One downside of living in Hickory Hills is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Hickory Hills, the average commute to work is 30.64 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
The overall education level of Hickory Hills is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.55% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Hickory Hills in 2022 was $37,672, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $150,688 for a family of four. However, Hickory Hills contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Hickory Hills is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hickory Hills home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hickory Hills residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Hickory Hills also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.60% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hickory Hills include Polish, Palestinian, German, Lithuanian, and Irish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Hickory Hills's cultural character, accounting for 31.95% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Hickory Hills is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Arabic.
