Housing density: 5,291 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2016: $339,726.
Median contract rent in 2016: $543 (lower quartile is $409, upper quartile is $710)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2016: $998
Median gross rent in Chicago, IL in 2016: $616
Housing units in Chicago with a mortgage: 313,924 (8,229 second mortgage, 26,403 home equity loan, 2,325 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 146,688
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $92,745
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $54,239
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $243,900 (it was $144,300 in 2000)
Chicago:
$243,900
Illinois:
$186,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $153,800 - $385,500
Mean price in 2016:
Detached houses: $298,915
Here:
$298,915
State:
$249,958
Townhouses or other attached units: $438,759
Here:
$438,759
State:
$231,967
In 2-unit structures: $292,435
Here:
$292,435
State:
$270,571
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $342,838
Here:
$342,838
State:
$249,493
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $361,855
Here:
$361,855
State:
$269,512
Mobile homes: $56,389
Here:
$56,389
State:
$51,570
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $366,071
Here:
$366,071
State:
$189,349
Median year house/condo built: 1950
Median year apartment built: 1950
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,704,965
In family households: 2,001,725 (267,024 male householders, 294,791 female householders)
343,774 spouses, 773,781 children (742,455 natural, 13,713 adopted, 17,613 stepchildren), 87,355 grandchildren, 54,061 brothers or sisters, 50,506 parents, 70,696 other relatives, 59,737 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 643,242 (230,027 male householders (174,139 living alone)), 262,144 female householders (216,824 living alone)), 151,071 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 59,998
Size of family households: 227,501 2-persons, 128,880 3-persons, 105,012 4-persons, 55,423 5-persons, 26,206 6-persons, 18,793 7-or-more-persons.
281,427 married couples with children.
196,391 single-parent households (36,836 men, 159,555 women).
63.3% of residents of Chicago speak English at home.
25.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
6.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
3.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other language at home (58% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
Foreign born population: 559,623 (20.7%)
(44.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chicago, Illinois:
4,9811 room
7,1142 rooms
34,0283 rooms
57,6594 rooms
103,9835 rooms
99,7596 rooms
60,0607 rooms
39,9178 rooms
53,1119+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Chicago population
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chicago, Illinois:
53,2931 room
44,0762 rooms
111,1193 rooms
154,5954 rooms
122,4605 rooms
71,5336 rooms
20,3007 rooms
8,4048 rooms
7,5949+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Chicago population
Year house built
Median 2016 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 household income distribution
107,863Less than $10,000
56,938$10,000 to $14,999
56,411$15,000 to $19,999
55,921$20,000 to $24,999
44,665$25,000 to $29,999
46,976$30,000 to $34,999
46,592$35,000 to $39,999
42,533$40,000 to $44,999
37,824$45,000 to $49,999
74,354$50,000 to $59,999
91,579$60,000 to $74,999
116,164$75,000 to $99,999
84,407$100,000 to $124,999
51,869$125,000 to $149,999
64,537$150,000 to $199,999
75,353$200,000 or more
Home value of owner-occupied houses in 2016 in Chicago, IL
4,030Less than $10,000
1,388$10,000 to $14,999
721$15,000 to $19,999
1,286$20,000 to $24,999
1,044$25,000 to $29,999
1,413$30,000 to $34,999
876$35,000 to $39,999
2,236$40,000 to $49,999
5,358$50,000 to $59,999
4,385$60,000 to $69,999
7,941$70,000 to $79,999
8,867$80,000 to $89,999
8,463$90,000 to $99,999
33,668$100,000 to $124,999
26,949$125,000 to $149,999
43,065$150,000 to $174,999
29,602$175,000 to $199,999
55,820$200,000 to $249,999
52,123$250,000 to $299,999
65,757$300,000 to $399,999
35,949$400,000 to $499,999
37,324$500,000 to $749,999
17,410$750,000 to $999,999
8,305$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
2,958$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
3,674$2,000,000 or more
Rent paid by renters in 2016 in Chicago, IL
7,450Less than $100
5,580$100 to $149
13,727$150 to $199
9,805$200 to $249
7,316$250 to $299
7,400$300 to $349
7,045$350 to $399
10,742$400 to $449
6,661$450 to $499
17,337$500 to $549
16,354$550 to $599
26,169$600 to $649
25,165$650 to $699
31,093$700 to $749
30,507$750 to $799
59,286$800 to $899
51,540$900 to $999
88,018$1,000 to $1,249
52,233$1,250 to $1,499
63,144$1,500 to $1,999
24,802$2,000 to $2,499
10,780$2,500 to $2,999
4,853$3,000 to $3,499
2,429$3,500 or more
13,938No cash rent
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
94,2342010 or later
130,9592000 to 2009
148,6251990 to 1999
155,1211980 to 1989
106,9841970 to 1979
75,013Before 1970
Note: State values scaled to Chicago population
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 8,615
5 to 9 minutes: 47,040
10 to 14 minutes: 83,159
15 to 19 minutes: 115,767
20 to 24 minutes: 150,490
25 to 29 minutes: 68,712
30 to 34 minutes: 244,987
35 to 39 minutes: 50,767
40 to 44 minutes: 97,916
45 to 59 minutes: 191,776
60 to 89 minutes: 154,151
90 or more minutes: 44,198
Percentage of workers working in this county: 92.8% Number of people working at home: 61,382 (4.7% of all workers)
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 716,534 (47%)
Carpooled: 96,880 (6%)
Bus or trolley bus: 177,622 (12%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 2,882 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 181,987 (12%)
Railroad: 137,468 (9%)
Ferryboat: 292 (0%)
Taxi: 30,783 (2%)
Bicycle: 20,770 (1%)
Walked: 82,811 (5%)
Worked at home: 61,382 (4%)
First ancestries reported:
Polish: 70,998
Irish: 54,971
German: 42,541
American: 33,573
Italian: 32,465
European: 12,943
African: 12,701
Russian: 11,062
English: 10,401
Romanian: 9,762
Ukrainian: 8,727
Greek: 8,593
Nigerian: 5,363
French (except Basque): 5,278
Serbian: 4,656
Swedish: 4,278
Ethiopian: 4,251
Yugoslavian: 3,976
Jamaican: 3,904
Dutch: 3,591
Lithuanian: 3,539
Norwegian: 3,441
Lebanese: 3,026
Turkish: 2,907
Egyptian: 2,786
Eastern European: 2,779
Scottish: 2,744
British: 2,738
Bulgarian: 2,368
Iranian: 2,351
Czech: 2,301
Syrian: 2,283
Palestinian: 2,206
Hungarian: 2,090
Ghanaian: 2,052
Arab: 1,961
Iraqi: 1,905
Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 1,879
Croatian: 1,752
French Canadian: 1,728
Belizean: 1,593
Brazilian: 1,482
Albanian: 1,461
Scotch-Irish: 1,446
Senegalese: 1,426
Haitian: 1,353
Austrian: 1,301
Somali: 1,203
Armenian: 1,197
Danish: 1,172
Israeli: 1,120
Welsh: 1,074
Jordanian: 1,023
Scandinavian: 988
Canadian: 943
Slovak: 775
Moroccan: 754
Latvian: 699
Belgian: 659
Australian: 622
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 617
New Zealander: 614
Guyanese: 585
West Indian: 516
Portuguese: 491
Swiss: 450
Macedonian: 436
Slovene: 386
Slavic: 381
Kenyan: 373
Northern European: 371
Czechoslovakian: 343
Afghan: 335
Finnish: 275
Ugandan: 224
Liberian: 210
Sierra Leonean: 204
Barbadian: 114
Basque: 102
Cape Verdean: 97
British West Indian: 81
Cajun: 79
Bahamian: 77
Sudanese: 74
Zimbabwean: 59
Pennsylvania German: 51
South African: 45
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
43%Mexico
6%China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
6%Poland
4%India
3%Philippines
2%Ecuador
2%Guatemala
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 1,609,402
Other state: 485,083
Northeast: 70,135
Midwest: 175,609
South: 184,928
West: 54,411
85% of Chicago residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in Illinois.
Chicago:
84.7%
State average:
86.9%
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 16,541
Nursery to 4th grade: 7,959
5th and 6th grade: 26,317
7th and 8th grade: 18,297
9th grade: 14,296
10th grade: 18,635
11th grade: 19,644
12th grade, no diploma: 22,659
High school graduate (or equivalency): 213,078
Less than 1 year of college: 33,580
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 120,329
Associate degree: 44,145
Bachelor's degree: 204,973
Master's degree: 82,656
Professional school degree: 28,772
Doctorate degree: 14,214
Educational Attainment for Males (%)
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 16,941
Nursery to 4th grade: 11,703
5th and 6th grade: 23,742
7th and 8th grade: 20,786
9th grade: 11,476
10th grade: 16,446
11th grade: 23,650
12th grade, no diploma: 20,277
High school graduate (or equivalency): 207,257
Less than 1 year of college: 40,044
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 131,742
Associate degree: 61,597
Bachelor's degree: 226,972
Master's degree: 117,273
Professional school degree: 25,556
Doctorate degree: 14,006
Educational Attainment for Females (%)
Class of Workers in 2016 (%)
Unemployment by race in 2016
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
3.2%Males
3.2%Females
Unemployment rate for Black residents
18.1%Males
15.8%Females
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
10.5%Males
4.5%Females
Unemployment rate for Asian residents
4.4%Males
4.9%Females
Unemployment rate for other race residents
6.7%Males
11.5%Females
Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
10.3%Males
10.9%Females
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
7.0%Males
9.5%Females
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 314,317
One, attached: 39,941
Two: 176,704
3 or 4: 179,773
5 to 9: 146,106
10 to 19: 47,024
20 to 49: 75,100
50 or more: 220,729
Mobile homes: 1,483
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 555
Median worth of mobile homes: $37,396
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2016: 2.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2016: 4.3%
House/condo owner moved in on average 13 years ago
Renter moved in on average 3 years ago
Year Householders Moved Into Residence in Chicago:
Polish: 70,998
