Census Reporter

Chicago, IL--IN Urbanized Area

8,636,309 Population
2,440.9 square miles 3,538.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.6 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.2

Economics

$38,351 ±$304 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $33,831 ±$77
$70,408 ±$553 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $61,937 ±$94

11.5% ±0.3% (973,756  ±29,047) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.1% 41,852,315 (±0.1% / ±232,949)

32.4 minutes ±0.2 (131,007,435  ±951,403) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.1 3,967,761,655 (±0 / ±7,704,522)

Families

3,217,595 ±10,114 Number of households
  • United States: 121,520,180 ±153,217
2.6 ±0 (8,487,131  ±11,496) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 319,075,830

5.1% ±0.3% (107,314  ±6,068) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,956,960 (±0% / ±30,916)

Housing

3,513,211 ±5,022 Number of housing units
  • United States: 138,539,906 ±4,033

$253,900 ±$1,777 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $229,700 ±$366

12.2% ±0.3% (1,042,008  ±28,196.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 45,452,496 (±0.1% / ±185,008.3)

Social

88.8% ±0.6% (5,237,040  ±34,566.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.3% 197,114,684 (±0.1% / ±245,154.7)
39.4% ±0.4% (2,324,983  ±21,410.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 32.6% 72,750,461 (±0.1% / ±151,650)

31.3% ±0.3% (2,536,933  ±25,183.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 21.9% 67,268,668 (±0.1% / ±198,318.9)

18.7% ±0.2% (1,613,175  ±17,609) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,728,721 (±0.1% / ±157,222)

4.4% ±0.1% (290,376  ±6,796) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,964,242 (±0% / ±66,854)
290,376 Total veterans ±6,796 269,292 Male ±6,581 21,084 Female ±2,741

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