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Chicago City (South)--Chicago Lawn, Greater Grand Crossing & West Englewood/Englewood PUMA, IL

142,440 Population
13.2 square miles 10,765.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.2 ±2.4 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

$22,864 ±$2,405 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in Illinois: $46,937 ±$406
  • about half the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$47,093 ±$4,539 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Illinois: $83,211 ±$898
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

28.8% ±6% (40,774  ±9,156) 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)

38.4 minutes ±4.7 (1,979,660  ±329,503) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Illinois: 28.3 154,658,770 (±0.2 / ±1,330,777)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

48,683 ±3,327 Number of households
  • Illinois: 5,105,448 ±12,305
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.9 ±0.1 (141,491  ±11,790) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 2.4 12,417,746
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.5% ±3% (1,893  ±1,061) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 4.6% 138,998 (±0.2% / ±6,570)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

57,685 ±3,493 Number of housing units
  • Illinois: 5,482,133 ±1,080
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$188,100 ±$20,485 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Illinois: $280,700 ±$1,768
  • about half the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9.3% ±3.1% (13,076  ±4,475.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 10.2% 1,289,197 (±0.3% / ±31,884.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

75% ±3% (68,775  ±5,647.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Illinois: 90.7% 8,028,089 (±0.5% / ±45,818.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
15.8% ±2.7% (14,480  ±2,693.1) 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)

31.7% ±3.5% (40,014  ±4,521.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Illinois: 24.1% 2,886,369 (±0.1% / ±15,830.2)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

17.9% ±2.8% (25,422  ±4,498) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 15.4% 1,957,482
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

3.7% ±1.2% (3,809  ±1,281) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent 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)
3,809 Total veterans ±1,281 3,448 Male ±1,176 361 Female ±333

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