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Congressional District 7, IL

732,352 Population
68.4 square miles 10,702.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36 ±0.7 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Illinois: 39.5 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$56,613 ±$2,936 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $45,043 ±$388
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$81,352 ±$5,831 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Illinois: $80,306 ±$635
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

16.7% ±1.5% (119,314  ±11,440) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Illinois: 11.6% 1,426,517 (±0.3% / ±30,335)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

29.8 minutes ±1 (9,283,940  ±565,433) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Illinois: 28.1 150,482,720 (±0.2 / ±1,340,109)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

334,019 ±9,564 Number of households
  • Illinois: 5,071,288 ±14,337
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.1 ±0 (716,088  ±23,364) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Illinois: 2.4 12,271,503
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

3.4% ±1.1% (7,013  ±2,303) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Illinois: 4.8% 141,318 (±0.2% / ±5,490)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

368,801 ±9,491 Number of housing units
  • Illinois: 5,470,727 ±527
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$323,700 ±$16,207 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $263,300 ±$1,622
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

16.3% ±1.6% (118,325  ±11,842.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 10.8% 1,344,235 (±0.3% / ±31,091.9)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

88.6% ±0.7% (468,201  ±15,660.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 90.6% 7,888,008 (±0.5% / ±44,765.7)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
49.2% ±1.6% (259,968  ±12,085.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Illinois: 38.3% 3,334,374 (±0.3% / ±28,654.7)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

23.7% ±1.5% (164,701  ±10,264.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 23.8% 2,852,434 (±0.1% / ±15,068.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

16.9% ±1.7% (123,574  ±12,924) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 15% 1,878,890
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

2.7% ±0.5% (16,436  ±2,816) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 4.7% 459,569 (±0.1% / ±11,336)
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
16,436 Total veterans ±2,816 14,044 Male ±2,781 2,392 Female ±1,035

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