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41.52° N · 88.03° W · GEOID 1737465

Ingalls Park

Will County, Illinois · part of the Chicago, IL metro

Limited data population under 5,000

IllinoisIngalls Park, ILIngalls ParkIngalls Park

The short answer

Ingalls Park is home to 3,015 people. Median household income is $57,917 a year and median rent is $1,408 a month, 29.2% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $157,800, about 2.7x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,408
3% above the median place
Median household income
$57,917
28% below the median place
Median home value
$157,800
51% below the median place
Unemployment
4.9%
1% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Ingalls Park

  • Half the homes were built before 1949, older housing than in 94% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $40,300 a year left, less than in 90% of places its size.
  • The median rent takes 29.2% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 93% of places its size.
  • 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 92% of places its size.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs only about $156 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 87% of places its size.
01

Moving to Ingalls Park

Will County gains about 0.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in30,302
Moved out29,968
Net+334

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Cook County, IL12,8907,548+5,342
DuPage County, IL5,4693,886+1,583
Kendall County, IL1,0451,694−649
Grundy County, IL8411,236−395
Kane County, IL755814−59
Lake County, IN480834−354

Within Illinois, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within IllinoisOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$84K
Leavers$82K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Will County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
4.6% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Will County report $83,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $82,300.
Income you would need
$56,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,408 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,564 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $157,800.
Getting to work
26 minutes each way on average; 14.7% work from home; 2.0% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Pleasantville, NJ matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving out7
$82,337
17% above the median place
Moved here in the past year1
4.6%
20% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureIngalls ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure4.6%20% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure0.5above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$83,70619% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$82,33717% above
02

What it costs to live here

Median year built is 1949, 1% below the median place.

Ingalls Park29.2%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$56,320
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
29.2%
43% above the median place
Home price to income
2.7x
28% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
29%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$40,400
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Ingalls Park, $1,408 a month, and local prices for everything else (101.9 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Ingalls Park, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Pontoon Beach, IL24.4% vs 29.2%$8,000Compare
Blacklick Estates, OH23.5% vs 29.2%$14,400Compare
Kathleen, FL26.2% vs 29.2%$3,000Compare

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Median year built1
1949
1% below the median place
Property tax rate1
2.0%
123% above the median place
Median home value1
$157,800
51% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureIngalls ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,4083% above
Rent to income129.2%43% above
Property tax rate12.0%123% above
Home price to income12.7x28% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure103.63% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,01125% above
HUD area median income4County figure$121,50013% above
Property tax paid (median)1$3,1992% below
Median home value1$157,80051% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure4.6%44% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure52.5%2% above
Homeownership165.2%2% below
Renters paying 30%+140.5%20% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,56416% below
Vacant homes1County figure3.9%44% below
Median year built119491% below
03

Work and pay

Poverty rate is 21.9%, 103% above the median place.

Poverty rate1
21.9%
103% above the median place
Median household income1
$57,917
28% below the median place
Income per person1
$36,700
8% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureIngalls ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$57,91728% below
Income per person1$36,7008% below
Unemployment1County figure4.9%1% above
Average annual pay6County figure$62,4185% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.1%16% below
Jobs6County figure267,86878% above
Poverty rate121.9%103% above
Mean commute126 min4% above
Works from home1County figure14.7%18% above
Commutes by transit1County figure2.0%141% above
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 18.8%, 194% above the median place.

No health insurance1
18.8%
194% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
12.4%
61% below the median place
High school or higher1
85.0%
8% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age34.7 −11%
Born abroad18.8% 2.1×
Homes with broadband88.4% −4%
Household size2.6 +3%
All 8 people measures
MeasureIngalls ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population13,0156646th largest
Median age134.711% below
Bachelor's or higher112.4%61% below
High school or higher185.0%8% below
Household size12.63% above
Born abroad118.8%113% above
No health insurance118.8%194% above
Homes with broadband188.4%4% below
05

Life in Ingalls Park

38 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents6.6 −35%
Playgrounds per 10k6.6 −30%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars18.6 −11%
Shops23.8 −21%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.9 −5%
Doctors' offices and clinics23.8 +18%
Child care centers1.8 −22%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools11
206
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students11
112,659
above the median place (median 4,897)
Shops per 10k8
23.8
21% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureIngalls ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure206above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure112,659above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure14.37% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure18.611% below
Shops per 10k8County figure23.821% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.95% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure23.818% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.822% below
Parks per 10k96.635% below
Playgrounds per 10k96.630% below
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure38192% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Tornado risk is 99.2, 22% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Ingalls Park. Larger places are fetched first.

Tornado risk13
99.2
22% above the median place
January average low12
16°F
35% below the median place
Hurricane risk13
26.2
63% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureIngalls ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure84°F3% below
January average low12County figure16°F35% below
Average temperature12County figure51°F8% below
Annual precipitation12County figure39.2 in11% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure97.35% above
Hurricane risk13County figure26.263% below
Tornado risk13County figure99.222% above
Wildfire risk13County figure56.28% below
Heat wave risk13County figure95.56% above
Median air quality index14County figure442% above
Good air days14County figure61.6%10% below
08

Ingalls Park in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 30% of the median income in 2030, up from 29% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,408/mo (2024)$1,830/mo$1,500 to $2,230/mo+4.5%
Median household income$57,917 (2024)$73,000$61,500 to $86,500+3.9%
Median home value$157,800 (2024)$227,000$165,000 to $312,000+6.2%

The median home would be worth 3.1 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.7 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Ingalls Park

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Pleasantville, NJ$1,354$53,661Compare
Haltom City, TX$1,415$59,057Compare
Baytown, TX$1,307$59,910Compare
Pontoon Beach, IL$1,277$62,861Compare
Pontoon Beach, ILBaytown, TXHaltom City, TXPleasantville, NJIngalls Park, ILIngalls ParkPleasantvilleHaltom CityBaytownPontoon BeachIngalls ParkHaltom CityBaytownPontoon Beach

Common questions

Is Ingalls Park a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Half the homes were built before 1949, older housing than in 94% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track. After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $40,300 a year left, less than in 90% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 32 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Ingalls Park expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 29.2% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $157,800.

What salary do you need to live in Ingalls Park?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $56,320 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Ingalls Park?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Pleasantville, NJ, Haltom City, TX, Baytown, TX and Pontoon Beach, IL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Ingalls Park with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Ingalls Park itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/ingalls-park-illinois

Citytistics. “Ingalls Park, Illinois.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/ingalls-park-illinois/

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