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Congressional District 16, IL

755,171 Population
8,914.4 square miles 84.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.1 ±0.6 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 39.5 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$42,309 ±$1,206 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Illinois: $45,043 ±$388
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$80,425 ±$2,099 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

7.7% ±0.8% (57,174  ±5,956) 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)

23.3 minutes ±0.5 (7,660,465  ±240,598) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Illinois: 28.1 150,482,720 (±0.2 / ±1,340,109)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

304,873 ±5,296 Number of households
  • Illinois: 5,071,288 ±14,337
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0.1 (745,684  ±10,580) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 2.4 † 12,271,503 (±,109.6 / ±-555,555,600)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

5.4% ±0.9% (8,654  ±1,443) 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

328,975 ±4,549 Number of housing units
  • Illinois: 5,470,727 ±527
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$198,200 ±$4,483 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Illinois: $263,300 ±$1,622
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

8.2% ±0.8% (61,143  ±6,292.8) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Illinois: 10.8% 1,344,235 (±0.3% / ±31,091.9)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

94.1% ±1.3% (494,571  ±9,864.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Illinois: 90.6% 7,888,008 (±0.5% / ±44,765.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
31.9% ±1% (167,756  ±5,818.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Illinois: 38.3% 3,334,374 (±0.3% / ±28,654.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

6.5% ±0.7% (46,314  ±4,880) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Illinois: 23.4% 2,817,506 (±0.1% / ±15,758.6)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 21.7% 67,860,570 (±0.1% / ±,196,548.1)

4.6% ±0.5% (34,858  ±3,822) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Illinois: 15% † 1,878,890 (±,662.8% / ±26,918)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

6.6% ±0.5% (38,295  ±2,849) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Illinois: 4.7% 459,569 (±0.1% / ±11,336)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
38,295 Total veterans ±2,849 34,487 Male ±2,775 3,808 Female ±935

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