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Congressional District 6, IL

725,829 Population
225.2 square miles 3,222.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.3 ±1 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 39.5 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$51,818 ±$1,658 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $45,043 ±$388
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$92,820 ±$3,673 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $80,306 ±$635
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

7.4% ±0.9% (53,319  ±6,637) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Illinois: 11.6% 1,426,517 (±0.3% / ±30,335)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

30.6 minutes ±0.6 (9,365,425  ±335,686) 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 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

298,572 ±5,587 Number of households
  • Illinois: 5,071,288 ±14,337
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0.1 (717,966  ±11,868) 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

5% ±0.7% (7,525  ±1,084) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Illinois: 4.8% 141,318 (±0.2% / ±5,490)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

312,258 ±5,670 Number of housing units
  • Illinois: 5,470,727 ±527
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$331,900 ±$5,858 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $263,300 ±$1,622
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

9.3% ±1% (66,561  ±7,086.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 10.8% 1,344,235 (±0.3% / ±31,091.9)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

92.6% ±1.4% (483,343  ±11,258.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 90.6% 7,888,008 (±0.5% / ±44,765.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
45% ±1.1% (235,066  ±7,158) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 38.3% 3,334,374 (±0.3% / ±28,654.7)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

25.4% ±1% (178,575  ±7,007.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 23.8% 2,852,434 (±0.1% / ±15,068.3)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

15.8% ±1.2% (114,798  ±9,075) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in Illinois: 15% 1,878,890
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

4.1% ±0.5% (23,684  ±2,593) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 4.7% 459,569 (±0.1% / ±11,336)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
23,684 Total veterans ±2,593 22,451 Male ±2,573 1,233 Female ±633

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