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Chicago City (Southwest)--South Lawndale, Brighton Park & Gage Park PUMA, IL

156,659 Population
9.4 square miles 16,735 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.8 ±2.2 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

$24,932 ±$2,442 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in Illinois: $46,937 ±$406
  • about half the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$73,299 ±$6,495 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

16.9% ±4.6% (24,640  ±7,042) 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)

34.6 minutes ±4.1 (2,214,770  ±377,125) 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 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

42,514 ±2,851 Number of households
  • Illinois: 5,105,448 ±12,305
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
3.5 ±0.2 (148,168  ±14,042) Persons per household
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Illinois: 2.4 12,417,746
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.3% ±2.4% (2,082  ±1,003) 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

45,241 ±2,877 Number of housing units
  • Illinois: 5,482,133 ±1,080
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$261,600 ±$22,350 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

6.2% ±1.3% (9,665  ±2,169.3) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 10.2% 1,289,197 (±0.3% / ±31,884.1)
  • about half the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

63.7% ±2.8% (68,675  ±6,211.3) High school grad or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Illinois: 90.7% 8,028,089 (±0.5% / ±45,818.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
15.7% ±2.2% (16,893  ±2,715) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 39.2% 3,471,705 (±0.3% / ±28,867)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

77% ±2.4% (108,954  ±4,716.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • more than double the rate in Illinois: 24.1% 2,886,369 (±0.1% / ±15,830.2)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

39.9% ±3.4% (62,459  ±7,695) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Illinois: 15.4% 1,957,482
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

2.2% ±0.9% (2,728  ±1,177) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Illinois: 4.5% 452,391 (±0.1% / ±11,018)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
2,728 Total veterans ±1,177 2,639 Male ±1,174 89 Female ±148

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