Palos Hills is a medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 17,759 people and three associated neighborhoods, Palos Hills is the 137th largest community in Illinois.

A relatively large number of people in Palos Hills telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.57% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Palos Hills, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.44 minutes every day commuting to work.

The percentage of people in Palos Hills who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.98% of adults in Palos Hills have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Palos Hills in 2022 was $39,791, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $159,164 for a family of four. However, Palos Hills contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Palos Hills is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Palos Hills home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Palos Hills residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Palos Hills include Polish, German, Irish, Italian, and English.

In addition, Palos Hills has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (27.80%).

The most common language spoken in Palos Hills is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Arabic.