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Congressional District 8, IL

730,604 Population
285.5 square miles 2,558.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.8 ±0.7 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Illinois: 39.5 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$44,814 ±$1,138 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Illinois: $45,043 ±$388
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$94,702 ±$3,246 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $80,306 ±$635
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

7.7% ±1.1% (55,852  ±8,258) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Illinois: 11.6% 1,426,517 (±0.3% / ±30,335)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

28.1 minutes ±0.4 (9,559,795  ±336,158) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 28.1 150,482,720 (±0.2 / ±1,340,109)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

280,622 ±5,571 Number of households
  • Illinois: 5,071,288 ±14,337
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.6 ±0.1 (725,997  ±11,110) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 2.4 † 12,271,503 (±,109.6 / ±-555,555,600)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

5.4% ±1% (8,936  ±1,766) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 4.8% 141,318 (±0.2% / ±5,490)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

289,978 ±6,075 Number of housing units
  • Illinois: 5,470,727 ±527
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$319,900 ±$6,046 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $263,300 ±$1,622
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

8.9% ±1.1% (64,388  ±7,628.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Illinois: 10.8% 1,344,235 (±0.3% / ±31,091.9)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

88.6% ±1.5% (455,046  ±11,513.7) 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)
41% ±1.3% (210,848  ±7,928.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 38.3% 3,334,374 (±0.3% / ±28,654.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

43.7% ±2.4% (302,835  ±17,351.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • nearly double the rate in Illinois: 24.3% 2,883,843 (±0.2% / ±26,391.6)
  • about double the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±,222,236.2)

29.2% ±1.3% (213,657  ±10,324) Foreign-born population
  • about double the rate in Illinois: 15% † 1,878,890 (±,662.8% / ±26,918)
  • about double the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

3.3% ±0.5% (18,542  ±2,644) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds 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)
18,542 Total veterans ±2,644 16,651 Male ±2,353 1,891 Female ±923

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