were 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.9 males. The median income for a household in the village was $37,083, and the median income for a family was $40,082. Males had a median income of $22,263 versus $33,819 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,494. About 36.9% of families and 37.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 66.2% of those under age 18 and 18.1% of those age 65 or over. {| class="wikitable" |+Ford Heights, Illinois - Demographic Profile (NH = Non-Hispanic) !Race / Ethnicity !Pop 2010 !Pop 2020 !% 2010 !% 2020 |- |Black or African American alone (NH) |2,635 |1,651 |95.37% |91.06% |- |White alone (NH) |40 |44 |1.45% |2.43% |- |Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) |6 |7 |0.22% |0.39% |- |Asian alone (NH) |3 |4 |0.11% |0.22% |- |Pacific Islander alone (NH) |0 |0 |0.00% |0.00% |- |Some Other Race alone (NH) |0 |3 |0.00% |0.17% |- |Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) |37 |37 |1.34% |2.04% |- |Hispanic or Latino (any race) |42 |67 |1.52% |3.70% |- |Total|2,763|1,813|100.00%|100.00%''' |}Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.'' Government Ford Heights is in Illinois's 2nd congressional district. Education Public education in the village of Ford Heights is provided by Ford Heights School District 169 and Bloom Township High School District 206: Ford Heights School District 169 operates two campuses: Medgar Evers Primary Academic Center (grades PK-4) and Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center (grades 5-8). High school students in Ford Heights attend Bloom Trail High School, which is part of Bloom Township High School District 206. References External links Ford Heights Community Profile - Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Villages in Illinois Villages in Cook County, Illinois Chicago metropolitan area Populated places established in 1924 Populated places on the Underground Railroad 1949 establishments in Illinois Majority-minority cities and towns in Cook County, Illinois