Census Reporter

Chicago, IL--IN Urbanized Area

8,609,757 Population
2,440.4 square miles 3,528 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.6 ±0.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$39,922 ±$185 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$74,328 ±$429 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

11.5% ±0.2% (976,057  ±14,202) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

31.9 minutes ±0.1 (124,108,890  ±657,977) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

3,225,577 ±5,804 Number of households
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.6 (8,462,843  ±4,795) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

5% ±0.1% (105,445  ±2,576) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

3,508,625 ±2,047 Number of housing units
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$253,300 ±$903 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

12.2% ±0.2% (1,035,564  ±13,446.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

88.9% ±0.3% (5,226,663  ±17,684.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
39.9% ±0.2% (2,345,638  ±11,472.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

18.6% ±0.1% (1,597,093  ±10,357) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

4.4% ±0.1% (289,278  ±3,678) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
289,278 Total veterans ±3,678 266,734 Male ±3,548 22,544 Female ±1,131

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