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Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area

9,512,968 Population
7,196.7 square miles 1,321.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2016 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.2 ±0.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 37.9 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 37.9 ±0.1

Economics

$34,689 ±$282 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Illinois: $32,849 ±$226
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $31,128 ±$63
$66,020 ±$578 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $60,960 ±$389
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $57,617 ±$115

12.4% ±0.3% (1,160,186  ±30,605) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Illinois: 13% 1,621,508 (±0.3% / ±35,297)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 44,268,996 (±0.1% / ±246,910)

31.8 minutes ±0.2 (140,075,780  ±978,208) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 28.9 168,484,015 (±0.1 / ±1,056,677)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,802,425,670 (±0.1 / ±7,681,794)

Families

3,491,635 ±10,747 Number of households
  • Illinois: 4,822,046 ±12,932
  • United States: 118,860,065 ±154,606
2.7 ±0 (9,352,081  ±5,168) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Illinois: 2.6 12,500,720 (±0)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.7 315,047,636

4.8% ±0.2% (113,442  ±4,918) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 5% 152,395 (±0.2% / ±5,811)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,946,903 (±0.1% / ±36,746)

Housing

3,820,657 ±1,932 Number of housing units
  • Illinois: 5,327,165 ±359
  • United States: 135,702,775 ±3,052

$229,900 ±$1,584 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $186,500 ±$1,417
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $205,000 ±$467

12.7% ±0.3% (1,190,509  ±30,256.2) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Illinois: 13.1% 1,657,447 (±0.3% / ±32,782.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.6% 46,701,858 (±0.1% / ±203,161.6)

Social

88.2% ±0.5% (5,652,561  ±33,734.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 88.9% 7,698,792 (±0.5% / ±39,026.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 87.5% 191,063,246 (±0.1% / ±220,872.9)
37.2% ±0.3% (2,383,696  ±20,898.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 34% 2,942,285 (±0.3% / ±23,299)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 31.3% 68,334,277 (±0.1% / ±133,659.9)

29.2% ±0.3% (2,606,432  ±25,935.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 23% 2,761,244 (±0.2% / ±25,696.6)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 21.6% 65,518,938 (±0.1% / ±163,928.5)

17.6% ±0.2% (1,675,434  ±22,214) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 13.9% 1,783,474 (±0.2% / ±22,921)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 13.5% 43,739,345 (±0% / ±129,849)

4.9% ±0.1% (356,203  ±6,684) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Illinois: 5.9% 583,994 (±0.1% / ±9,056)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 7.4% 18,496,937 (±0% / ±66,959)
356,203 Total veterans ±6,684 330,056 Male ±6,162 26,147 Female ±2,298

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