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Data on this report is based on areas within the legal city boundary, outlined in black on the map. Any additional neighborhoods shown on the map are associated with the city by name and are included for reference only.


Calumet City Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Calumet City Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

34,855

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.0%
5 - 17:
19.8%
18 - 24:
9.0%
25 - 34:
11.1%
35 - 54:
25.1%
55 - 64:
14.4%
Over 65 Years:
15.6%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.6%
3.6%
88.7%
88.7%
21.4%
21.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Calumet City
USA
$28,113
$28,113
$44,673
$44,673

Median household income

Calumet City
USA
$55,369
$55,369
$80,734
$80,734
Individuals Below Poverty Level

23.4%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Transportation
Retail
Education
Accommodation
Manufacturing
Administration
Public Service
Other
Construction
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Information Technology
Finance
21.7%
21.7%
16.8%
16.8%
11.5%
11.5%
8.2%
8.2%
7.4%
7.4%
6.2%
6.2%
5.9%
5.9%
4.5%
4.5%
3.5%
3.5%
3.4%
3.4%
3.1%
3.1%
2.2%
2.2%
2.2%
2.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
75.1%
75.1%
16.3%
16.3%
5.6%
5.6%
2.9%
2.9%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Nigerian
Irish
Polish
German
Italian
African
English
Haitian
Slovak
French
Jamaican
Hungarian
Ukrainian
Ethiopian
Swedish
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
Greek
European
Barbadian
South African
2.0%
2.0%
1.9%
1.9%
1.7%
1.7%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
African languages
French
Greek
Native American languages
Polish
Thai
German/Yiddish
Arabic
Hungarian
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Korean
82.2%
82.2%
14.1%
14.1%
1.5%
1.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Calumet City Residents

10.3%