Population 267,225
State Illinois
Current Time
Area 715.58 mi²
Zip Codes 60071, 60421, 61467, 61520, 62002, 62010, 62024-62026, 62034, 62035, 62040, 62060, 62062, 62095, 62234, 62249, 62294, 62344
Per capita income $26,797

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.8 %
White alone, percent, 2013 88.8 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.9 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 13.8 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$3,104,222
Total number of firms, 2007 18,588
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.8 %
Population, 2013 estimate 267,225
Households, 2008-2012 106,933
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -0.8 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 13,882
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.1 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $26,797
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 3.5 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 -1.4 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 83,662
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 24.3 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 8.1 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.9 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 715.58 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 269,275
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $124,900
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$18,978,164
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 5,918
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 3.0 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $52,756
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 22.2 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$382,660
Female persons, percent, 2013 51.1 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 24,114
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 90.6 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 5.9 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 2.2 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.45
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 15.3 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 23.5 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 86.9 %
Population, 2010 269,282
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 16.7 %
Population per square mile, 2010 376.3
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 86.1 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 73.7 %
Housing units, 2013 117,610
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $11,622
Building permits, 2012 460
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.3 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,643,600
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %