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Chicago, IL

2,721,326 Population
227.7 square miles 11,948.8 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 the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 38.9 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Illinois: 39.4 ±0.1

Economics

$51,976 ±$1,338 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: $49,948 ±$510
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $46,937 ±$406
$80,613 ±$1,364 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: $90,770 ±$879
  • a little less than the amount in Illinois: $83,211 ±$898

16.6% ±0.8% (442,127  ±22,173) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 11.1% 1,026,828 (±0.3% / ±23,643)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Illinois: 11.6% 1,438,470 (±0.3% / ±31,443)

33.5 minutes ±1 (39,510,624  ±793,990) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 30.9 125,151,910 (±0.2 / ±1,209,442)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 28.3 154,658,770 (±0.2 / ±1,330,777)

Families

1,172,455 ±9,440 Number of households
  • the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 3,690,402 ±9,692
  • Illinois: 5,105,448 ±12,305
2.3 ±0 (2,668,051  ±1,329) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 2.5 9,254,461 (±0 / ±1,750)
  • a little less than the figure in Illinois: 2.4 12,417,746

3.5% ±0.4% (26,651  ±3,118) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 4.6% 104,224 (±0.3% / ±6,102)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Illinois: 4.6% 138,998 (±0.2% / ±6,570)

Housing

1,282,248 ±9,537 Number of housing units
  • the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 3,924,020 ±943
  • Illinois: 5,482,133 ±1,080

$341,200 ±$4,756 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: $339,700 ±$1,930
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $280,700 ±$1,768

13.6% ±0.7% (367,209  ±18,699.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 10.2% 945,818 (±0.3% / ±31,727.7)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Illinois: 10.2% 1,289,197 (±0.3% / ±31,884.1)

Social

87.4% ±1.3% (1,700,079  ±27,578.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 90% 5,903,400 (±0.7% / ±42,582.7)
  • a little less than the rate in Illinois: 90.7% 8,028,089 (±0.5% / ±45,818.4)
46.4% ±1% (902,201  ±20,309.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 43.1% 2,825,577 (±0.4% / ±27,146)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 39.2% 3,471,705 (±0.3% / ±28,867)

35.4% ±0.8% (916,634  ±21,708.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 31.1% 2,772,184 (±0.3% / ±30,631.3)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 24.5% 2,953,673 (±0.3% / ±32,334.2)

22% ±0.8% (597,415  ±21,718) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 19.4% 1,825,700 (±0.3% / ±28,683)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Illinois: 15.4% 1,957,482

2.6% ±0.2% (57,764  ±5,340) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 3.6% 266,098 (±0.1% / ±7,628)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 4.5% 452,391 (±0.1% / ±11,018)
57,764 Total veterans ±5,340 52,729 Male ±5,013 5,035 Female ±1,782

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