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Congressional District 8, IL

752,591 Population
285.5 square miles 2,636.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.3 ±0.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 39.4 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$45,435 ±$1,018 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Illinois: $46,937 ±$406
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$96,230 ±$4,468 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $83,211 ±$898
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

6.8% ±0.9% (50,716  ±6,994) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 11.6% 1,438,470 (±0.3% / ±31,443)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

28 minutes ±0.4 (9,810,455  ±331,318) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 28.3 154,658,770 (±0.2 / ±1,330,777)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

284,554 ±5,092 Number of households
  • Illinois: 5,105,448 ±12,305
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0.1 (747,431  ±12,665) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 2.4 12,417,746
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.6% ±1% (7,795  ±1,653) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 4.6% 138,998 (±0.2% / ±6,570)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

293,335 ±5,201 Number of housing units
  • Illinois: 5,482,133 ±1,080
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$346,400 ±$5,266 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • 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

7.7% ±1% (57,486  ±7,242) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Illinois: 10.2% 1,289,197 (±0.3% / ±31,884.1)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

89.4% ±1.5% (476,315  ±12,261.6) 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)
39.9% ±1.2% (212,664  ±7,612.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 39.2% 3,471,705 (±0.3% / ±28,867)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

43.2% ±2.4% (308,329  ±18,006.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 24.5% 2,953,673 (±0.3% / ±32,334.2)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

28.2% ±1.1% (211,926  ±8,956) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in Illinois: 15.4% 1,957,482
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

3.2% ±0.3% (18,644  ±2,065) 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)
18,644 Total veterans ±2,065 17,678 Male ±2,030 966 Female ±552

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