Chicago

Population: 2,707,648
Median household income: $75,134
Median home value: $315,200

Chicago, a community in Cook County, Illinois, has 2,707,648 residents. The median household income of $75,134 is below the Cook County median ($81,797).

From 2019 to 2023, Chicago's population held roughly steady from 2,709,534 to 2,707,648, while its median home value rose 22.2% from $258,000 to $315,200.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 19.6% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 32.2% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,707,648
Median age: 35.7 yrs
Median household income: $75,134
Median home value: $315,200
Median gross rent: $1,380
Housing units: 1,268,199
Homeownership rate: 45.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,709,5342,707,648

Median household income

$58,247$75,134

Median home value

$258,000$315,200

Median gross rent

$1,112$1,380

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,709,534	$58,247	$258,000	$1,112
2020	2,699,347	$62,097	$267,600	$1,154
2021	2,742,119	$65,781	$277,600	$1,209
2022	2,721,914	$71,673	$304,500	$1,314
2023	2,707,648	$75,134	$315,200	$1,380

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1714.2%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3419.6%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	150,670	5.6%
5 to 17	385,394	14.2%
18 to 24	256,968	9.5%
25 to 34	529,819	19.6%
35 to 44	394,677	14.6%
45 to 54	320,068	11.8%
55 to 64	301,415	11.1%
65 to 74	218,208	8.1%
75 and over	150,429	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	872,159	32.2%
Black or African American	757,206	28.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,943	0.1%
Asian	190,287	7.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	888	0.0%
Some other race	9,355	0.3%
Two or more races	73,958	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	801,852	29.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.2%

High school graduate21.3%

Some college or associate's22.2%

Bachelor's degree24.9%

Graduate or professional degree18.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	252,412	13.2%
High school graduate	407,776	21.3%
Some college or associate's	424,970	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	476,526	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	352,932	18.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone46.0%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit19.3%

Walked5.7%

Bicycle1.4%

Worked from home18.3%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	621,487	46.0%
Carpooled	99,967	7.4%
Public transit	260,577	19.3%
Walked	77,192	5.7%
Bicycle	18,556	1.4%
Worked from home	247,422	18.3%
Other means	27,243	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	136,706	12.4%
15 to 29 min	323,382	29.3%
30 to 44 min	329,403	29.8%
45 to 59 min	161,586	14.6%
60+ min	153,945	13.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 16.8% (447,143 of 2,656,986)

	Count	Share
Family households	580,093	50.6%
Nonfamily households	566,454	49.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,146,547	90.4%
Vacant	121,652	9.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	522,179	45.5%
Renter-occupied	624,368	54.5%

1-unit, detached25.6%

1-unit, attached3.6%

2 to 4 units28.1%

5 to 19 units16.0%

20 or more units26.5%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	324,810	25.6%
1-unit, attached	45,153	3.6%
2 to 4 units	356,309	28.1%
5 to 19 units	202,302	16.0%
20 or more units	335,919	26.5%
Mobile home & other	3,706	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1714000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 228 sq mi
Water area: 6.79 sq mi
Center point: 41.8370, -87.6849

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