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Congressional District 15, IL

739,197 Population
16,752.8 square miles 44.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.6 ±0.5 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 39.4 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$41,259 ±$1,159 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Illinois: $46,937 ±$406
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$74,855 ±$2,258 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Illinois: $83,211 ±$898
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

9.9% ±0.8% (70,535  ±5,420) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 11.6% 1,438,470 (±0.3% / ±31,443)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

23.3 minutes ±0.8 (7,398,680  ±298,830) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Illinois: 28.3 154,658,770 (±0.2 / ±1,330,777)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

310,265 ±4,584 Number of households
  • Illinois: 5,105,448 ±12,305
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0 (710,177  ±9,123) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Illinois: 2.4 12,417,746
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.8% ±0.8% (7,322  ±1,238) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Illinois: 4.6% 138,998 (±0.2% / ±6,570)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

340,917 ±4,129 Number of housing units
  • Illinois: 5,482,133 ±1,080
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$164,200 ±$3,296 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Illinois: $280,700 ±$1,768
  • about half the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9.7% ±0.8% (70,766  ±6,027.3) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Illinois: 10.2% 1,289,197 (±0.3% / ±31,884.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93% ±1.5% (490,842  ±9,864.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Illinois: 90.7% 8,028,089 (±0.5% / ±45,818.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
27.6% ±1% (145,625  ±5,623.4) 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)

4% ±0.5% (28,471  ±3,585.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Illinois: 24.1% 2,886,369 (±0.1% / ±15,830.2)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

2.1% ±0.3% (15,825  ±2,270) Foreign-born population
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Illinois: 15.4% 1,957,482
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7.3% ±0.4% (43,159  ±2,474) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 4.5% 452,391 (±0.1% / ±11,018)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
43,159 Total veterans ±2,474 39,288 Male ±2,254 3,871 Female ±960

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