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Chicago City (South)--Roseland, Chatham, West Pullman, Calumet Heights & Avalon Park PUMA, IL

118,232 Population
20.3 square miles 5,817 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.7 ±2.6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Illinois: 39.4 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$30,062 ±$2,818 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Illinois: $46,937 ±$406
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$49,205 ±$8,551 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

22.9% ±4.4% (26,936  ±5,700) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in Illinois: 11.6% 1,438,470 (±0.3% / ±31,443)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

36.5 minutes ±6.8 (1,670,840  ±212,018) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times 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

50,867 ±3,101 Number of households
  • Illinois: 5,105,448 ±12,305
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.2 (117,666  ±10,488) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Illinois: 2.4 12,417,746
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.6% ±2.2% (1,085  ±688) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Illinois: 4.6% 138,998 (±0.2% / ±6,570)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

60,330 ±3,392 Number of housing units
  • Illinois: 5,482,133 ±1,080
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$209,400 ±$14,747 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Illinois: $280,700 ±$1,768
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.2% ±3.9% (11,908  ±4,634.1) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 10.2% 1,289,197 (±0.3% / ±31,884.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

90% ±2.8% (72,289  ±5,620.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 90.7% 8,028,089 (±0.5% / ±45,818.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
24.5% ±3.4% (19,685  ±3,058) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 39.2% 3,471,705 (±0.3% / ±28,867)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

6.4% ±4.5% (7,763  ±5,492.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Illinois: 24.1% 2,886,369 (±0.1% / ±15,830.2)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

3.6% ±1.6% (4,198  ±1,959) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Illinois: 15.4% 1,957,482
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.6% ±1.1% (4,357  ±1,108) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 4.5% 452,391 (±0.1% / ±11,018)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
4,357 Total veterans ±1,108 3,808 Male ±1,035 549 Female ±566

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