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Illinois

12,671,469 Population
55,513.2 square miles 228.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39 ±0.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$39,794 ±$375 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $38,332 ±$79
$72,205 ±$574 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $69,717 ±$134

12.1% ±0.3% (1,498,523  ±37,209) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,393,176 (±0.1% / ±243,679)

26.8 minutes ±0.1 (129,257,270  ±1,045,601) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 25.6 3,247,967,500 (±0 / ±6,621,416)

Families

4,991,641 ±12,428 Number of households
  • United States: 127,544,730 ±97,632
2.5 ±0 (12,382,348  ±0) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 324,132,900

5% ±0.2% (147,999  ±6,878) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.1% 3,922,188 (±0.1% / ±46,069)

Housing

5,440,294 ±583 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,148,050 ±4,219

$231,500 ±$1,606 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $281,400 ±$452

11.6% ±0.3% (1,448,650  ±31,174.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,911,615 (±0.1% / ±181,549)

Social

90.2% ±0.5% (7,872,693  ±42,399.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.4% 203,920,983 (±0.1% / ±264,625.2)
37.1% ±0.3% (3,242,579  ±27,382.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 35% 79,903,463 (±0.1% / ±166,943.4)

23.3% ±0.2% (2,784,187  ±29,007) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 21.6% 67,754,440 (±0.1% / ±171,150.5)

14.2% ±0.2% (1,804,562  ±23,890) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 13.6% 45,270,104 (±0% / ±140,397)

5% ±0.1% (496,352  ±10,780) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,501,502 (±0% / ±78,614)
496,352 Total veterans ±10,780 454,810 Male ±10,027 41,542 Female ±3,240

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