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Chicago, IL--IN Urban Area

8,497,759 Population
2,338 square miles 3,634.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.6 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$46,266 ±$448 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$82,690 ±$949 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

11.5% ±0.4% (960,414  ±31,803) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

30.4 minutes ±0.2 (106,636,056  ±1,013,526) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

3,357,653 ±10,477 Number of households
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.5 ±0 (8,366,174  ±11,144) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

4.9% ±0.3% (101,100  ±5,687) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

3,580,986 ±4,884 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$307,100 ±$2,430 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

11.5% ±0.3% (964,349  ±28,963.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

89.3% ±0.6% (5,257,121  ±38,308.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
42.3% ±0.4% (2,488,037  ±24,226.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

32% ±0.5% (2,571,702  ±37,255.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22% 69,241,800 (±0.1% / ±,203,206.2)

19.3% ±0.3% (1,637,926  ±22,098) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

3.7% ±0.1% (247,433  ±9,226) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
247,433 Total veterans ±9,226 226,162 Male ±8,495 21,271 Female ±2,546

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