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Congressional District 17, IL

728,697 Population
4,481.9 square miles 162.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.1 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 39.5 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$32,853 ±$900 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Illinois: $45,043 ±$388
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$57,307 ±$2,484 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Illinois: $80,306 ±$635
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

17.9% ±1.3% (124,050  ±9,083) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 11.6% 1,426,517 (±0.3% / ±30,335)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

20 minutes ±0.6 (6,158,330  ±234,851) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Illinois: 28.1 150,482,720 (±0.2 / ±1,340,109)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

317,835 ±4,655 Number of households
  • Illinois: 5,071,288 ±14,337
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.2 ±0 (693,840  ±7,460) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Illinois: 2.4 † 12,271,503 (±,109.6 / ±-555,555,600)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

5.6% ±1.1% (9,255  ±1,772) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 4.8% 141,318 (±0.2% / ±5,490)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

353,627 ±3,581 Number of housing units
  • Illinois: 5,470,727 ±527
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$129,500 ±$3,556 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Illinois: $263,300 ±$1,622
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

13.1% ±0.9% (94,728  ±6,696.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 10.8% 1,344,235 (±0.3% / ±31,091.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

90.4% ±1.8% (443,460  ±10,085.8) 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)
24.6% ±1.1% (120,386  ±5,315) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Illinois: 38.3% 3,334,374 (±0.3% / ±28,654.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

10.7% ±0.7% (75,915  ±4,672.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about half the rate in Illinois: 23.4% 2,817,506 (±0.1% / ±15,758.6)
  • about half the rate in United States: 21.7% 67,860,570 (±0.1% / ±,196,548.1)

6.3% ±0.7% (45,714  ±4,798) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 15% † 1,878,890 (±,662.8% / ±26,918)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

6.1% ±0.5% (34,967  ±2,718) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Illinois: 4.7% 459,569 (±0.1% / ±11,336)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
34,967 Total veterans ±2,718 32,435 Male ±2,603 2,532 Female ±670

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