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Illinois

12,549,689 Population
55,513.1 square miles 226.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.5 ±0.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6461%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female51%
  • Male
  • Female
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58%White13%Black0%Native6%Asian0%Islander0%Other4%Two+19%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$45,043 ±$388 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$80,306 ±$635 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

11.6% ±0.3% (1,426,517  ±30,335) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty15%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty11%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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28.1 minutes ±0.2 (150,482,720  ±1,340,109) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Means of transportation to work

66%Drove alone8%Carpooled7%Public transit1%†Bicycle3%Walked1%Other14%Worked at home
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Families

5,071,288 ±14,337 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 (12,271,503  ±) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

Population by household type

Married couples59%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married48%
  • Married
  • Single
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale39%Female34%
Now marriedMale50%Female47%
DivorcedMale8%Female11%
WidowedMale3%Female8%
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4.8% ±0.2% (141,318  ±5,490) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

1%†15-194%†20-248%†25-2910%30-358%35-392%†40-441%†45-50
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Housing

5,470,727 ±527 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied93%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied67%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit64%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$263,300 ±$1,622 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

10.8% ±0.3% (1,344,235  ±31,091.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

90.6% ±0.5% (7,888,008  ±44,765.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
38.3% ±0.3% (3,334,374  ±28,654.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

Population by highest level of education

9%No degree25%High school27%Some college23%Bachelor's16%Post-grad
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24.3% ±0.2% (2,883,843  ±26,391.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

Language at home, children 5-17

English only76%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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Language at home, adults 18+

English only76%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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15% (1,878,890  ±26,918) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

4.7% ±0.1% (459,569  ±11,336) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)

Veterans by wartime service

3,079†WWII19,538†Korea151,753Vietnam99,321Gulf (1990s)121,319Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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459,569 Total veterans ±11,336 416,561 Male ±10,390 43,008 Female ±3,476

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Illinois <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/04000US17-illinois/>