Census Reporter

Chicago, IL

2,704,965 Population
227.3 square miles 11,898.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2016 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.4 ±0.3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 37.2 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Illinois: 37.9 ±0.1

Economics

$33,122 ±$616 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: $34,689 ±$282
  • about the same as the amount in Illinois: $32,849 ±$226
$53,006 ±$1,197 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: $66,020 ±$578
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Illinois: $60,960 ±$389

19.1% ±0.7% (505,365  ±17,415) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 12.4% 1,160,186 (±0.3% / ±30,605)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 13% 1,621,508 (±0.3% / ±35,297)

35 minutes ±0.3 (44,004,625  ±571,727) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 31.8 140,075,780 (±0.2 / ±978,208)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 28.9 168,484,015 (±0.1 / ±1,056,677)

Families

1,053,986 ±9,730 Number of households
  • the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 3,491,635 ±10,747
  • Illinois: 4,822,046 ±12,932
2.5 ±0 (2,644,967  ±3,066) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 2.7 9,352,081 (±0 / ±5,168)
  • a little less than the figure in Illinois: 2.6 12,500,720 (±0)

4.7% ±0.4% (35,066  ±3,101) 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: 4.8% 113,442 (±0.2% / ±4,918)
  • a little less than the rate in Illinois: 5% 152,395 (±0.2% / ±5,811)

Housing

1,201,732 ±8,372 Number of housing units
  • the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 3,820,657 ±1,932
  • Illinois: 5,327,165 ±359

$243,900 ±$4,148 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: $229,900 ±$1,584
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Illinois: $186,500 ±$1,417

15.3% ±0.6% (408,266  ±16,636.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 12.7% 1,190,509 (±0.3% / ±30,256.2)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 13.1% 1,657,447 (±0.3% / ±32,782.9)

Social

84.4% ±0.9% (1,566,194  ±18,406) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 88.2% 5,652,561 (±0.5% / ±33,734.2)
  • a little less than the rate in Illinois: 88.9% 7,698,792 (±0.5% / ±39,026.8)
38.5% ±0.6% (714,422  ±12,107.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 37.2% 2,383,696 (±0.3% / ±20,898.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 34% 2,942,285 (±0.3% / ±23,299)

36.8% ±0.7% (930,134  ±16,914.1) 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: 29.2% 2,606,432 (±0.3% / ±25,935.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 23% 2,761,244 (±0.2% / ±25,696.6)

20.7% ±0.5% (559,623  ±12,317) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 17.6% 1,675,434 (±0.2% / ±22,214)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 13.9% 1,783,474 (±0.2% / ±22,921)

3.4% ±0.2% (71,660  ±3,305) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 4.9% 356,203 (±0.1% / ±6,684)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 5.9% 583,994 (±0.1% / ±9,056)
71,660 Total veterans ±3,305 66,342 Male ±3,296 5,318 Female ±913

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