Population 290,666
State Illinois
Current Time
Area 513.36 mi²
Zip Codes 61072, 61073, 61080, 61101-61112, 61114, 61115, 61125, 61126, 61130-61132
Per capita income $24,404

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.4 %
White alone, percent, 2013 81.7 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 2.5 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 17.0 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$3,851,993
Total number of firms, 2007 23,683
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 2.5 %
Population, 2013 estimate 290,666
Households, 2008-2012 113,119
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -1.6 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 18,317
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $24,404
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 11.9 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 0.7 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 117,721
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 21.9 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 12.7 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.9 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.0 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 513.36 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 295,264
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $127,500
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$7,913,361
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 6,553
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 11.7 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $47,573
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 24.1 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.3 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$452,187
Female persons, percent, 2013 51.2 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 21,794
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 85.6 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.3 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 7.5 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.56
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 15.2 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.7 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 20.9 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 87.0 %
Population, 2010 295,266
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 25.9 %
Population per square mile, 2010 575.2
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 71.3 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 67.6 %
Housing units, 2013 125,445
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $12,943
Building permits, 2012 86
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.5 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$2,624,724
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %