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Cook County, IL

5,182,617 Population
944.9 square miles 5,484.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.4 ±0.1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Illinois: 39.4 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$50,075 ±$784 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $46,937 ±$406
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$82,764 ±$1,423 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Illinois: $83,211 ±$898
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

13.8% ±0.5% (702,524  ±25,787) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 11.6% 1,438,470 (±0.3% / ±31,443)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

32.1 minutes ±0.2 (70,708,590  ±991,615) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 28.3 154,658,770 (±0.2 / ±1,330,777)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

2,124,304 ±7,894 Number of households
  • Illinois: 5,105,448 ±12,305
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0 (5,093,924  ±1,334) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 2.4 12,417,746
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.2% ±0.3% (54,153  ±4,315) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 4.6% 138,998 (±0.2% / ±6,570)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

2,284,600 ±630 Number of housing units
  • Illinois: 5,482,133 ±1,080
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$335,800 ±$3,115 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $280,700 ±$1,768
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11% ±0.5% (567,242  ±25,113.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 10.2% 1,289,197 (±0.3% / ±31,884.1)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

88.8% ±0.9% (3,259,688  ±34,280.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 90.7% 8,028,089 (±0.5% / ±45,818.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
44.3% ±0.6% (1,625,022  ±22,511.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 39.2% 3,471,705 (±0.3% / ±28,867)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

36.3% ±0.5% (1,785,619  ±24,913.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 24.5% 2,953,673 (±0.3% / ±32,334.2)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

22.9% (1,185,306  ±25,622) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 15.4% 1,957,482
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

3.1% ±0.2% (126,433  ±7,021) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Illinois: 4.5% 452,391 (±0.1% / ±11,018)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
126,433 Total veterans ±7,021 115,076 Male ±6,300 11,357 Female ±2,120

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