New York's population is larger by 214%. Its population has grown by 459,235 people (5.7%) since 2000. The population of Chicago has decreased by 199,461 people (6.9%) during that time.
Population | ||
Type | Chicago | New York |
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Population | 2,696,555 | 8,467,513 |
Female / male percentage | 51.4% / 48.6%
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52% / 48%
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Urban / rural population | 100% / 0%
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100% / 0%
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According to our data, there are 3,404 registered sex offenders living in Chicago and 4,559 registered sex offenders living in .
The ratio of residents to sex offenders in Chicago is 795 to 1; the ratio in New York is 1,873 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents is larger in Chicago than in New York.
Income | ||
Type | Chicago | New York |
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Estimated median household income | $66,576 | $67,997 |
Estimated per capita income | $43,217 | $42,406 |
Cost of living index (U.S. average is 100) | 104.8 | 160.2 |
If you make $50,000 in Chicago, you will have to make $76,431 in New York to maintain the same standard of living.
Geographical information | ||
Type | Chicago | New York |
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Land area | 227.1 sq. miles | 303.3 sq. miles |
Population density | 11,872 people per sq. mile | 27,917 people per sq. mile |
Elevation | 596 feet | 30 feet |
Education level (25-year-olds and older) | ||
Type | Chicago | New York |
---|---|---|
Bachelor's degree or higher | 43.7% | 41% |
Graduate or professional degree | 18.7% | 17.4% |
High school or higher | 87.1% | 83.9% |
In Chicago (Cook County), 74.0% voted for Democrats and 24.6% for Republicans in 2012 Presidential Election. In New York (New York County), 83.9% voted for Democrats and 14.9% for Republicans.
Transport | ||
Type | Chicago | New York |
---|---|---|
Amtrak stations | 1 | 1 |
Amtrak stations nearby | 3 | 3 |
FAA registered aircraft | 1 | 753 |
FAA registered aircraft manufacturers and dealers | 12 | 8 |
How many people usually rode to work in the car, truck or van.
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units | ||
Type | Chicago | New York |
---|---|---|
With mortgages | $4,913 (1.5%) | $5,798 (0.8%) |
With no mortgages | $3,868 (1.5%) | $6,076 (0.9%) |
Health (county statistics) | ||
Type | Chicago | New York |
---|---|---|
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) | 3.5 | 3.6 |
Average weight of females (lbs) | 164.3 lbs | 150.1 lbs |
Average weight of males (lbs) | 197.3 lbs | 180.1 lbs |
Residents visited a dentist within the past year | 68% | 77.7% |
Residents exercised in the past month | 73% | 79% |
Adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days | 58.1% | 84% |
Residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives | 40.5% | 46.3% |
People in group quarters | ||
Type | Chicago | New York |
---|---|---|
Agriculture workers' dormitories on farms | 280 (0%) | 50 (0%) |
College dormitories (includes college quarters off campus) | 15,887 (0.5%) | 37,861 (0.5%) |
Crews of maritime vessels | 0 (0%) | 18 (0%) |
Dormitories | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Federal prisons and detention centers | 473 (0%) | 2,560 (0%) |
Group homes | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Halfway houses | 143 (0%) | 19 (0%) |
Homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children | 168 (0%) | 109 (0%) |
Homes for the mentally ill | 934 (0%) | 4,104 (0.1%) |
Homes for the mentally retarded | 151 (0%) | 4,417 (0.1%) |
Homes for the physically handicapped | 61 (0%) | 319 (0%) |
Homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse | 1,674 (0.1%) | 4,801 (0.1%) |
Hospices or homes for chronically ill | 0 (0%) | 418 (0%) |
Hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse | 364 (0%) | 1,736 (0%) |
Hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill | 368 (0%) | 2,884 (0%) |
Hospitals/wards, hospices, and schools for the handicapped | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Institutions for the blind | 0 (0%) | 75 (0%) |
Institutions for the deaf | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Job corps and vocational training facilities | 17 (0%) | 579 (0%) |
Juvenile institutions | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups) | 10,565 (0.4%) | 15,338 (0.2%) |
Long-term care | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards | 629 (0%) | 4,650 (0.1%) |
Military hospitals or wards for chronically ill | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Military transient quarters for temporary residents | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Military barracks, etc. | 0 (0%) | 230 (0%) |
Military disciplinary barracks | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Military quarters | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Military ships | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Noninstitutionalized settings | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Nursing homes | 13,839 (0.5%) | 42,480 (0.5%) |
On base quarters | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped | 0 (0%) | 72 (0%) |
Other group homes | 1,264 (0%) | 4,484 (0.1%) |
Other hospitals or wards for chronically ill | 368 (0%) | 2,466 (0%) |
Other nonhousehold living situations | 2,827 (0.1%) | 4,246 (0.1%) |
Other noninstitutional group quarters | 6,632 (0.2%) | 38,850 (0.5%) |
Other types of correctional institutions | 0 (0%) | 448 (0%) |
Other workers' dormitories | 12 (0%) | 115 (0%) |
Religious group quarters | 2,484 (0.1%) | 6,486 (0.1%) |
Residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children | 41 (0%) | 91 (0%) |
Schools, hospitals, or wards for the physically handicapped | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children | 13 (0%) | 52 (0%) |
State prisons | 477 (0%) | 3,037 (0%) |
Training schools for juvenile delinquents | 90 (0%) | 390 (0%) |
Unknown juvenile institutions | 56 (0%) | 268 (0%) |
Wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere | 96 (0%) | 825 (0%) |
Wards in military hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Government finances - Expenditure (per resident) | ||
Type | Chicago | New York |
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Construction general public buildings | $321,000 ($0.12) | $280,622,000 ($33.14) |
Current operations police protection | $1,595,816,000 ($591.80) | $5,897,995,000 ($696.54) |
Current operations parks and recreation | $33,485,000 ($12.42) | $672,303,000 ($79.40) |
Current operations regular highways | $331,546,000 ($122.95) | $304,243,000 ($35.93) |
Current operations financial administration | $150,704,000 ($55.89) | $595,674,000 ($70.35) |
Current operations housing and community development | $275,614,000 ($102.21) | $4,659,328,000 ($550.26) |
Current operations judicial and legal services | $31,532,000 ($11.69) | $1,060,292,000 ($125.22) |
Current operations central staff services | $53,752,000 ($19.93) | $302,702,000 ($35.75) |
Current operations general public buildings | $239,849,000 ($88.95) | $187,494,000 ($22.14) |
Current operations sewerage | $80,454,000 ($29.84) | $525,192,000 ($62.02) |
Current operations solid waste management | $165,635,000 ($61.43) | $1,953,103,000 ($230.66) |
Current operations general other | $1,149,640,000 ($426.34) | $10,728,842,000 ($1,267) |
Current operations elementary and secondary education | $0 ($0) | $31,272,423,000 ($3,693) |
Current operations higher education auxiliary enterprises | $0 ($0) | $10,935,000 ($1.29) |
General interest on debt | $981,096,000 ($363.83) | $7,093,148,000 ($837.69) |
Other capital outlay general other | $35,418,000 ($13.14) | $0 ($0) |
Total salaries and wages | $0 ($0) | $12,976,048,000 ($1,532) |
Government finances - Revenue (per resident) | ||
Type | Chicago | New York |
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Charges parks and recreation | $14,602,000 ($5.42) | $71,722,000 ($8.47) |
Charges sewerage | 351,076,000 (130.19) | 2,260,401,000 (266.95) |
Charges solid waste management | $62,718,000 ($23.26) | $13,845,000 ($1.64) |
Miscellaneous interest earnings | $221,115,000 ($82.00) | $1,287,458,000 ($152.05) |
Miscellaneous rents | $33,259,000 ($12.33) | $50,356,000 ($5.95) |
State intergovernmental highways | $140,294,000 ($52.03) | $209,880,000 ($24.79) |
Tax property | $1,278,091,000 ($473.97) | $28,815,935,000 ($3,403) |
Government finances - Cash and securities (per resident) | ||
Type | Chicago | New York |
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Sinking funds cash and securities | $1,687,131,000 ($625.66) | $21,527,326,000 ($2,542) |