Census Reporter

Illinois

12,716,164 Population
55,513.2 square miles 229.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-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 ±0.1

Economics

$37,306 ±$155 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$68,428 ±$267 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

12% ±0.2% (1,488,670  ±18,242) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

29 minutes ±0.1 (164,929,595  ±812,306) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

4,884,061 ±8,585 Number of households
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.5 (12,419,358  ±0) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

5.2% ±0.1% (154,995  ±2,932) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

5,373,385 ±564 Number of housing units
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$202,100 ±$886 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

12.5% ±0.1% (1,566,568  ±15,162.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

89.7% ±0.3% (7,788,362  ±21,479.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
35.5% ±0.2% (3,085,274  ±13,375) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

23% ±0.1% (2,752,983  ±16,084.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 21.5% 66,093,076 (±0.1% / ±186,870.8)

13.9% ±0.1% (1,773,067  ±11,518) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

5.6% ±0.1% (553,593  ±4,742) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
553,593 Total veterans ±4,742 512,589 Male ±4,531 41,004 Female ±1,452

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