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Chicago, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $313,300 (it was $144,300 in 2000)
Chicago:

$313,300
Illinois:

$251,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $209,000 - $479,300

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $393,455
Here:

$393,455
State:

$310,164

Townhouses or other attached units: $498,446
Here:

$498,446
State:

$286,230

In 2-unit structures: $320,802
Here:

$320,802
State:

$299,638

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $416,830
Here:

$416,830
State:

$330,907

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $416,975
Here:

$416,975
State:

$318,887

Mobile homes: $116,082
Here:

$116,082
State:

$78,855

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $140,000
Here:

$140,000
State:

$171,856

Total population: 2,722,389 (All urban)

Houses: 1,262,463 (1,159,424 occupied: 530,398 owner occupied, 629,026 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

54%
State:

33%

Housing density: 5,558 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $189,546.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,161 (lower quartile is $844, upper quartile is $1,723)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,363


Median gross rent in Chicago, IL in 2022: $1,324

Housing units in Chicago with a mortgage: 343,027 (26,613 second mortgage, 854 home equity loan, 18,960 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,491

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $114,213

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $76,035

Median monthly housing costs: $1,432

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Chicago, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1951

Median year apartment built: 1959

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,665,064
  • Male householders: 536,274 (205,854 living alone), Female householders: 623,150 (251,693 living alone)
  • 351,644 spouses (341,801 opposite-sex spouses), 95,242 unmarried partners, (85,365 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 693,897 children (667,630 natural, 9,308 adopted, 16,959 stepchildren), 74,458 grandchildren, 45,141 brothers or sisters, 37,165 parents, 1,017 foster children, 58,451 other relatives, 100,931 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 47,694

Size of family households: 242,481 2-persons, 139,259 3-persons, 108,596 4-persons, 50,371 5-persons, 22,681 6-persons, 17,625 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 457,547 1-person, 101,406 2-persons, 14,560 3-persons, 3,508 4-persons, 949 5-persons, 441 7-or-more-persons.

239,781 married couples with children.
192,943 single-parent households (33,323 men, 159,620 women).

64.1% of residents of Chicago speak English at home.
24.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
6.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
4.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 548,452 (20.6%)
(49.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.8
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.0
State:

4.1

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chicago, Illinois
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chicago, Illinois
  • 7,914no bedroom
  • 38,3171 bedroom
  • 150,0102 bedrooms
  • 199,2623 bedrooms
  • 93,7784 bedrooms
  • 41,1175+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chicago, Illinois
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chicago, Illinois
  • 77,535no bedroom
  • 189,2881 bedroom
  • 223,9882 bedrooms
  • 114,1043 bedrooms
  • 17,7424 bedrooms
  • 6,3695+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Chicago in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Chicago in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 60,912no vehicle
  • 236,6491 vehicle
  • 159,7612 vehicles
  • 51,2623 vehicles
  • 16,2954 vehicles
  • 5,5195+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Chicago in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Chicago in renter-occupied apartments
  • 259,450no vehicle
  • 282,7321 vehicle
  • 67,9192 vehicles
  • 15,9303 vehicles
  • 2,3564 vehicles
  • 6395+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chicago, Illinois
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chicago, Illinois
  • 5,7911 room
  • 10,1562 rooms
  • 38,9573 rooms
  • 73,3874 rooms
  • 103,3585 rooms
  • 111,9836 rooms
  • 64,8217 rooms
  • 45,5258 rooms
  • 76,4209+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chicago, Illinois
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chicago, Illinois
  • 64,6111 room
  • 64,8752 rooms
  • 118,0243 rooms
  • 148,4284 rooms
  • 117,5555 rooms
  • 74,0996 rooms
  • 20,6607 rooms
  • 11,1058 rooms
  • 9,6699+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Chicago, IL
  • Chicago, IL household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Chicago, IL in 2022
  • 97,990Less than $10,000
  • 98,002$10,000 to $19,999
  • 90,985$20,000 to $29,999
  • 78,406$30,000 to $39,999
  • 78,932$40,000 to $49,999
  • 66,216$50,000 to $59,999
  • 98,574$60,000 to $74,999
  • 132,370$75,000 to $99,999
  • 114,763$100,000 to $124,999
  • 69,692$125,000 to $149,999
  • 90,133$150,000 to $199,999
  • 143,361$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Chicago, IL

  • Distribution of house value in Chicago, IL in 2022
  • 8,039Less than $10,000
  • 1,130$10,000 to $14,999
  • 1,384$15,000 to $19,999
  • 2,119$20,000 to $24,999
  • 2,067$25,000 to $29,999
  • 2,126$30,000 to $34,999
  • 1,889$35,000 to $39,999
  • 1,990$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,788$50,000 to $59,999
  • 3,616$60,000 to $69,999
  • 2,204$70,000 to $79,999
  • 4,864$80,000 to $89,999
  • 5,554$90,000 to $99,999
  • 15,659$100,000 to $124,999
  • 15,172$125,000 to $149,999
  • 29,051$150,000 to $174,999
  • 23,034$175,000 to $199,999
  • 60,670$200,000 to $249,999
  • 69,250$250,000 to $299,999
  • 102,444$300,000 to $399,999
  • 55,170$400,000 to $499,999
  • 68,101$500,000 to $749,999
  • 26,136$750,000 to $999,999
  • 15,502$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 4,529$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 6,910$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Chicago, IL

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Chicago, IL in 2022
  • 3,587Less than $100
  • 4,050$100 to $149
  • 8,876$150 to $199
  • 12,179$200 to $249
  • 7,915$250 to $299
  • 5,425$300 to $349
  • 5,392$350 to $399
  • 5,060$400 to $449
  • 4,840$450 to $499
  • 7,546$500 to $549
  • 4,750$550 to $599
  • 15,412$600 to $649
  • 11,168$650 to $699
  • 15,824$700 to $749
  • 17,549$750 to $799
  • 53,324$800 to $899
  • 53,539$900 to $999
  • 108,548$1,000 to $1,249
  • 68,633$1,250 to $1,499
  • 102,375$1,500 to $1,999
  • 47,171$2,000 to $2,499
  • 22,520$2,500 to $2,999
  • 9,602$3,000 to $3,499
  • 17,015$3,500 or more
  • 16,726No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 93.7%
Number of people working at home: 288,422 (21.2% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 17,641
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 44,734
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 83,143
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 107,249
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 133,223
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 65,638
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 207,396
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 45,646
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 64,007
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 149,639
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 116,709
  • 90 or more minutes: 37,768
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Chicago

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 663,644 (45.7%)
  • Carpooled: 95,445 (6.6%)
  • Bus: 121,425 (8.4%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 102,959 (7.1%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 64,082 (4.4%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 3,134 (0.2%)
  • Ferryboat: 190 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 25,835 (1.8%)
  • Bicycle: 17,005 (1.2%)
  • Walked: 69,486 (4.8%)
  • Worked at home: 288,422 (19.9%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.0%Males
  • 3.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 13.6%Males
  • 11.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 6.5%Males
  • 3.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 3.8%Males
  • 2.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 7.7%Males
  • 7.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 6.8%Males
  • 5.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 6.6%Males
  • 5.9%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Chicago, Illinois
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Chicago, Illinois
  • 143,3192010 or later
  • 109,8572000 to 2009
  • 127,5241990 to 1999
  • 155,1211980 to 1989
  • 106,9841970 to 1979
  • 75,013Before 1970
Ancestries in Chicago, IL

First ancestries reported:

  • Polish: 60,114 (3.7%)
  • Irish: 48,737 (3.0%)
  • German: 40,661 (2.5%)
  • Italian: 30,975 (1.9%)
  • American: 28,791 (1.8%)
  • English: 21,797 (1.4%)
  • European: 15,902 (1.0%)
  • African: 11,570 (0.7%)
  • Nigerian: 10,686 (0.7%)
  • Russian: 8,880 (0.6%)
  • Romanian: 8,423 (0.5%)
  • Ukrainian: 7,825 (0.5%)
  • Greek: 7,036 (0.4%)
  • Eastern European: 4,642 (0.3%)
  • Yugoslavian: 4,496 (0.3%)
  • Serbian: 4,421 (0.3%)
  • Palestinian: 4,401 (0.3%)
  • Swedish: 4,180 (0.3%)
  • French: 4,064 (0.3%)
  • Albanian: 3,975 (0.2%)
  • Scottish: 3,832 (0.2%)
  • Jamaican: 3,350 (0.2%)
  • Croatian: 3,187 (0.2%)
  • Assyrian: 2,968 (0.2%)
  • Lithuanian: 2,943 (0.2%)
  • Dutch: 2,800 (0.2%)
  • Brazilian: 2,759 (0.2%)
  • Ethiopian: 2,593 (0.2%)
  • Haitian: 2,584 (0.2%)
  • Bulgarian: 2,381 (0.1%)
  • Czech: 2,233 (0.1%)
  • Iranian: 2,232 (0.1%)
  • Norwegian: 2,150 (0.1%)
  • Belizean: 2,101 (0.1%)
  • British: 1,815 (0.1%)
  • Turkish: 1,811 (0.1%)
  • Ghanaian: 1,788 (0.1%)
  • Afghan: 1,394 (0.09%)
  • Syrian: 1,384 (0.09%)
  • Northern European: 1,287 (0.08%)
  • Egyptian: 1,251 (0.08%)
  • Liberian: 1,242 (0.08%)
  • Sudanese: 1,054 (0.07%)
  • West Indian: 1,028 (0.06%)
  • Austrian: 1,022 (0.06%)
  • Macedonian: 1,002 (0.06%)
  • Armenian: 944 (0.06%)
  • Slovene: 938 (0.06%)
  • Somali: 891 (0.06%)
  • Hungarian: 839 (0.05%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 785 (0.05%)
  • Lebanese: 778 (0.05%)
  • Danish: 769 (0.05%)
  • Canadian: 765 (0.05%)
  • Slovak: 736 (0.05%)
  • French Canadian: 682 (0.04%)
  • Jordanian: 637 (0.04%)
  • Portuguese: 578 (0.04%)
  • Kenyan: 561 (0.03%)
  • Latvian: 531 (0.03%)
  • Scandinavian: 503 (0.03%)
  • Welsh: 498 (0.03%)
  • Belgian: 493 (0.03%)
  • Australian: 434 (0.03%)
  • Senegalese: 366 (0.02%)
  • Arab: 346 (0.02%)
  • Finnish: 331 (0.02%)
  • Luxembourger: 283 (0.02%)
  • Swiss: 259 (0.02%)
  • Moroccan: 224 (0.01%)
  • Icelander: 192 (0.01%)
  • Guyanese: 192 (0.01%)
  • Barbadian: 173 (0.01%)
  • Israeli: 171 (0.01%)
  • Slavic: 169 (0.01%)
  • Basque: 163 (0.01%)
  • Ugandan: 140 (0.01%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 137 (0.01%)
  • Iraqi: 135 (0.01%)
  • South African: 134 (0.01%)
  • Bahamian: 134 (0.01%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 90 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Chicago:

41.1% (225,629)
Illinois:

34.3% (621,541)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Chicago:

6.1% (33,521)
Illinois:

4.0% (72,783)

India
Chicago:

5.1% (28,095)
Illinois:

9.6% (173,578)

Poland
Chicago:

4.3% (23,639)
Illinois:

6.7% (120,473)

Philippines
Chicago:

4.2% (23,020)
Illinois:

5.1% (92,569)

Guatemala
Chicago:

1.8% (9,878)
Illinois:

1.3% (22,886)

Nigeria
Chicago:

1.7% (9,593)
Illinois:

1.3% (22,648)

Korea
Chicago:

1.7% (9,414)
Illinois:

2.1% (37,662)

Ecuador
Chicago:

1.6% (8,648)
Illinois:

0.8% (14,356)

Venezuela
Chicago:

1.5% (8,436)
Illinois:

0.9% (15,387)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 1,560,507
  • Other state: 499,802
  • Northeast: 81,756
  • Midwest: 192,036
  • South: 162,883
  • West: 63,127

85.0% of Chicago residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41.6% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 22.1% lived in Illinois.


Chicago:

85.0%
State average:

88.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 27,308
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 7,300
  • 5th and 6th grade: 17,477
  • 7th and 8th grade: 14,885
  • 9th grade: 10,968
  • 10th grade: 12,963
  • 11th grade: 14,069
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 26,327
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 202,506
  • Less than 1 year of college: 42,099
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 98,289
  • Associate degree: 47,106
  • Bachelor's degree: 227,900
  • Master's degree: 107,677
  • Professional school degree: 31,813
  • Doctorate degree: 21,287
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 26,285
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 8,083
  • 5th and 6th grade: 18,361
  • 7th and 8th grade: 16,083
  • 9th grade: 7,422
  • 10th grade: 9,191
  • 11th grade: 13,276
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 23,746
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 193,692
  • Less than 1 year of college: 45,578
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 110,211
  • Associate degree: 65,614
  • Bachelor's degree: 244,238
  • Master's degree: 143,001
  • Professional school degree: 31,316
  • Doctorate degree: 15,537
Educational Attainment for Females
Chicago marital status for males
Chicago marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 320,889
  • One, attached: 48,381
  • Two: 158,116
  • 3 or 4: 175,161
  • 5 to 9: 153,512
  • 10 to 19: 59,456
  • 20 to 49: 87,909
  • 50 or more: 255,233
  • Mobile homes: 3,471
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 335
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.2%

House/condo owner moved in on average 12 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Chicago
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Chicago, IL
  • 85.8%Utility gas
  • 11.1%Electricity
  • 1.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%Other fuel
  • 0.5%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Chicago, IL
  • 68.6%Utility gas
  • 25.2%Electricity
  • 2.5%No fuel used
  • 2.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.3%Other fuel
  • 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 37,417
Here:

16.7%
Illinois:

13.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 17,036
Here:

13.7%
Illinois:

9.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 53,107
Here:

40.6%
Illinois:

27.4%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability