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Congressional District 4, IL

712,078 Population
95.8 square miles 7,436.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.1 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Illinois: 39.4 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$36,783 ±$1,608 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Illinois: $46,937 ±$406
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$80,103 ±$4,258 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Illinois: $83,211 ±$898
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

14.2% ±1.7% (99,105  ±11,921) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 11.6% 1,438,470 (±0.3% / ±31,443)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

31.7 minutes ±0.8 (9,784,150  ±507,842) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 28.3 154,658,770 (±0.2 / ±1,330,777)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

234,571 ±6,961 Number of households
  • Illinois: 5,105,448 ±12,305
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
3 ±0 (699,331  ±21,065) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 2.4 12,417,746
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.1% ±0.9% (7,262  ±1,624) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 4.6% 138,998 (±0.2% / ±6,570)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

251,821 ±6,933 Number of housing units
  • Illinois: 5,482,133 ±1,080
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$304,300 ±$8,077 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $280,700 ±$1,768
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

7.2% ±1.1% (50,876  ±7,783.3) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Illinois: 10.2% 1,289,197 (±0.3% / ±31,884.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

75.6% ±1% (367,673  ±12,085.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Illinois: 90.7% 8,028,089 (±0.5% / ±45,818.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
26.5% ±1.2% (128,664  ±6,892.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Illinois: 39.2% 3,471,705 (±0.3% / ±28,867)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

63% ±1.2% (434,850  ±9,762.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • more than double the rate in Illinois: 24.1% 2,886,369 (±0.1% / ±15,830.2)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

33.2% ±1.4% (236,151  ±11,934) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Illinois: 15.4% 1,957,482
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

2.6% ±0.5% (14,225  ±2,533) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 4.5% 452,391 (±0.1% / ±11,018)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
14,225 Total veterans ±2,533 13,414 Male ±2,414 811 Female ±584

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