Census Reporter

Chicago, IL

2,705,988 Population
227.4 square miles 11,901.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.9 ±0.3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 37.7 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Illinois: 38.3 ±0.1

Economics

$37,160 ±$682 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: $38,105 ±$299
  • a little higher than the amount in Illinois: $35,801 ±$248
$57,238 ±$1,144 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: $70,760 ±$515
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Illinois: $65,030 ±$500

17.4% ±0.8% (461,399  ±20,889) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 11.2% 1,046,663 (±0.3% / ±30,669)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Illinois: 12.1% 1,509,247 (±0.3% / ±32,779)

35.4 minutes ±0.3 (45,058,940  ±656,735) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 32.2 143,453,680 (±0.1 / ±997,559)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 29.4 172,692,890 (±0.2 / ±1,125,551)

Families

1,077,886 ±10,443 Number of households
  • the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 3,538,101 ±9,877
  • Illinois: 4,864,864 ±12,677
2.5 ±0 (2,643,826  ±5,463) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 2.6 9,334,889 (±0 / ±6,027)
  • a little less than the figure in Illinois: 2.6 12,444,301 (±0)

5% ±0.5% (36,401  ±3,404) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 5.2% 119,576 (±0.3% / ±6,549)
  • a little less than the rate in Illinois: 5.3% 158,848 (±0.2% / ±6,532)

Housing

1,227,166 ±8,813 Number of housing units
  • the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 3,858,653 ±2,418
  • Illinois: 5,376,176 ±518

$271,600 ±$3,838 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: $247,800 ±$1,585
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Illinois: $203,400 ±$1,452

14.9% ±0.6% (397,029  ±15,064.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 12.2% 1,148,859 (±0.3% / ±28,618.2)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 12.5% 1,569,761 (±0.3% / ±31,913.2)

Social

85.9% ±1% (1,623,728  ±21,715.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 89% 5,768,946 (±0.6% / ±35,641.9)
  • a little less than the rate in Illinois: 89.5% 7,791,594 (±0.5% / ±39,466.4)
39.4% ±0.7% (745,026  ±13,613.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 38.5% 2,496,975 (±0.3% / ±22,225.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 35.1% 3,052,684 (±0.3% / ±24,995.7)

35.8% ±0.7% (909,526  ±17,590.7) 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: 29.7% 2,649,083 (±0.3% / ±22,662.4)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 23.5% 2,814,037 (±0.2% / ±23,065.9)

20% ±0.5% (540,738  ±13,606) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 17.7% 1,680,196 (±0.2% / ±19,067)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Illinois: 14.1% 1,791,313 (±0.2% / ±19,750)

2.9% ±0.2% (62,121  ±4,289) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 4.7% 340,489 (±0.1% / ±8,120)
  • about half the rate in Illinois: 5.7% 559,656 (±0.1% / ±9,843)
62,121 Total veterans ±4,289 56,786 Male ±4,204 5,335 Female ±1,062

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