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Chicago City (West)--North & South Lawndale, Humboldt Park, East & West Garfield Park PUMA, IL

175,725 Population
14.5 square miles 12,123.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.4 ±1.9 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Illinois: 38.6 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$16,747 ±$1,152 Per capita income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Illinois: $37,728 ±$260
  • about half the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$31,624 ±$1,777 Median household income
  • about half the amount in Illinois: $69,187 ±$585
  • about half the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

29.7% ±3.8% (48,941  ±7,147) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Illinois: 11.5% 1,420,542 (±0.3% / ±37,778)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

35.6 minutes ±2 (2,164,080  ±226,657) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 29.6 173,417,540 (±0.2 / ±1,112,269)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

59,563 ±3,277 Number of households
  • Illinois: 4,866,006 ±12,627
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.7 ±0.1 (163,497  ±11,901) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,375,014 (±0)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

6.9% ±2.4% (2,978  ±1,072) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Illinois: 4.9% 147,037 (±0.2% / ±6,353)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

71,170 ±3,467 Number of housing units
  • Illinois: 5,388,210 ±605
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$196,500 ±$19,006 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Illinois: $209,100 ±$1,514
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

13.9% ±2.4% (23,973  ±4,530.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 12.1% 1,522,480 (±0.3% / ±33,672.9)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

72.2% ±0.8% (82,830  ±5,785.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Illinois: 89.9% 7,812,057 (±0.5% / ±41,528.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
12.3% ±1.4% (14,075  ±1,860.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in Illinois: 35.8% 3,108,972 (±0.3% / ±24,241.7)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

45.1% ±2.2% (81,581  ±4,325) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 5-year data
  • about double the rate in Illinois: 23.2% 2,779,838 (±0.1% / ±16,142.2)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 21.6% 65,947,773 (±0.1% / ±212,842.9)

21.1% ±2% (37,005  ±4,361) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 13.9% 1,766,492 (±0.2% / ±24,346)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

1.8% ±0.5% (2,375  ±676) Population with veteran status
  • about one-third of the rate in Illinois: 5.4% 526,153 (±0.1% / ±9,859)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
2,375 Total veterans ±676 2,091 Male ±652 284 Female ±182

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