Illinois

Population, income, and housing across 102 counties and 1,461 cities & places.

Population: 12,692,653
Median household income: $81,702
Median home value: $250,500

With 12,692,653 residents, Illinois spans 102 counties and 1,461 cities and places.

Between 2019 and 2023, Illinois's population held roughly steady from 12,770,631 to 12,692,653, while its median home value rose 28.8% from $194,500 to $250,500.

37.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 66.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,692,653
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $81,702
Median home value: $250,500
Median gross rent: $1,227
Housing units: 5,443,501
Homeownership rate: 66.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,770,63112,692,653

Median household income

$65,886$81,702

Median home value

$194,500$250,500

Median gross rent

$1,010$1,227

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,770,631	$65,886	$194,500	$1,010
2020	12,716,164	$68,428	$202,100	$1,038
2021	12,821,813	$72,563	$212,600	$1,097
2022	12,757,634	$78,433	$239,100	$1,179
2023	12,692,653	$81,702	$250,500	$1,227

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	708,630	5.6%
5 to 17	2,100,249	16.5%
18 to 24	1,145,167	9.0%
25 to 34	1,722,902	13.6%
35 to 44	1,681,081	13.2%
45 to 54	1,587,855	12.5%
55 to 64	1,644,936	13.0%
65 to 74	1,246,228	9.8%
75 and over	855,605	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,456,575	58.7%
Black or African American	1,719,887	13.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8,843	0.1%
Asian	730,106	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2,966	0.0%
Some other race	43,037	0.3%
Two or more races	383,121	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,348,118	18.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.7%

High school graduate25.3%

Some college or associate's27.8%

Bachelor's degree22.3%

Graduate or professional degree14.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	851,323	9.7%
High school graduate	2,207,546	25.3%
Some college or associate's	2,430,244	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,949,199	22.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,300,295	14.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone67.3%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit6.4%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home14.0%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,134,010	67.3%
Carpooled	476,080	7.7%
Public transit	392,650	6.4%
Walked	167,591	2.7%
Bicycle	32,408	0.5%
Worked from home	860,338	14.0%
Other means	81,761	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,296,819	24.5%
15 to 29 min	1,732,666	32.8%
30 to 44 min	1,184,820	22.4%
45 to 59 min	534,245	10.1%
60+ min	535,950	10.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 11.7% (1,454,217 of 12,410,718)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,132,252	62.6%
Nonfamily households	1,869,652	37.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,001,904	91.9%
Vacant	441,597	8.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,343,034	66.8%
Renter-occupied	1,658,870	33.2%

1-unit, detached58.3%

1-unit, attached6.0%

2 to 4 units11.8%

5 to 19 units10.2%

20 or more units11.3%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,172,251	58.3%
1-unit, attached	326,773	6.0%
2 to 4 units	642,402	11.8%
5 to 19 units	557,120	10.2%
20 or more units	617,562	11.3%
Mobile home & other	127,393	2.3%

Geography

State FIPS: 17
USPS: IL
Land area: 55,513 sq mi
Water area: 2,400 sq mi
Center point: 40.1029, -89.1526

Illinois rankings

Counties

102