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Cook County, IL

5,087,072 Population
944.9 square miles 5,383.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.4 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Illinois: 39.5 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6463%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female51%
  • Male
  • Female
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40%White22%Black0%Native8%Asian0%Islander0%Other3%Two+27%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$48,074 ±$722 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $45,043 ±$388
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$80,579 ±$1,072 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Illinois: $80,306 ±$635
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

13.3% ±0.5% (664,755  ±26,734) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 11.6% 1,426,517 (±0.3% / ±30,335)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty17%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty14%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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31.8 minutes ±0.3 (68,802,984  ±970,414) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 28.1 150,482,720 (±0.2 / ±1,340,109)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Means of transportation to work

55%Drove alone8%Carpooled13%Public transit1%†Bicycle4%Walked2%†Other16%Worked at home
* Universe: Workers 16 years and over
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Families

2,117,084 ±8,830 Number of households
  • Illinois: 5,071,288 ±14,337
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (5,003,661  ±1,018) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 2.4 12,271,503
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

Population by household type

Married couples53%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married44%
  • Married
  • Single
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale44%Female40%
Now marriedMale46%Female42%
DivorcedMale7%Female10%
WidowedMale2%Female8%
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4.3% ±0.4% (54,358  ±4,462) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 4.8% 141,318 (±0.2% / ±5,490)
  • about 80 percent of 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%†15-193%†20-245%†25-298%†30-359%†35-392%†40-441%†45-50
* Universe: Women 15 to 50 years
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Housing

2,280,886 ±467 Number of housing units
  • Illinois: 5,470,727 ±527
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied93%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied58%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Multi-unit54%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$313,700 ±$3,917 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $263,300 ±$1,622
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

12% ±0.5% (603,565  ±24,067.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 10.8% 1,344,235 (±0.3% / ±31,091.9)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

88.6% ±0.9% (3,182,000  ±32,283.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 90.6% 7,888,008 (±0.5% / ±44,765.7)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
43.6% ±0.6% (1,567,766  ±21,796.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 38.3% 3,334,374 (±0.3% / ±28,654.7)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

Population by highest level of education

11%No degree22%High school23%Some college25%Bachelor's19%Post-grad
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35.8% ±0.5% (1,727,876  ±22,640.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 24.3% 2,883,843 (±0.2% / ±26,391.6)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

Language at home, children 5-17

English only65%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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Language at home, adults 18+

English only64%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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22.2% (1,130,960  ±23,493) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 15% 1,878,890
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

3.1% ±0.2% (123,691  ±6,275) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Illinois: 4.7% 459,569 (±0.1% / ±11,336)
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)

Veterans by wartime service

904†WWII7,109†Korea38,096Vietnam23,303†Gulf (1990s)29,945†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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123,691 Total veterans ±6,275 111,634 Male ±6,213 12,057 Female ±1,895

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Cook County, IL <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/05000US17031-cook-county-il/>