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Blue Island, IL

21,741 Population
4.1 square miles 5,340.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.1 ±2.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 38.6 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 39 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$28,709 ±$2,567 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: $49,513 ±$260
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Illinois: $46,406 ±$212
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$59,489 ±$8,134 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: $90,887 ±$454
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Illinois: $83,390 ±$362
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

17.1% ±4.9% (3,706  ±1,056) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 11.2% 1,032,570 (±0.2% / ±15,833)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 11.8% 1,464,937 (±0.2% / ±18,161)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

29 minutes ±2.5 (249,485  ±29,714) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 30.3 115,653,336 (±0.1 / ±501,154)
  • a little higher than the figure in Illinois: 27.8 143,793,920 (±0.1 / ±595,293)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

8,464 ±544 Number of households
  • the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 3,643,783 ±5,293
  • Illinois: 5,036,449 ±8,009
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.2 (21,668  ±523) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 2.5 9,219,341
  • a little higher than the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,405,980
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.2% ±2% (122  ±113) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 4.8% 108,184 (±0.1% / ±3,055)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 4.9% 147,208 (±0.1% / ±3,564)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

8,997 ±540 Number of housing units
  • the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 3,900,420 ±495
  • Illinois: 5,457,452 ±471
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$178,700 ±$13,106 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: $323,000 ±$1,010
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Illinois: $263,300 ±$797
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

5.7% ±2% (1,242  ±423.4) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 10.9% 1,009,281 (±0.1% / ±13,353.6)
  • about half the rate in Illinois: 11.1% 1,396,426 (±0.1% / ±14,640.6)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

80.7% ±6% (12,340  ±1,062) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 89.8% 5,823,631 (±0.3% / ±20,216.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 90.5% 7,931,250 (±0.3% / ±22,974.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
20.7% ±3.4% (3,157  ±543.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 41.6% 2,696,647 (±0.2% / ±12,947.4)
  • about half the rate in Illinois: 37.9% 3,318,149 (±0.2% / ±14,295.2)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

22% ±3.2% (4,774  ±701) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 18.6% 1,744,561
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 14.8% 1,872,449
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4% ±1.4% (684  ±245) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 3.9% 282,963 (±0.1% / ±4,136)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Illinois: 4.8% 478,196 (±0.1% / ±4,766)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
684 Total veterans ±245 635 Male ±242 49 Female ±50

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