Census Reporter

Chicago, IL--IN Urbanized Area

8,586,888 Population
2,440.7 square miles 3,518.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.9 ±0.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$40,518 ±$344 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$75,158 ±$750 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

10.9% ±0.4% (919,574  ±31,543) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

32.6 minutes ±0.2 (131,786,330  ±954,835) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

3,216,798 ±8,598 Number of households
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.6 ±0 (8,439,812  ±12,887) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

5.1% ±0.3% (106,822  ±5,897) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

3,520,270 ±5,623 Number of housing units
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$259,700 ±$1,885 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

11.9% ±0.3% (1,006,869  ±29,157.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

89.2% ±0.6% (5,261,002  ±35,988.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
40.2% ±0.4% (2,370,419  ±22,677.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

31.2% ±0.4% (2,517,510  ±32,118.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 22% 67,802,345 (±0.1% / ±214,346.6)

18.7% ±0.3% (1,604,565  ±23,603) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

4.1% ±0.1% (274,835  ±8,127) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
274,835 Total veterans ±8,127 253,794 Male ±7,753 21,041 Female ±2,643

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