Census Reporter

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

9,478,801 Population
7,194.8 square miles 1,317.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-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 ±0.1

Economics

$39,625 ±$177 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Illinois: $37,306 ±$155
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$74,621 ±$406 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $68,428 ±$267
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

11.3% ±0.2% (1,052,416  ±15,120) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Illinois: 12% 1,488,670 (±0.2% / ±18,242)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

31.8 minutes ±0.1 (136,327,670  ±668,391) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 29 164,929,595 (±0.1 / ±812,306)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

3,548,735 ±5,885 Number of households
  • Illinois: 4,884,061 ±8,585
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.6 (9,317,981  ±2,287) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,419,358
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

5% ±0.1% (116,191  ±2,678) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 5.2% 154,995 (±0.1% / ±2,932)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

3,856,019 ±936 Number of housing units
  • Illinois: 5,373,385 ±564
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$247,400 ±$797 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $202,100 ±$886
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

12.2% ±0.2% (1,140,470  ±14,069.9) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 12.5% 1,566,568 (±0.1% / ±15,162.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

89.2% ±0.3% (5,761,244  ±18,786.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 89.7% 7,788,362 (±0.3% / ±21,479.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
39% ±0.2% (2,521,242  ±11,972.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 35.5% 3,085,274 (±0.2% / ±13,375)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

29.5% ±0.3% (2,620,235  ±30,003.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 1-year data
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 23.3% 2,778,086 (±0.3% / ±29,857.8)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 22% 67,802,345 (±0.1% / ±214,346.6)

17.6% ±0.1% (1,665,672  ±10,702) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 13.9% 1,773,067 (±0.1% / ±11,518)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

4.6% ±0.1% (334,804  ±4,260) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Illinois: 5.6% 553,593 (±0.1% / ±4,742)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
334,804 Total veterans ±4,260 309,018 Male ±3,954 25,786 Female ±1,316

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