Census Reporter

Chicago, IL

2,720,556 Population
227.8 square miles 11,943.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2015 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.2 ±0.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 37 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Illinois: 37.7 ±0.2

Economics

$31,641 ±$523 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: $33,437 ±$275
  • about the same as the amount in Illinois: $31,867 ±$219
$50,702 ±$606 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: $63,153 ±$797
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Illinois: $59,588 ±$511

20.9% ±0.7% (556,134  ±17,943) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 13.3% 1,252,772 (±0.3% / ±29,768)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 13.6% 1,703,258 (±0.3% / ±35,831)

35 minutes ±0.3 (42,931,360  ±625,785) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 31.8 139,251,480 (±0.2 / ±1,067,178)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 28.8 168,002,375 (±0.2 / ±1,193,669)

Families

1,053,229 ±8,529 Number of households
  • the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 3,470,993 ±10,529
  • Illinois: 4,794,523 ±12,954
2.5 ±0 (2,662,238  ±3,563) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 2.7 9,393,331 (±0 / ±5,345)
  • a little less than the figure in Illinois: 2.6 12,560,301 (±0)

4.6% ±0.4% (34,701  ±3,064) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 5% 118,517 (±0.3% / ±5,804)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 5.1% 159,167 (±0.2% / ±5,934)

Housing

1,202,265 ±8,793 Number of housing units
  • the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 3,812,007 ±1,835
  • Illinois: 5,317,618 ±390

$238,500 ±$3,917 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: $224,300 ±$1,545
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Illinois: $180,300 ±$1,228

15.3% ±0.6% (410,834  ±16,259) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 12.8% 1,206,053 (±0.3% / ±30,182.3)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 13.2% 1,676,476 (±0.3% / ±32,221.5)

Social

84.1% ±0.9% (1,557,039  ±18,414.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 88% 5,635,334 (±0.5% / ±34,441.5)
  • a little less than the rate in Illinois: 88.6% 7,670,336 (±0.4% / ±38,265.8)
36.6% ±0.6% (678,579  ±11,828.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 36% 2,306,368 (±0.3% / ±20,712.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 32.9% 2,853,540 (±0.3% / ±22,232.5)

36.4% ±0.8% (925,356  ±19,165.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 29.3% 2,620,749 (±0.3% / ±22,640.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 23% 2,780,186 (±0.2% / ±23,561)

21.1% ±0.6% (573,463  ±14,957) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 18% 1,717,494 (±0.2% / ±20,764)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 14.2% 1,826,156 (±0.2% / ±22,081)

3.4% ±0.2% (72,042  ±3,397) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 4.9% 358,407 (±0.1% / ±8,429)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 6.1% 598,924 (±0.1% / ±10,337)
72,042 Total veterans ±3,397 66,454 Male ±3,407 5,588 Female ±1,182

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