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Chicago, IL--IN Urban Area

8,609,571 Population
2,338 square miles 3,682.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.9 ±0.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$50,230 ±$563 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$90,282 ±$1,040 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

11.4% ±0.3% (968,762  ±23,871) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

31 minutes ±0.2 (114,560,256  ±1,161,831) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

3,389,876 ±11,191 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0 (8,469,101  ±10,812) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.5% ±0.3% (94,222  ±5,483) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

3,610,991 ±5,546 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$343,000 ±$2,192 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.2% ±0.4% (870,207  ±30,193.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

89.7% ±0.7% (5,400,777  ±41,171) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
43.9% ±0.4% (2,641,376  ±25,859.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

32.5% ±0.4% (2,654,741  ±32,080.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

20.4% ±0.3% (1,752,139  ±28,379) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

3.5% ±0.1% (236,776  ±7,659) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
236,776 Total veterans ±7,659 217,005 Male ±6,760 19,771 Female ±2,616

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