Census Reporter

Chicago, IL--IN Urbanized Area

8,667,303 Population
2,441.6 square miles 3,549.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2017 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.3 ±0.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.1 ±0.1

Economics

$36,118 ±$291 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $32,397 ±$64
$67,761 ±$807 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $60,336 ±$86

12.1% ±0.4% (1,029,830  ±30,463) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.4% 42,583,651 (±0.1% / ±241,032)

31.9 minutes ±0.2 (128,008,610  ±1,021,733) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.9 3,891,349,480 (±0.1 / ±8,012,447)

Families

3,168,315 ±12,545 Number of households
  • United States: 120,062,818 ±161,148
2.7 ±0 (8,521,090  ±12,140) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.7 317,631,941

4.8% ±0.2% (101,224  ±4,780) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,394 (±0% / ±28,051)

Housing

3,497,268 ±5,298 Number of housing units
  • United States: 137,407,308 ±4,122

$245,700 ±$1,382 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $217,600 ±$437

12.5% ±0.4% (1,070,730  ±29,996.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.3% 46,073,420 (±0.1% / ±187,510.3)

Social

88.1% ±0.6% (5,190,848  ±35,053) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88% 194,667,872 (±0.1% / ±241,381.6)
38.6% ±0.4% (2,272,536  ±21,871.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 32% 70,765,915 (±0.1% / ±146,608.8)

31.3% ±0.3% (2,544,176  ±27,606.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 21.8% 66,592,306 (±0.1% / ±178,397.9)

19% ±0.2% (1,647,210  ±19,188) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,525,855 (±0% / ±135,763)

4.5% ±0.1% (301,204  ±8,178) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 7.3% 18,204,605 (±0% / ±71,514)
301,204 Total veterans ±8,178 279,333 Male ±8,131 21,871 Female ±2,333

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