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Chicago, IL

2,696,561 Population
227.7 square miles 11,841 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 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: 38.5 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Illinois: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$43,217 ±$988 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: $42,380 ±$457
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $39,794 ±$375
$66,576 ±$1,322 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: $78,166 ±$830
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Illinois: $72,205 ±$574

17.1% ±0.8% (451,479  ±19,983) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 11.5% 1,074,693 (±0.3% / ±29,914)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Illinois: 12.1% 1,498,523 (±0.3% / ±37,209)

32.2 minutes ±0.1 (30,782,360  ±554,764) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 29 104,225,736 (±0.2 / ±1,033,300)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 26.8 129,257,270 (±0.1 / ±1,045,601)

Families

1,139,537 ±10,546 Number of households
  • the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 3,670,416 ±9,818
  • Illinois: 4,991,641 ±12,428
2.3 ±0 (2,642,782  ±4,343) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 2.6 9,355,321 (±0 / ±6,734)
  • a little less than the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,382,348 (±0)

4.5% ±0.4% (33,023  ±3,203) 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: 4.6% 106,083 (±0.2% / ±4,953)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 5% 147,999 (±0.2% / ±6,878)

Housing

1,272,191 ±10,075 Number of housing units
  • the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 3,956,161 ±2,578
  • Illinois: 5,440,294 ±583

$297,300 ±$4,027 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: $281,100 ±$1,875
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Illinois: $231,500 ±$1,606

13.7% ±0.6% (364,039  ±14,756.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 11.3% 1,064,776 (±0.3% / ±30,073)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 11.6% 1,448,650 (±0.3% / ±31,174.8)

Social

87.1% ±1.1% (1,660,075  ±22,448.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 89.8% 5,882,540 (±0.6% / ±37,262.2)
  • a little less than the rate in Illinois: 90.2% 7,872,693 (±0.5% / ±42,399.1)
43.7% ±0.8% (832,511  ±15,737.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 40.6% 2,662,568 (±0.4% / ±25,424.3)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 37.1% 3,242,579 (±0.3% / ±27,382.6)

34.6% ±0.8% (881,646  ±20,043) 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: 29.3% 2,634,846 (±0.3% / ±28,400.5)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 23.3% 2,784,187 (±0.2% / ±29,007)

20.4% ±0.5% (549,679  ±13,106) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 17.9% 1,697,386 (±0.3% / ±23,991)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Illinois: 14.2% 1,804,562 (±0.2% / ±23,890)

2.8% ±0.2% (60,159  ±4,162) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 4.1% 298,597 (±0.1% / ±9,166)
  • about half the rate in Illinois: 5% 496,352 (±0.1% / ±10,780)
60,159 Total veterans ±4,162 54,381 Male ±4,002 5,778 Female ±1,089

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