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

9,533,895 Population
7,196.1 square miles 1,324.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2017 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.4 ±0.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 38 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.1 ±0.1

Economics

$36,010 ±$276 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Illinois: $34,196 ±$207
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $32,397 ±$64
$68,403 ±$790 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $62,992 ±$544
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $60,336 ±$86

11.8% ±0.3% (1,102,860  ±30,087) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Illinois: 12.6% 1,569,753 (±0.3% / ±35,647)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.4% 42,583,651 (±0.1% / ±241,032)

31.8 minutes ±0.2 (140,592,280  ±1,210,974) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 29.1 169,529,645 (±0.2 / ±1,216,376)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.9 3,891,349,480 (±0.1 / ±8,012,447)

Families

3,488,312 ±11,436 Number of households
  • Illinois: 4,808,672 ±14,430
  • United States: 120,062,818 ±161,148
2.7 ±0 (9,374,165  ±5,885) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Illinois: 2.6 12,501,248 (±0)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.7 317,631,941

4.8% ±0.2% (111,953  ±4,992) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Illinois: 5.1% 153,400 (±0.2% / ±6,254)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,394 (±0% / ±28,051)

Housing

3,843,175 ±2,183 Number of housing units
  • Illinois: 5,359,416 ±1,065
  • United States: 137,407,308 ±4,122

$240,300 ±$1,358 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $195,300 ±$1,257
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $217,600 ±$437

12.5% ±0.3% (1,178,241  ±32,353.1) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Illinois: 12.9% 1,632,433 (±0.3% / ±34,915.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.3% 46,073,420 (±0.1% / ±187,510.3)

Social

88.5% ±0.6% (5,723,779  ±37,092) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 89.1% 7,757,177 (±0.5% / ±40,909)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88% 194,667,872 (±0.1% / ±241,381.6)
37.7% ±0.4% (2,441,685  ±23,010.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 34.4% 2,997,805 (±0.3% / ±24,398.1)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 32% 70,765,915 (±0.1% / ±146,608.8)

29.7% ±0.3% (2,655,430  ±23,798) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 23.5% 2,825,385 (±0.2% / ±24,319.8)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 21.8% 66,592,306 (±0.1% / ±178,397.9)

18% ±0.2% (1,720,001  ±19,393) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 14.3% 1,832,421 (±0.2% / ±19,648)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,525,855 (±0% / ±135,763)

4.7% ±0.1% (345,571  ±8,841) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Illinois: 5.8% 576,214 (±0.1% / ±10,036)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 7.3% 18,204,605 (±0% / ±71,514)
345,571 Total veterans ±8,841 320,967 Male ±8,799 24,604 Female ±2,355

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