Census Reporter

Illinois

12,741,080 Population
55,514 square miles 229.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.3 ±0.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.2

Economics

$35,801 ±$248 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $33,831 ±$77
$65,030 ±$500 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $61,937 ±$94

12.1% ±0.3% (1,509,247  ±32,779) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.1% 41,852,315 (±0.1% / ±232,949)

29.4 minutes ±0.2 (172,692,890  ±1,125,551) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.1 3,967,761,655 (±0 / ±7,704,522)

Families

4,864,864 ±12,677 Number of households
  • United States: 121,520,180 ±153,217
2.6 ±0 (12,444,301  ±0) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.6 319,075,830

5.3% ±0.2% (158,848  ±6,532) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,956,960 (±0% / ±30,916)

Housing

5,376,176 ±518 Number of housing units
  • United States: 138,539,906 ±4,033

$203,400 ±$1,452 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $229,700 ±$366

12.5% ±0.3% (1,569,761  ±31,913.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 45,452,496 (±0.1% / ±185,008.3)

Social

89.5% ±0.5% (7,791,594  ±39,466.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.3% 197,114,684 (±0.1% / ±245,154.7)
35.1% ±0.3% (3,052,684  ±24,995.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 32.6% 72,750,461 (±0.1% / ±151,650)

23.5% ±0.2% (2,814,037  ±23,065.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 21.9% 67,268,668 (±0.1% / ±198,318.9)

14.1% ±0.2% (1,791,313  ±19,750) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,728,721 (±0.1% / ±157,222)

5.7% ±0.1% (559,656  ±9,843) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,964,242 (±0% / ±66,854)
559,656 Total veterans ±9,843 519,141 Male ±8,851 40,515 Female ±3,782

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