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Chicago, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $275,200 (it was $144,300 in 2000)
Chicago:

$275,200
Illinois:

$209,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $173,300 - $427,900

Chicago Houses for Sale

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $337,650
Here:

$337,650
State:

$266,086

Townhouses or other attached units: $485,059
Here:

$485,059
State:

$247,630

In 2-unit structures: $300,477
Here:

$300,477
State:

$268,780

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $392,614
Here:

$392,614
State:

$306,067

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $410,802
Here:

$410,802
State:

$303,902

Mobile homes: $191,713
Here:

$191,713
State:

$59,325

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $201,511
Here:

$201,511
State:

$182,934

Chicago,IL index of house prices

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

Houses: 1,218,078 (1,080,345 occupied: 476,993 owner occupied, 603,352 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

56%
State:

34%

Housing density: 5,363 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2019: $332,045.

Median contract rent in 2019: $992 (lower quartile is $720, upper quartile is $1,479)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2019: $1,290


Median gross rent in Chicago, IL in 2019: $1,134

Housing units in Chicago with a mortgage: 312,245 (5,889 second mortgage, 23,344 home equity loan, 496 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 164,748

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $110,320

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $61,783

Median monthly housing costs: $1,250

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Chicago, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1950

Median year apartment built: 1952

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,693,959
  • Male householders: 509,502 (187,169 living alone), Female householders: 570,843 (228,840 living alone)
  • 351,063 spouses (343,568 opposite-sex spouses), 79,675 unmarried partners, (72,618 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 738,966 children (708,640 natural, 9,911 adopted, 20,415 stepchildren), 88,096 grandchildren, 61,222 brothers or sisters, 47,262 parents, 1,303 foster children, 57,793 other relatives, 129,523 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 58,711

Size of family households: 234,862 2-persons, 131,378 3-persons, 98,855 4-persons, 52,901 5-persons, 26,073 6-persons, 15,105 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 416,009 1-person, 88,772 2-persons, 12,142 3-persons, 3,084 4-persons, 801 5-persons, 37 6-persons, 326 7-or-more-persons.

278,951 married couples with children.
191,061 single-parent households (37,498 men, 153,563 women).

64.6% of residents of Chicago speak English at home.
23.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
5.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
4.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 547,705 (20.3%)
(49.3% 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:

4.2

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chicago, Illinois
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chicago, Illinois
  • 5,420no bedroom
  • 32,5631 bedroom
  • 145,2362 bedrooms
  • 181,0213 bedrooms
  • 77,1684 bedrooms
  • 35,5855+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chicago, Illinois
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chicago, Illinois
  • 61,680no bedroom
  • 185,8431 bedroom
  • 222,1212 bedrooms
  • 106,4833 bedrooms
  • 21,7914 bedrooms
  • 5,4345+ 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
  • 50,139no vehicle
  • 216,2041 vehicle
  • 152,6452 vehicles
  • 40,1203 vehicles
  • 12,9974 vehicles
  • 4,8885+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Chicago in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Chicago in renter-occupied apartments
  • 249,996no vehicle
  • 264,4831 vehicle
  • 74,0202 vehicles
  • 12,0313 vehicles
  • 2,1874 vehicles
  • 6355+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chicago, Illinois
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chicago, Illinois
  • 3,9081 room
  • 9,5472 rooms
  • 33,1393 rooms
  • 61,8684 rooms
  • 102,6785 rooms
  • 99,4806 rooms
  • 61,2467 rooms
  • 43,1538 rooms
  • 61,9749+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chicago, Illinois
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chicago, Illinois
  • 51,9111 room
  • 44,0962 rooms
  • 122,1293 rooms
  • 152,8784 rooms
  • 123,5555 rooms
  • 68,6306 rooms
  • 23,6297 rooms
  • 9,5418 rooms
  • 6,9839+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2019 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 city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Chicago, IL household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Chicago, IL in 2019
  • 92,904Less than $10,000
  • 100,018$10,000 to $19,999
  • 101,591$20,000 to $29,999
  • 90,465$30,000 to $39,999
  • 72,387$40,000 to $49,999
  • 67,393$50,000 to $59,999
  • 91,303$60,000 to $74,999
  • 115,754$75,000 to $99,999
  • 92,912$100,000 to $124,999
  • 65,384$125,000 to $149,999
  • 81,940$150,000 to $199,999
  • 108,294$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2019 in Chicago, IL

  • Distribution of house value in Chicago, IL in 2019
  • 4,915Less than $10,000
  • 603$10,000 to $14,999
  • 986$15,000 to $19,999
  • 1,191$20,000 to $24,999
  • 1,268$25,000 to $29,999
  • 736$30,000 to $34,999
  • 553$35,000 to $39,999
  • 2,151$40,000 to $49,999
  • 3,240$50,000 to $59,999
  • 3,272$60,000 to $69,999
  • 6,276$70,000 to $79,999
  • 8,039$80,000 to $89,999
  • 7,699$90,000 to $99,999
  • 24,836$100,000 to $124,999
  • 18,354$125,000 to $149,999
  • 37,759$150,000 to $174,999
  • 26,296$175,000 to $199,999
  • 61,727$200,000 to $249,999
  • 56,650$250,000 to $299,999
  • 79,130$300,000 to $399,999
  • 43,295$400,000 to $499,999
  • 46,751$500,000 to $749,999
  • 20,850$750,000 to $999,999
  • 9,727$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 4,418$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 6,271$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2019 in Chicago, IL

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Chicago, IL in 2019
  • 7,103Less than $100
  • 6,878$100 to $149
  • 13,821$150 to $199
  • 10,438$200 to $249
  • 8,743$250 to $299
  • 6,248$300 to $349
  • 4,901$350 to $399
  • 8,909$400 to $449
  • 5,855$450 to $499
  • 12,367$500 to $549
  • 14,078$550 to $599
  • 19,287$600 to $649
  • 19,136$650 to $699
  • 21,342$700 to $749
  • 28,003$750 to $799
  • 57,837$800 to $899
  • 51,808$900 to $999
  • 89,705$1,000 to $1,249
  • 57,496$1,250 to $1,499
  • 73,033$1,500 to $1,999
  • 36,083$2,000 to $2,499
  • 19,464$2,500 to $2,999
  • 9,329$3,000 to $3,499
  • 3,762$3,500 or more
  • 17,726No cash rent
Work and jobs in Chicago: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2019

Percentage of workers working in this county: 93.4%
Number of people working at home: 83,920 (6.2% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2019

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 10,986
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 45,286
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 76,468
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 117,822
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 144,792
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 74,157
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 249,881
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 54,589
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 88,988
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 206,663
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 163,889
  • 90 or more minutes: 40,129
Means of transportation to work in 2019 - Chicago

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 731,635 (46.3%)
  • Carpooled: 101,184 (6.4%)
  • Bus: 178,024 (11.3%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 200,227 (12.7%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 146,433 (9.3%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 6,576 (0.4%)
  • Ferryboat: 88 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 28,933 (1.8%)
  • Bicycle: 18,494 (1.2%)
  • Walked: 85,740 (5.4%)
  • Worked at home: 83,920 (5.3%)
Class of Workers in 2019
  • Unemployment by race in 2019
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.2%Males
  • 3.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 14.5%Males
  • 10.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 9.0%Males
  • 4.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 4.4%Males
  • 2.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 4.3%Males
  • 7.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 7.6%Males
  • 5.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 5.3%Males
  • 7.9%Females
Races in Chicago detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Chicago, Illinois
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Chicago, Illinois
  • 106,0452010 or later
  • 125,3202000 to 2009
  • 130,1691990 to 1999
  • 155,1211980 to 1989
  • 106,9841970 to 1979
  • 75,013Before 1970
Ancestries in Chicago, IL

First ancestries reported:

  • Polish: 61,003 (3.4%)
  • Irish: 53,797 (3.0%)
  • German: 31,866 (1.8%)
  • American: 31,061 (1.7%)
  • Italian: 29,072 (1.6%)
  • European: 20,957 (1.2%)
  • African: 12,087 (0.7%)
  • Russian: 11,646 (0.7%)
  • Ukrainian: 10,983 (0.6%)
  • Greek: 9,742 (0.5%)
  • English: 8,885 (0.5%)
  • Nigerian: 7,992 (0.4%)
  • Romanian: 6,806 (0.4%)
  • Eastern European: 6,333 (0.4%)
  • Serbian: 4,710 (0.3%)
  • Yugoslavian: 4,366 (0.2%)
  • Iraqi: 4,254 (0.2%)
  • French: 4,102 (0.2%)
  • Swedish: 3,855 (0.2%)
  • Croatian: 3,545 (0.2%)
  • Ghanaian: 3,539 (0.2%)
  • British: 3,432 (0.2%)
  • Dutch: 3,305 (0.2%)
  • Scottish: 3,132 (0.2%)
  • Ethiopian: 3,111 (0.2%)
  • Arab: 2,955 (0.2%)
  • Norwegian: 2,857 (0.2%)
  • Assyrian: 2,730 (0.2%)
  • Jamaican: 2,606 (0.1%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 2,386 (0.1%)
  • Lithuanian: 2,340 (0.1%)
  • Jordanian: 2,124 (0.1%)
  • Scandinavian: 2,021 (0.1%)
  • Czech: 1,754 (0.10%)
  • Hungarian: 1,725 (0.10%)
  • Macedonian: 1,699 (0.10%)
  • Egyptian: 1,655 (0.09%)
  • Syrian: 1,604 (0.09%)
  • Bulgarian: 1,603 (0.09%)
  • Belizean: 1,576 (0.09%)
  • Israeli: 1,504 (0.08%)
  • Northern European: 1,487 (0.08%)
  • Iranian: 1,446 (0.08%)
  • Brazilian: 1,422 (0.08%)
  • Slovak: 1,387 (0.08%)
  • Lebanese: 1,347 (0.08%)
  • Sudanese: 1,344 (0.08%)
  • Palestinian: 1,305 (0.07%)
  • Swiss: 1,255 (0.07%)
  • Haitian: 1,255 (0.07%)
  • Danish: 1,241 (0.07%)
  • Austrian: 1,172 (0.07%)
  • Moroccan: 1,152 (0.06%)
  • French Canadian: 1,142 (0.06%)
  • Turkish: 1,124 (0.06%)
  • Albanian: 1,035 (0.06%)
  • Armenian: 990 (0.06%)
  • Somali: 964 (0.05%)
  • Welsh: 794 (0.04%)
  • Canadian: 792 (0.04%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 742 (0.04%)
  • Belgian: 706 (0.04%)
  • Slovene: 644 (0.04%)
  • Portuguese: 643 (0.04%)
  • Bermudan: 615 (0.03%)
  • Afghan: 569 (0.03%)
  • Guyanese: 517 (0.03%)
  • Latvian: 506 (0.03%)
  • Slavic: 393 (0.02%)
  • Finnish: 327 (0.02%)
  • Australian: 292 (0.02%)
  • Bahamian: 277 (0.02%)
  • Kenyan: 254 (0.01%)
  • West Indian: 218 (0.01%)
  • Ugandan: 207 (0.01%)
  • South African: 204 (0.01%)
  • Cajun: 122 (0.01%)
  • Soviet Union: 118 (0.01%)
  • Zimbabwean: 104 (0.01%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 93 (0.01%)

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

Mexico
Chicago:

38.6% (211,430)
Illinois:

34.1% (601,682)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Chicago:

7.0% (38,068)
Illinois:

4.6% (81,706)

Poland
Chicago:

5.5% (29,858)
Illinois:

6.7% (118,051)

Philippines
Chicago:

4.1% (22,394)
Illinois:

5.0% (87,608)

India
Chicago:

3.7% (20,016)
Illinois:

8.7% (153,957)

Guatemala
Chicago:

2.1% (11,423)
Illinois:

1.6% (28,211)

Ecuador
Chicago:

2.1% (11,364)
Illinois:

1.0% (17,264)

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

  • This state: 1,601,206
  • Other state: 498,590
  • Northeast: 76,976
  • Midwest: 184,335
  • South: 180,466
  • West: 56,813

85.0% of Chicago residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44.3% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 28.8% lived in Illinois.


Chicago:

85.0%
State average:

87.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 18,739
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 7,617
  • 5th and 6th grade: 20,926
  • 7th and 8th grade: 17,504
  • 9th grade: 10,877
  • 10th grade: 14,811
  • 11th grade: 19,976
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 24,487
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 208,944
  • Less than 1 year of college: 39,007
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 107,161
  • Associate degree: 46,373
  • Bachelor's degree: 221,466
  • Master's degree: 91,775
  • Professional school degree: 38,325
  • Doctorate degree: 16,991
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 20,181
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 9,026
  • 5th and 6th grade: 24,347
  • 7th and 8th grade: 16,924
  • 9th grade: 8,640
  • 10th grade: 14,845
  • 11th grade: 18,140
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 22,636
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 206,262
  • Less than 1 year of college: 47,802
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 118,593
  • Associate degree: 65,242
  • Bachelor's degree: 229,680
  • Master's degree: 132,118
  • Professional school degree: 34,131
  • Doctorate degree: 17,072
Educational Attainment for Females
Chicago marital status for males
Chicago marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 306,614
  • One, attached: 42,836
  • Two: 172,703
  • 3 or 4: 184,383
  • 5 to 9: 138,443
  • 10 to 19: 51,378
  • 20 to 49: 74,624
  • 50 or more: 243,963
  • Mobile homes: 2,851
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 283

Median worth of mobile homes: $221,600

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2019: 2.3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2019: 3.5%

House/condo owner moved in on average 13 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
  • 86.9%Utility gas
  • 10.4%Electricity
  • 1.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%No fuel used
  • 0.5%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Chicago, IL
  • 73.9%Utility gas
  • 21.3%Electricity
  • 2.0%No fuel used
  • 1.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.1%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 40,195
Here:

16.5%
Illinois:

11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 16,001
Here:

13.3%
Illinois:

9.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 56,786
Here:

41.3%
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
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