Population 682,829
State Illinois
Current Time
Area 836.91 mi²
Zip Codes 60403, 60404, 60408, 60410, 60417, 60423, 60431-60436, 60440-60442, 60446, 60448, 60449, 60451, 60481, 60490, 60491, 60544, 60585, 60586
Per capita income $30,407

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.3 %
White alone, percent, 2013 81.0 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 5.1 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 7.7 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$6,841,452
Total number of firms, 2007 53,097
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.7 %
Population, 2013 estimate 682,829
Households, 2008-2012 222,092
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 0.8 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 43,336
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.9 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $30,407
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 19.9 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 4.8 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 196,095
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 33.2 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 11.6 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.4 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 836.91 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 677,560
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $228,900
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$13,628,202
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 14,142
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 16.3 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $76,352
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 27.2 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,404,940
Female persons, percent, 2013 50.3 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 35,511
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 90.4 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.3 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 11.7 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 3.02
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 10.7 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.2 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 32.1 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 91.3 %
Population, 2010 677,560
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 12.2 %
Population per square mile, 2010 809.6
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 65.9 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 83.6 %
Housing units, 2013 238,653
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $10,211
Building permits, 2012 1,085
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.4 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$11,061,791
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %