Census Reporter

Illinois

12,671,821 Population
55,513.7 square miles 228.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.6 ±0.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$37,728 ±$260 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$69,187 ±$585 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

11.5% ±0.3% (1,420,542  ±37,778) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

29.6 minutes ±0.2 (173,417,540  ±1,112,269) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

4,866,006 ±12,627 Number of households
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.5 ±0 (12,375,014  ±0) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

4.9% ±0.2% (147,037  ±6,353) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

5,388,210 ±605 Number of housing units
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$209,100 ±$1,514 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

12.1% ±0.3% (1,522,480  ±33,672.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

89.9% ±0.5% (7,812,057  ±41,528.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
35.8% ±0.3% (3,108,972  ±24,241.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

23.3% ±0.3% (2,778,086  ±29,857.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 22% 67,802,345 (±0.1% / ±214,346.6)

13.9% ±0.2% (1,766,492  ±24,346) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

5.4% ±0.1% (526,153  ±9,859) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
526,153 Total veterans ±9,859 488,119 Male ±9,656 38,034 Female ±2,530

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