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Chicago City (Southwest)--Ashburn, Garfield Ridge, West Lawn, Clearing & West Elsdon PUMA, IL

168,968 Population
17.7 square miles 9,520.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.9 ±2.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 39.4 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$34,326 ±$2,995 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
$79,701 ±$7,817 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Illinois: $83,211 ±$898
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10.4% ±2.8% (17,384  ±4,930) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 11.6% 1,438,470 (±0.3% / ±31,443)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

39.8 minutes ±3 (2,774,410  ±378,272) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Illinois: 28.3 154,658,770 (±0.2 / ±1,330,777)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

54,612 ±3,830 Number of households
  • Illinois: 5,105,448 ±12,305
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
3.1 ±0.2 (167,972  ±15,573) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 2.4 12,417,746
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

2.9% ±1.3% (1,158  ±542) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 4.6% 138,998 (±0.2% / ±6,570)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

57,069 ±3,963 Number of housing units
  • Illinois: 5,482,133 ±1,080
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$294,800 ±$10,874 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Illinois: $280,700 ±$1,768
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

4.4% ±0.9% (7,147  ±1,428.3) Moved since previous year * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 11.1% 1,396,426 (±0.1% / ±14,640.6)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

78.2% ±8.4% (89,589  ±6,268.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 90.7% 8,028,089 (±0.5% / ±45,818.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
20.6% ±2.1% (23,614  ±3,059.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Illinois: 39.2% 3,471,705 (±0.3% / ±28,867)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

61% ±3.1% (95,742  ±5,688.4) 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)

26.6% ±2.6% (44,987  ±6,038) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 15.4% 1,957,482
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.7% ±1.2% (6,118  ±1,641) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Illinois: 4.5% 452,391 (±0.1% / ±11,018)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
6,118 Total veterans ±1,641 5,647 Male ±1,480 471 Female ±485

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