Blue Island Illinois Real Estate
Blue Island, Illinois, is located in Cook County, 9 miles SE of Oak Lawn, Illinois and 15 miles S of Chicago, Illinois. Blue Island has a population of 23,463.
Blue Island Homes
Blue Island properties pool is 8,197 residential properties including Blue Island new homes. Median age of real estate in Blue Island is 1954. Average Household size is 3.54 people. 7% are one bedroom homes, 33% are 2 bedroom homes, 38% are 3 bedroom homes, 15% are 4 bedroom homes, and 5% are 5+ bedroom homes.
Blue Island Mortgage Statistics
Blue Island mortgages vs. USA median statistics
Homes |
Blue Island |
USA |
Homes With No Mortgage |
35% |
30% |
Homes With Mortgage |
65% |
70% |
First Mortgage Only |
53% |
54% |
First & Second Mortgage or HELOC |
12% |
16% |
Blue Island Area Real Estate Tax
Blue Island Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $1,516 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 42,277. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).
Blue Island School District: Children make up 30.1% of Blue Island population. Blue Island has 7,071 under 18 years old residents, or 0.73 kids per one worker, or 0.86 kids per one household.
Blue Island Real Estate & Blue Island Homeownership
There are 2377.13 or 29% one person households, 2049.25 or 25% two person households, and 1311.52 or 16% three person households in Blue Island, Illinois. Median residents age is 30.4, Senior citizens (65+) make up 2,288 or 9.8%% of Blue Island population.
There are 9,630 workers (over 16 years of age) in Blue Island. Of these, 80.77% drive to work. Approximately 12.59% of workers in Blue Island take public transportation. An estimated 4.76% walk to work.
Median Blue Island homeowner's housing expences are 20.1%
Crime in Blue Island (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year
Type of Crime |
Blue Island |
USA, 2003 |
Violent Crimes |
NaN |
47.5 |
Robberies |
NaN |
14.2 |
Aggravated Assaults |
NaN |
29.5 |
Property Crimes |
NaN |
358.8 |
Burglaries |
NaN |
74.0 |
Larceny-Thefts |
NaN |
241.5 |
Motor Vehicle Thefts |
NaN |
43.3 |
Invest in Blue Island Properties
When making a decision about buying real estate in Blue Island Illinois area, you should consider following statistical data:
Category |
Blue Island |
USA |
Near Medium City |
Oak Lawn, Illinois |
- |
Near Large City |
Chicago, Illinois |
- |
Blue Island Zip Codes |
60406, 60827 |
- |
Blue Island Area Codes |
708 |
- |
White population |
53.68% |
75.1% |
African-American population |
24.1% |
12.3% |
Asian |
0.37% |
3.6% |
American Indian & Alaskan |
0.58% |
0.9% |
Hispanic (of any race) |
37.93% |
12.5% |
Median Family Income (1999) |
$ 42,277% |
$42,000 |
Population Below Poverty Level |
13.16% |
12.4% |
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