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Chicago city, Cook County, IL

2,721,326 Population
225.1 square miles 12,089.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.9 ±0.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Cook County: 38.4 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Illinois: 39.4 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$51,976 ±$1,338 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Cook County: $50,075 ±$784
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $46,937 ±$406
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$80,613 ±$1,364 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Cook County: $82,764 ±$1,423
  • a little less than the amount in Illinois: $83,211 ±$898
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

16.6% ±0.8% (442,127  ±22,173) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Cook County: 13.8% 702,524 (±0.5% / ±25,787)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Illinois: 11.6% 1,438,470 (±0.3% / ±31,443)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

33.5 minutes ±1 (39,510,624  ±793,990) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Cook County: 32.1 70,708,590 (±0.2 / ±991,615)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 28.3 154,658,770 (±0.2 / ±1,330,777)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

1,172,455 ±9,440 Number of households
  • Cook County: 2,124,304 ±7,894
  • Illinois: 5,105,448 ±12,305
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0 (2,668,051  ±1,329) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Cook County: 2.4 5,093,924 (±0 / ±1,334)
  • a little less than the figure in Illinois: 2.4 12,417,746
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.5% ±0.4% (26,651  ±3,118) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Cook County: 4.2% 54,153 (±0.3% / ±4,315)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Illinois: 4.6% 138,998 (±0.2% / ±6,570)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

1,282,248 ±9,537 Number of housing units
  • Cook County: 2,284,600 ±630
  • Illinois: 5,482,133 ±1,080
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$341,200 ±$4,756 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Cook County: $335,800 ±$3,115
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $280,700 ±$1,768
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13.6% ±0.7% (367,209  ±18,699.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Cook County: 11% 567,242 (±0.5% / ±25,113.1)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Illinois: 10.2% 1,289,197 (±0.3% / ±31,884.1)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

87.4% ±1.3% (1,700,079  ±27,578.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Cook County: 88.8% 3,259,688 (±0.9% / ±34,280.8)
  • a little less than the rate in Illinois: 90.7% 8,028,089 (±0.5% / ±45,818.4)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
46.4% ±1% (902,201  ±20,309.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Cook County: 44.3% 1,625,022 (±0.6% / ±22,511.5)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 39.2% 3,471,705 (±0.3% / ±28,867)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

35.4% ±0.8% (916,634  ±21,708.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about the same as the rate in Cook County: 36.3% 1,785,619 (±0.5% / ±24,913.1)
  • 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% ±0.8% (597,415  ±21,718) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in Cook County: 22.9% 1,185,306
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Illinois: 15.4% 1,957,482
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

2.6% ±0.2% (57,764  ±5,340) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Cook County: 3.1% 126,433 (±0.2% / ±7,021)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 4.5% 452,391 (±0.1% / ±11,018)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
57,764 Total veterans ±5,340 52,729 Male ±5,013 5,035 Female ±1,782

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