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Chicago City (South)--South Shore, South Chicago, East Side & South Deering PUMA, IL

113,786 Population
23.2 square miles 4,905.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.5 ±3.7 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 39.4 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$29,358 ±$2,971 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Illinois: $46,937 ±$406
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$44,724 ±$5,453 Median household income
  • about half the amount in Illinois: $83,211 ±$898
  • about half the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

27.8% ±6% (31,433  ±7,449) 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)

37 minutes ±0.5 (1,633,695  ±96,221) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Illinois: 27.8 143,793,920 (±0.1 / ±595,293)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

51,773 ±3,853 Number of households
  • Illinois: 5,105,448 ±12,305
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.2 ±0.2 (112,692  ±11,256) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of 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% ±1.2% (1,038  ±337) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Illinois: 4.9% 147,208 (±0.1% / ±3,564)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

58,191 ±3,864 Number of housing units
  • Illinois: 5,482,133 ±1,080
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$200,200 ±$18,954 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Illinois: $280,700 ±$1,768
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

8.9% ±1.2% (10,903  ±1,498.3) Moved since previous year * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Illinois: 11.1% 1,396,426 (±0.1% / ±14,640.6)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

82.3% ±3.6% (66,247  ±6,426.6) 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)
23.5% ±3.6% (18,886  ±3,308) 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)

24.1% ±4.8% (28,113  ±5,687.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 24.1% 2,886,369 (±0.1% / ±15,830.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

12.3% ±2.5% (13,949  ±3,126) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Illinois: 15.4% 1,957,482
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.3% ±1.3% (3,772  ±1,216) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than 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)
3,772 Total veterans ±1,216 3,560 Male ±1,171 212 Female ±273

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