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Chicago, IL

2,665,064 Population
227.7 square miles 11,701.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.8 ±0.3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 38.7 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Illinois: 39.1 ±0.3

Economics

$45,449 ±$977 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: $45,877 ±$385
  • a little higher than the amount in Illinois: $43,317 ±$328
$70,386 ±$1,849 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: $82,914 ±$948
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Illinois: $76,708 ±$584

17.2% ±0.8% (450,869  ±20,063) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 11.2% 1,040,394 (±0.4% / ±33,407)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Illinois: 11.9% 1,469,643 (±0.3% / ±33,705)

33.5 minutes ±0.4 (35,945,752  ±765,734) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 30.2 118,532,256 (±0.2 / ±1,080,515)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 27.9 145,167,340 (±0.2 / ±1,228,214)

Families

1,159,424 ±9,725 Number of households
  • the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 3,726,266 ±9,113
  • Illinois: 5,056,360 ±12,532
2.3 ±0 (2,617,370  ±1,081) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 2.5 9,296,498 (±0 / ±2,040)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Illinois: 2.4 † 12,306,684 (±109.9 / ±-555,555,600)

4.3% ±0.5% (30,946  ±3,562) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 5% 113,962 (±0.3% / ±6,514)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Illinois: 5% 147,198 (±0.2% / ±7,160)

Housing

1,262,463 ±9,802 Number of housing units
  • the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 3,968,906 ±1,039
  • Illinois: 5,452,461 ±350

$313,300 ±$6,389 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: $301,300 ±$2,277
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $251,600 ±$1,738

15% ±0.8% (394,431  ±20,304.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 11.4% 1,069,208 (±0.3% / ±30,718.8)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Illinois: 11.7% 1,452,510 (±0.3% / ±33,278.5)

Social

86.5% ±1.2% (1,627,864  ±24,418.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 89.7% 5,856,928 (±0.6% / ±39,907.3)
  • a little less than the rate in Illinois: 90.4% 7,858,460 (±0.5% / ±44,773)
43.7% ±0.8% (822,769  ±15,585.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 41.1% 2,686,059 (±0.4% / ±25,115.4)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 37.7% 3,275,418 (±0.3% / ±27,545.1)

35.9% ±1.1% (904,754  ±26,559.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 30.2% 2,693,636 (±0.4% / ±33,772)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 23.9% 2,840,525 (±0.3% / ±34,032.8)

20.6% ±0.7% (548,452  ±19,001) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 18.1% 1,709,452 (±0.2% / ±21,894)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Illinois: 14.4% † 1,810,100 (±635.2% / ±22,774)

2.9% ±0.2% (61,383  ±4,487) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 3.9% 290,779 (±0.1% / ±9,932)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 4.8% 475,496 (±0.1% / ±11,735)
61,383 Total veterans ±4,487 55,538 Male ±3,991 5,845 Female ±1,649

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