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Congressional District 17, IL

743,507 Population
4,481.9 square miles 165.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.4 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Illinois: 39.4 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$33,796 ±$1,006 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Illinois: $46,937 ±$406
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$60,530 ±$1,808 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Illinois: $83,211 ±$898
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

17.1% ±1.5% (120,765  ±10,345) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 11.6% 1,438,470 (±0.3% / ±31,443)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

20 minutes ±0.6 (6,387,700  ±257,566) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Illinois: 28.3 154,658,770 (±0.2 / ±1,330,777)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

322,357 ±4,054 Number of households
  • Illinois: 5,105,448 ±12,305
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.2 ±0 (705,351  ±8,718) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Illinois: 2.4 12,417,746
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.1% ±1% (9,004  ±1,729) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 4.6% 138,998 (±0.2% / ±6,570)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

348,780 ±3,694 Number of housing units
  • Illinois: 5,482,133 ±1,080
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$143,300 ±$3,668 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Illinois: $280,700 ±$1,768
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.2% ±1.1% (89,906  ±7,956.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 10.2% 1,289,197 (±0.3% / ±31,884.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

90.5% ±1.6% (451,304  ±9,508.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 90.7% 8,028,089 (±0.5% / ±45,818.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
26.6% ±1% (132,466  ±5,174.9) 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)

11.2% ±0.7% (78,597  ±4,875.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about half the rate in Illinois: 24.1% 2,886,369 (±0.1% / ±15,830.2)
  • about half the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

7.9% ±0.8% (58,671  ±5,753) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Illinois: 15.4% 1,957,482
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.9% ±0.4% (34,830  ±2,583) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Illinois: 4.5% 452,391 (±0.1% / ±11,018)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
34,830 Total veterans ±2,583 31,406 Male ±2,255 3,424 Female ±873

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