In Hickory Hills, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.64 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
In terms of college education, Hickory Hills is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 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.
