One downside of living in Hickory Hills, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.64 minutes every day commuting to work.
The percentage of people in Hickory Hills who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.55% of adults in Hickory Hills 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.
Hickory Hills also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 31.95%.
The most common language spoken in Hickory Hills is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Arabic.
