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

9,510,390 Population
7,194.9 square miles 1,321.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.5 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 39 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$42,380 ±$457 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Illinois: $39,794 ±$375
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $38,332 ±$79
$78,166 ±$830 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $72,205 ±$574
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $69,717 ±$134

11.5% ±0.3% (1,074,693  ±29,914) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Illinois: 12.1% 1,498,523 (±0.3% / ±37,209)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,393,176 (±0.1% / ±243,679)

29 minutes ±0.2 (104,225,736  ±1,033,300) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 26.8 129,257,270 (±0.1 / ±1,045,601)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 25.6 3,247,967,500 (±0 / ±6,621,416)

Families

3,670,416 ±9,818 Number of households
  • Illinois: 4,991,641 ±12,428
  • United States: 127,544,730 ±97,632
2.6 ±0 (9,355,321  ±6,734) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,382,348 (±0)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 324,132,900

4.6% ±0.2% (106,083  ±4,953) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 5% 147,999 (±0.2% / ±6,878)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 3,922,188 (±0.1% / ±46,069)

Housing

3,956,161 ±2,578 Number of housing units
  • Illinois: 5,440,294 ±583
  • United States: 142,148,050 ±4,219

$281,100 ±$1,875 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $231,500 ±$1,606
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $281,400 ±$452

11.3% ±0.3% (1,064,776  ±30,073) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 11.6% 1,448,650 (±0.3% / ±31,174.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,911,615 (±0.1% / ±181,549)

Social

89.8% ±0.6% (5,882,540  ±37,262.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 90.2% 7,872,693 (±0.5% / ±42,399.1)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.4% 203,920,983 (±0.1% / ±264,625.2)
40.6% ±0.4% (2,662,568  ±25,424.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 37.1% 3,242,579 (±0.3% / ±27,382.6)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35% 79,903,463 (±0.1% / ±166,943.4)

29.3% ±0.3% (2,634,846  ±28,400.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 23.3% 2,784,187 (±0.2% / ±29,007)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 21.6% 67,754,440 (±0.1% / ±171,150.5)

17.9% ±0.3% (1,697,386  ±23,991) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 14.2% 1,804,562 (±0.2% / ±23,890)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 13.6% 45,270,104 (±0% / ±140,397)

4.1% ±0.1% (298,597  ±9,166) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Illinois: 5% 496,352 (±0.1% / ±10,780)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,501,502 (±0% / ±78,614)
298,597 Total veterans ±9,166 273,563 Male ±8,309 25,034 Female ±2,891

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