Chicago, IL Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	2,896,016	100.0

Male	1,405,107	48.5
Female	1,490,909	51.5

Under 5 years	218,522	7.5
5 to 9 years	224,012	7.7
10 to 14 years	200,802	6.9
15 to 19 years	200,962	6.9
20 to 24 years	239,252	8.3
25 to 34 years	533,199	18.4
35 to 44 years	433,268	15.0
45 to 54 years	330,507	11.4
55 to 59 years	116,932	4.0
60 to 64 years	99,757	3.4
65 to 74 years	159,915	5.5
75 to 84 years	103,720	3.6
85 years and over	35,168	1.2

Median age (years)	31.5	(X)

18 years and over	2,136,176	73.8
Male	1,018,583	35.2
Female	1,117,593	38.6
21 years and over	2,006,360	69.3
62 years and over	356,641	12.3
65 years and over	298,803	10.3
Male	116,655	4.0
Female	182,148	6.3

RACE
One race	2,811,579	97.1
White	1,215,315	42.0
Black or African American	1,065,009	36.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	10,290	0.4
Asian	125,974	4.3
Asian Indian	25,004	0.9
Chinese	31,813	1.1
Filipino	28,423	1.0
Japanese	5,467	0.2
Korean	11,895	0.4
Vietnamese	8,221	0.3
Other Asian ¹	15,151	0.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1,788	0.1
Native Hawaiian	336	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	480	0.0
Samoan	436	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	536	0.0
Some other race	393,203	13.6
Two or more races	84,437	2.9

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	1,282,320	44.3
Black or African American	1,084,221	37.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	20,898	0.7
Asian	140,517	4.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	4,615	0.2
Some other race	452,255	15.6

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	2,896,016	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	753,644	26.0
Mexican	530,462	18.3
Puerto Rican	113,055	3.9
Cuban	8,084	0.3
Other Hispanic or Latino	102,043	3.5
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,142,372	74.0
White alone	907,166	31.3

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	2,896,016	100.0
In households	2,836,469	97.9
Householder	1,061,928	36.7
Spouse	372,970	12.9
Child	878,481	30.3
Own child under 18 years	605,046	20.9
Other relatives	331,356	11.4
Under 18 years	133,390	4.6
Nonrelatives	191,734	6.6
Unmarried partner	62,644	2.2
In group quarters	59,547	2.1
Institutionalized population	27,323	0.9
Noninstitutionalized population	32,224	1.1

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	1,061,928	100.0
Family households (families)	632,558	59.6
With own children under 18 years	306,456	28.9
Married-couple family	372,970	35.1
With own children under 18 years	179,408	16.9
Female householder, no husband present	200,963	18.9
With own children under 18 years	105,705	10.0
Nonfamily households	429,370	40.4
Householder living alone	345,832	32.6
Householder 65 years and over	92,345	8.7

Households with individuals under 18 years	364,392	34.3
Households with individuals 65 years and over	228,458	21.5

Average household size	2.67	(X)
Average family size	3.50	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	1,152,868	100.0
Occupied housing units	1,061,928	92.1
Vacant housing units	90,940	7.9
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	4,549	0.4

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.7	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	5.7	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	1,061,928	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	464,865	43.8
Renter-occupied housing units	597,063	56.2

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.90	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.49	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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