Skokie

Population: 66,427
Median household income: $93,550
Median home value: $368,600

Skokie, a community in Cook County, Illinois, has 66,427 residents. At $93,550, its median household income sits above Cook County's $81,797.

Between 2019 and 2023, Skokie's population grew 4.1% from 63,821 to 66,427, while its median home value rose 15.6% from $318,800 to $368,600.

Owners occupy 74.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 66,427
Median age: 42.6 yrs
Median household income: $93,550
Median home value: $368,600
Median gross rent: $1,491
Housing units: 25,014
Homeownership rate: 74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

63,82166,427

Median household income

$73,046$93,550

Median home value

$318,800$368,600

Median gross rent

$1,271$1,491

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	63,821	$73,046	$318,800	$1,271
2020	63,300	$74,725	$324,200	$1,269
2021	67,444	$80,543	$334,900	$1,287
2022	67,076	$91,892	$362,500	$1,470
2023	66,427	$93,550	$368,600	$1,491

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 349.8%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7413.4%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,927	5.9%
5 to 17	11,252	16.9%
18 to 24	4,977	7.5%
25 to 34	6,482	9.8%
35 to 44	8,599	12.9%
45 to 54	8,948	13.5%
55 to 64	8,722	13.1%
65 to 74	8,932	13.4%
75 and over	4,588	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	32,374	48.7%
Black or African American	6,544	9.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	83	0.1%
Asian	17,925	27.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	403	0.6%
Two or more races	1,781	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,316	11.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.4%

High school graduate19.7%

Some college or associate's21.1%

Bachelor's degree30.6%

Graduate or professional degree20.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,907	8.4%
High school graduate	9,103	19.7%
Some college or associate's	9,770	21.1%
Bachelor's degree	14,151	30.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9,340	20.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone60.3%

Carpooled12.5%

Public transit5.5%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home16.5%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	18,518	60.3%
Carpooled	3,842	12.5%
Public transit	1,688	5.5%
Walked	638	2.1%
Bicycle	341	1.1%
Worked from home	5,084	16.5%
Other means	609	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,330	24.7%
15 to 29 min	8,637	33.7%
30 to 44 min	5,682	22.2%
45 to 59 min	2,636	10.3%
60+ min	2,351	9.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.74
Poverty rate: 9.6% (6,303 of 65,774)

	Count	Share
Family households	17,430	72.7%
Nonfamily households	6,541	27.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	23,971	95.8%
Vacant	1,043	4.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	17,773	74.1%
Renter-occupied	6,198	25.9%

1-unit, detached54.9%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units13.3%

5 to 19 units9.1%

20 or more units18.4%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,740	54.9%
1-unit, attached	944	3.8%
2 to 4 units	3,325	13.3%
5 to 19 units	2,280	9.1%
20 or more units	4,595	18.4%
Mobile home & other	130	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1770122
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 10 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.0360, -87.7400

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