 2 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- 1 -- 1 -- 1
Building with 2-4 Units 139 114 97 34 29 13 20 19 21 20 14 21 33 21 28 25 40 44 30
Building with 5+ Units 5 3 4 2 -- 1 1 -- 3 2 1 1 4 2 1 -- 1 -- 3


Mortgages per 100 Residential Parcels

This indicator allows users to compare the level of mortgage activity across geographies. This data point represents the total number of mortgage liens on all residential parcels divided by the total number of residential parcels in a given year, multiplied by 100.


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 23.4 26.2 19.4 11.2 7.1 5.5 4.5 5.2 6.3 5.0 4.8 5.6 6.2 5.5 5.6 6.0 9.6 7.2 6.9


Foreclosure Filing Activity

This is an indicator of distress in a local housing market and viewing changing levels of activity allows for an understanding of the evolving nature of the foreclosure crisis in a neighborhood.

Total Foreclosure Filings Activity

This is the total number of new foreclosure filings in a given year. In Cook County, data are broken out separately for foreclosure filing activity on single family homes, condominium units, two-to-four unit buildings, and in buildings with five or more units. Outside of Cook County, data are for all residential parcels.


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 115 134 180 161 149 171 138 202 103 109 98 92 94 109 81 32 19 78 49
Single Family 102 121 156 137 132 158 124 179 92 96 91 84 85 101 73 31 18 70 38
Condominium -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- 3 -- -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- -- -- 1
Building with 2-4 Units 13 13 22 22 16 13 12 20 11 11 7 7 8 7 8 1 1 8 9
Building with 5+ Units -- -- 2 1 1 -- 2 -- -- 2 -- 1 -- 1 -- -- -- -- 1


Foreclosure Filings per 100 Residential Parcels

This indicator allows users to compare the level of foreclosure filing activity across geographies. This data point represents the total number of foreclosure filings on all residential parcels divided by the total number of residential parcels in a given year, multiplied by 100.


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 2.3 2.6 3.5 3.2 2.9 3.4 2.7 4.0 2.0 2.2 1.9 1.8 1.9 2.2 1.6 0.6 0.4 1.5 1.0


Cumulative Foreclosure Filings Activity

Annual levels of foreclosure filing activity likely do not convey the impact that foreclosure has had in a particular community, as geographies vary in density and size, and the drivers behind the Great Recession foreclosure crisis led to very different annual patterns of foreclosure filing activity across the region. This indicator represents the cumulative impact of foreclosure in a neighborhood measured as the unique share of residential properties that have had at least one foreclosure filing since 2005.


Property Type 2023
All Residential Properties 28.6%


Foreclosure Auctions

These are properties that have completed the foreclosure process. Understanding foreclosure auction activity helps determine the flow of year-over-year of REO (real estate owned) properties into a market, how third-party demand at auctions differs based on property types, and the density of REO activity across geographies. The level of completed foreclosure auctions activity in a neighborhood indicates distress in a local housing market.

Total Auction Activity

This is the total number of completed foreclosure auctions in a given year. In Cook County, data are broken out separately for total auction activity on single family homes, condominium units, two-to-four unit buildings, and in buildings with five or more units. Outside of Cook County, data are for all residential parcels.


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 27 27 48 72 57 64 34 52 66 73 60 55 43 31 45 12 11 25 24
Single Family 25 24 43 57 51 56 30 47 57 63 52 49 37 29 38 11 11 23 23
Condominium -- -- -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- -- 2 -- -- -- 2 -- -- -- --
Building with 2-4 Units 2 3 5 14 6 6 4 4 8 10 6 6 4 2 5 1 -- 2 1
Building with 5+ Units -- -- -- 1 -- 1 -- 1 1 -- -- -- 2 -- -- -- -- -- --


Share of Auctions Resulting in REO

This is the percent of completed foreclosure auctions in a given geography where there were no bidders and the property became bank-owned REO (real estate owned).


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 63.0% 92.6% 93.8% 97.2% 98.2% 95.3% 97.1% 94.2% 90.9% 78.1% 75.0% 69.1% 69.8% 80.6% 86.7% 66.7% 36.4% 76.0% 87.5%
Single Family 64.0% 91.7% 93.0% 98.2% 98.0% 94.6% 96.7% 93.6% 89.5% 76.2% 73.1% 67.3% 67.6% 82.8% 86.8% 63.6% 36.4% 78.3% 87.0%
Condominium -- -- -- -- -- 100.0% -- -- -- -- 100.0% -- -- -- 100.0% -- -- -- --
Building with 2-4 Units 50.0% 100.0% 100.0% 92.9% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 90.0% 83.3% 83.3% 100.0% 50.0% 80.0% 100.0% -- 50.0% 100.0%
Building with 5+ Units -- -- -- 100.0% -- 100.0% -- 100.0% 100.0% -- -- -- 50.0% -- -- -- -- -- --


REO per 100 Residential Parcels

This indicator allows users to compare the level of REO activity across geographies. This data point represents the total number of auctions resulting in REO status on all residential parcels divided by the total number of residential parcels in a given year, multiplied by 100.


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 0.3 0.5 0.9 1.4 1.1 1.2 0.6 1.0 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.4


Population and Age

Reflects the composition of a community's population by age.

Population and Age

Reflects the composition of a community's population by age.


Indicator Value
Total Population 12,087
Share of Population Aged under 18 17.9%
Share of Population Aged 18 to 44 27.0%
Share of Population Aged 45 to 64 26.9%
Share of Population Aged over 65 28.3%


Race and Ethnicity

The composition of a community's population by respondent race and ethnicity.

Race and Ethnicity

The composition of a community's population by respondent race and ethnicity.


Indicator Value
Share of Population that is White 0.2%
Share of Population that is African American 94.3%
Share of Population that is Hispanic or Latino 4.1%
Share of Population that is Asian 0.1%
Share of Population that is Some Other Race 1.2%


Household Income

Represents the composition of households by income in a particular geography.

Household Income

Represents the composition of households by income in a particular geography.


Indicator Value
Total Households 5,529
Share of Households with Income Less than $25,000 20.6%
Share of Households with Income $25,000 to $50,000 16.1%
Share of Households with Income $50,000 to $100,000 33.2%
Share of Households with Income $100,000 or More 30.1%


Poverty Rate

Reflects the share of the population that is below a current poverty threshold.

Share of Population that is under the Poverty Level


Indicator Value
Share of Population that is under the Poverty Level 12.6%


Resident Tenure

The composition of households by tenure indicates the share of households that rent versus the share of households that own.

Total Households

Represents the composition of households by tenure.


Indicator Value
Total Households 5,529


Share of Households that are Owner-Occupied

The composition of households by tenure indicates the share of households that rent versus the share of households that own.


Indicator Value
Share of Households that are Owner-Occupied 71.5%


Share of Households that are Renter-Occupied

The composition of households by tenure indicates the share of households that rent versus the share of households that own.


Indicator Value
Share of Households that are Renter-Occupied 28.5%


Cost Burdened Households

A household is considered to be cost-burdened when more than 30 percent of its income is spent on mortgage, rent, or other housing needs.

Share of Owner-Occupied Households that are Cost-Burdened


Indicator Value
Share of Owner-Occupied Households that are Cost-Burdened 25.4%


Share of Renter-Occupied Households that are Cost-Burdened

A household is considered to be cost-burdened when more than 30 percent of its income is spent on mortgage, rent, or other housing needs.


Indicator Value
Share of Renter-Occupied Households that are Cost-Burdened 47.1%


Share of All Households that are Cost-Burdened


Indicator Value
Share of All Households that are Cost-Burdened 31.4%