Census Reporter

Chicago, IL

2,693,959 Population
227.4 square miles 11,848.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.2 ±0.3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 38 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Illinois: 38.6 ±0.1

Economics

$40,277 ±$962 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: $40,144 ±$321
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $37,728 ±$260
$61,811 ±$835 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: $75,379 ±$696
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Illinois: $69,187 ±$585

16.4% ±0.7% (432,385  ±18,802) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 10.6% 981,876 (±0.3% / ±32,048)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Illinois: 11.5% 1,420,542 (±0.3% / ±37,778)

35.3 minutes ±0.2 (44,921,935  ±575,177) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 32.4 144,447,585 (±0.2 / ±930,725)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 29.6 173,417,540 (±0.2 / ±1,112,269)

Families

1,080,345 ±9,304 Number of households
  • the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 3,539,174 ±8,877
  • Illinois: 4,866,006 ±12,627
2.4 ±0 (2,635,248  ±4,397) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 2.6 9,296,823 (±0 / ±5,724)
  • a little less than the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,375,014 (±0)

5% ±0.5% (36,865  ±3,742) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 5% 115,309 (±0.3% / ±6,107)
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 4.9% 147,037 (±0.2% / ±6,353)

Housing

1,218,078 ±10,813 Number of housing units
  • the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 3,869,464 ±2,169
  • Illinois: 5,388,210 ±605

$275,200 ±$4,667 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: $253,800 ±$1,846
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Illinois: $209,100 ±$1,514

14.7% ±0.7% (389,824  ±17,967) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 11.9% 1,112,506 (±0.3% / ±28,969.6)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 12.1% 1,522,480 (±0.3% / ±33,672.9)

Social

85.7% ±1% (1,620,942  ±21,620.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 89.4% 5,795,555 (±0.6% / ±37,538)
  • a little less than the rate in Illinois: 89.9% 7,812,057 (±0.5% / ±41,528.9)
41.3% ±0.7% (781,558  ±14,766) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 39.3% 2,544,458 (±0.4% / ±23,262.1)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 35.8% 3,108,972 (±0.3% / ±24,241.7)

35.4% ±0.8% (895,246  ±20,945.3) 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: 29.5% 2,620,235 (±0.3% / ±30,003.5)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 23.3% 2,778,086 (±0.3% / ±29,857.8)

20.3% ±0.5% (547,705  ±14,239) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 17.6% 1,661,568 (±0.3% / ±24,994)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 13.9% 1,766,492 (±0.2% / ±24,346)

3% ±0.2% (64,023  ±4,800) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 4.4% 318,199 (±0.1% / ±8,881)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 5.4% 526,153 (±0.1% / ±9,859)
64,023 Total veterans ±4,800 57,629 Male ±4,422 6,394 Female ±1,458

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