Census Reporter

Cook County, IL

5,150,233 Population
944.9 square miles 5,450.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.2 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Illinois: 38.6 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$40,042 ±$531 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Illinois: $37,728 ±$260
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$69,429 ±$1,100 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Illinois: $69,187 ±$585
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

13% ±0.5% (657,797  ±25,529) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 11.5% 1,420,542 (±0.3% / ±37,778)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

33.7 minutes ±0.2 (81,382,460  ±757,291) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 29.6 173,417,540 (±0.2 / ±1,112,269)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

1,985,613 ±7,470 Number of households
  • Illinois: 4,866,006 ±12,627
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.6 ±0 (5,057,954  ±4,585) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,375,014 (±0)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

5.2% ±0.4% (66,723  ±4,883) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Illinois: 4.9% 147,037 (±0.2% / ±6,353)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

2,204,152 ±1,831 Number of housing units
  • Illinois: 5,388,210 ±605
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$261,400 ±$3,278 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $209,100 ±$1,514
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

11.8% ±0.4% (600,244  ±22,504.3) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Illinois: 12.1% 1,522,480 (±0.3% / ±33,672.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

87.9% ±0.8% (3,154,825  ±28,063.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 89.9% 7,812,057 (±0.5% / ±41,528.9)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
40.5% ±0.5% (1,455,099  ±17,317.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 35.8% 3,108,972 (±0.3% / ±24,241.7)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

35.3% ±0.5% (1,706,927  ±22,794.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 23.3% 2,778,086 (±0.3% / ±29,857.8)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22% 67,802,345 (±0.1% / ±214,346.6)

21.1% ±0.4% (1,084,010  ±18,782) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 13.9% 1,766,492 (±0.2% / ±24,346)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

3.6% ±0.2% (143,218  ±6,343) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Illinois: 5.4% 526,153 (±0.1% / ±9,859)
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
143,218 Total veterans ±6,343 131,219 Male ±5,957 11,999 Female ±2,043

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