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State Senate District 8, IL

219,620 Population
28.1 square miles 7,802.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.5 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Illinois: 38.9 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$43,613 ±$1,438 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Illinois: $45,104 ±$196
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$87,962 ±$3,614 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $81,702 ±$363
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

11.7% ±1% (25,341  ±2,195) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 11.7% 1,454,217 (±0.2% / ±18,530)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

30.4 minutes ±0.4 (2,516,860  ±94,411) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 28.1 148,440,910 (±0.1 / ±701,124)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

77,610 ±1,608 Number of households
  • Illinois: 5,001,904 ±7,673
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.8 ±0 (215,420  ±5,017) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,414,044
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

5.9% ±1% (2,826  ±508) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 5% 150,099 (±0.1% / ±3,035)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

83,037 ±1,486 Number of housing units
  • Illinois: 5,443,501 ±767
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$383,800 ±$6,745 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Illinois: $250,500 ±$863
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

8.4% ±0.9% (18,156  ±2,004.5) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Illinois: 11.5% 1,442,284 (±0.1% / ±14,975.1)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

89% ±0.6% (134,694  ±3,046.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 90.3% 7,887,284 (±0.3% / ±22,684.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
48.4% ±1.1% (73,272  ±2,299) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Illinois: 37.2% 3,249,494 (±0.2% / ±13,788.4)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

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

36.9% ±1.5% (81,049  ±3,784) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Illinois: 14.5% 1,833,810
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

2.5% ±0.3% (4,113  ±469) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Illinois: 5% 493,667 (±0.1% / ±4,919)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
4,113 Total veterans ±469 3,663 Male ±411 450 Female ±216

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