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Illinois

12,549,689 Population
55,513.1 square miles 226.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.5 ±0.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$45,043 ±$388 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$80,306 ±$635 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

11.6% ±0.3% (1,426,517  ±30,335) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

28.1 minutes ±0.2 (150,482,720  ±1,340,109) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

5,071,288 ±14,337 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 (12,271,503  ±) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

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

Housing

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

$263,300 ±$1,622 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

10.8% ±0.3% (1,344,235  ±31,091.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

90.6% ±0.5% (7,888,008  ±44,765.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
38.3% ±0.3% (3,334,374  ±28,654.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

24.3% ±0.2% (2,883,843  ±26,391.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

15% (1,878,890  ±26,918) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

4.7% ±0.1% (459,569  ±11,336) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
459,569 Total veterans ±11,336 416,561 Male ±10,390 43,008 Female ±3,476

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