Cicero

Population: 83,223
Median household income: $68,548
Median home value: $236,000

Located in Cook County, Illinois, Cicero is a community with a population of 83,223. At $68,548, its median household income sits below Cook County's $81,797.

Between 2019 and 2023, Cicero's population grew 1.1% from 82,330 to 83,223, while its median home value rose 42.9% from $165,100 to $236,000.

The median gross rent is $1,121. 11.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 83,223
Median age: 34.3 yrs
Median household income: $68,548
Median home value: $236,000
Median gross rent: $1,121
Housing units: 26,738
Homeownership rate: 54.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

82,33083,223

Median household income

$49,367$68,548

Median home value

$165,100$236,000

Median gross rent

$940$1,121

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	82,330	$49,367	$165,100	$940
2020	81,471	$53,726	$174,400	$951
2021	84,905	$58,433	$190,500	$1,015
2022	84,189	$64,325	$224,300	$1,094
2023	83,223	$68,548	$236,000	$1,121

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1720.6%

18 to 2412.7%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 747.1%

75 and over3.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,158	5.0%
5 to 17	17,104	20.6%
18 to 24	10,592	12.7%
25 to 34	10,516	12.6%
35 to 44	11,454	13.8%
45 to 54	11,284	13.6%
55 to 64	9,068	10.9%
65 to 74	5,919	7.1%
75 and over	3,128	3.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,137	7.4%
Black or African American	2,606	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19	0.0%
Asian	294	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	30	0.0%
Two or more races	196	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	73,941	88.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma31.8%

High school graduate37.6%

Some college or associate's19.6%

Bachelor's degree7.8%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	16,344	31.8%
High school graduate	19,303	37.6%
Some college or associate's	10,074	19.6%
Bachelor's degree	4,030	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,618	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone68.7%

Carpooled15.3%

Public transit7.1%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home4.7%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	26,807	68.7%
Carpooled	5,952	15.3%
Public transit	2,762	7.1%
Walked	1,256	3.2%
Bicycle	171	0.4%
Worked from home	1,827	4.7%
Other means	253	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,754	18.2%
15 to 29 min	11,831	31.8%
30 to 44 min	10,677	28.7%
45 to 59 min	4,406	11.8%
60+ min	3,533	9.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.29
Poverty rate: 13.1% (10,713 of 81,823)

	Count	Share
Family households	18,601	74.3%
Nonfamily households	6,430	25.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	25,031	93.6%
Vacant	1,707	6.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,667	54.6%
Renter-occupied	11,364	45.4%

1-unit, detached41.8%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units44.0%

5 to 19 units10.0%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,165	41.8%
1-unit, attached	663	2.5%
2 to 4 units	11,773	44.0%
5 to 19 units	2,683	10.0%
20 or more units	389	1.5%
Mobile home & other	65	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1714351
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 5.87 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.8445, -87.7593

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