Population 523,643
State Illinois
Current Time
Area 520.06 mi²
Zip Codes 60110, 60119-60124, 60134, 60136, 60140, 60174, 60175, 60177, 60183, 60502-60507, 60510, 60538, 60542, 60554, 60568, 60572, 60598
Per capita income $29,730

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.6 %
White alone, percent, 2013 87.2 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 3.9 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 11.0 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$5,688,267
Total number of firms, 2007 38,586
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.7 %
Population, 2013 estimate 523,643
Households, 2008-2012 170,069
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 1.6 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 31,269
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.1 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $29,730
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 31.2 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 2.4 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 179,428
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 29.1 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 6.0 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.9 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 520.06 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 515,269
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $233,800
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$9,879,494
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 12,332
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 31.2 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $68,674
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 27.6 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$680,888
Female persons, percent, 2013 50.1 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 25,300
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 83.1 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.9 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 18.0 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.99
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 11.2 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.5 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 31.9 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 87.8 %
Population, 2010 515,269
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 20.2 %
Population per square mile, 2010 990.8
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 58.4 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 75.9 %
Housing units, 2013 182,860
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $11,482
Building permits, 2012 1,008
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 1.0 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$9,589,573
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %