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

9,497,790 Population
7,195.1 square miles 1,320 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.7 ±0.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 38.3 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.2

Economics

$38,105 ±$299 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Illinois: $35,801 ±$248
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $33,831 ±$77
$70,760 ±$515 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $65,030 ±$500
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $61,937 ±$94

11.2% ±0.3% (1,046,663  ±30,669) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 12.1% 1,509,247 (±0.3% / ±32,779)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 13.1% 41,852,315 (±0.1% / ±232,949)

32.2 minutes ±0.1 (143,453,680  ±997,559) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 29.4 172,692,890 (±0.2 / ±1,125,551)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.1 3,967,761,655 (±0 / ±7,704,522)

Families

3,538,101 ±9,877 Number of households
  • Illinois: 4,864,864 ±12,677
  • United States: 121,520,180 ±153,217
2.6 ±0 (9,334,889  ±6,027) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Illinois: 2.6 12,444,301 (±0)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 319,075,830

5.2% ±0.3% (119,576  ±6,549) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 5.3% 158,848 (±0.2% / ±6,532)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,956,960 (±0% / ±30,916)

Housing

3,858,653 ±2,418 Number of housing units
  • Illinois: 5,376,176 ±518
  • United States: 138,539,906 ±4,033

$247,800 ±$1,585 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $203,400 ±$1,452
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $229,700 ±$366

12.2% ±0.3% (1,148,859  ±28,618.2) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 12.5% 1,569,761 (±0.3% / ±31,913.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 45,452,496 (±0.1% / ±185,008.3)

Social

89% ±0.6% (5,768,946  ±35,641.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 89.5% 7,791,594 (±0.5% / ±39,466.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.3% 197,114,684 (±0.1% / ±245,154.7)
38.5% ±0.3% (2,496,975  ±22,225.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 35.1% 3,052,684 (±0.3% / ±24,995.7)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 32.6% 72,750,461 (±0.1% / ±151,650)

29.7% ±0.3% (2,649,083  ±22,662.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 23.5% 2,814,037 (±0.2% / ±23,065.9)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 21.9% 67,268,668 (±0.1% / ±198,318.9)

17.7% ±0.2% (1,680,196  ±19,067) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 14.1% 1,791,313 (±0.2% / ±19,750)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,728,721 (±0.1% / ±157,222)

4.7% ±0.1% (340,489  ±8,120) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Illinois: 5.7% 559,656 (±0.1% / ±9,843)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,964,242 (±0% / ±66,854)
340,489 Total veterans ±8,120 314,964 Male ±7,451 25,525 Female ±3,122

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