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Chicago City (West)--Austin, North Lawndale & East/West Garfield Park PUMA, IL

155,975 Population
13.5 square miles 11,515.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.9 ±1.8 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Illinois: 39.4 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$25,018 ±$2,102 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in Illinois: $46,937 ±$406
  • about half the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$44,219 ±$6,023 Median household income
  • about half the amount in Illinois: $83,211 ±$898
  • about half the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

25.3% ±4% (39,192  ±6,906) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Illinois: 11.6% 1,438,470 (±0.3% / ±31,443)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

34.9 minutes ±2.7 (1,955,280  ±255,889) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 28.3 154,658,770 (±0.2 / ±1,330,777)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

57,967 ±3,851 Number of households
  • Illinois: 5,105,448 ±12,305
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.7 ±0.1 (153,347  ±12,682) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 2.4 12,417,746
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.2% ±2.2% (2,080  ±924) 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

67,453 ±3,947 Number of housing units
  • Illinois: 5,482,133 ±1,080
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$259,100 ±$15,787 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Illinois: $280,700 ±$1,768
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13.3% ±2.6% (20,510  ±4,328.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Illinois: 10.2% 1,289,197 (±0.3% / ±31,884.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

85.9% ±8.7% (86,303  ±6,166.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Illinois: 90.7% 8,028,089 (±0.5% / ±45,818.4)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
18% ±2.7% (18,113  ±3,012.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Illinois: 39.2% 3,471,705 (±0.3% / ±28,867)
  • about half the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

15.9% ±3.4% (24,958  ±5,298.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Illinois: 24.1% 2,886,369 (±0.1% / ±15,830.2)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

8.9% ±2.2% (13,909  ±3,608) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 15.4% 1,957,482
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

3.4% ±0.8% (3,980  ±1,036) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Illinois: 4.5% 452,391 (±0.1% / ±11,018)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
3,980 Total veterans ±1,036 3,570 Male ±905 410 Female ±359

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