Cicero, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 85,616 (All urban)

Cicero, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 24,640 (23,115 occupied: 12,756 owner occupied, 10,359 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	45%
State:	33%

Housing density: 4215 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2005: $207,800 (lower quartile is $172,900, upper quartile is $242,100)

Median contract rent in 2005: $643 (lower quartile is $554, upper quartile is $783)

Housing units in Cicero with a mortgage: 5,332 (454 second mortgage, 453 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,415

Median year house/condo built: 1939

Median year apartment built: 1939

Household type by relationship

Households: 85,419

In family households: 79,236 (13,808 male householders, 4,425 female householders)
13,430 spouses, 33,560 children (31,909 natural, 483 adopted, 1,168 stepchildren), 2,201 grandchildren, 2,669 brothers or sisters, 1,176 parents, 4,777 other relatives, 3,190 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 6,183 (2,587 male householders (1,971 living alone)), 2,304 female householders (2,077 living alone)), 1,292 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 197 (189 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,411 2-persons, 3,467 3-persons, 3,898 4-persons, 3,202 5-persons, 2,079 6-persons, 2,176 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,048 1-person, 583 2-persons, 133 3-persons, 55 4-persons, 67 5-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

20,353 married couples with children.
5,253 single-parent households (1,582 men, 3,671 women).

25.6% of residents of Cicero speak English at home.
70.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (65% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 37,343 (43.6%)
(27.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.1

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cicero, Illinois:

1 room: 50
2 rooms: 360
3 rooms: 992
4 rooms: 1,656
5 rooms: 3,445
6 rooms: 3,311
7 rooms: 1,257
8 rooms: 632
9 or more rooms: 1,053

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cicero, Illinois:

1 room: 388
2 rooms: 1,021
3 rooms: 2,012
4 rooms: 2,685
5 rooms: 2,285
6 rooms: 1,415
7 rooms: 305
8 rooms: 94
9 or more rooms: 154

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 91
1995 to 1998: 287
1990 to 1994: 147
1980 to 1989: 642
1970 to 1979: 1,866
1960 to 1969: 3,220
1950 to 1959: 4,073
1940 to 1949: 4,344
1939 or earlier: 9,970

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cicero:

no bedroom: 212
1 bedroom: 919
2 bedrooms: 4,174
3 bedrooms: 5,170
4 bedrooms: 1,381
5 or more bedrooms: 900

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cicero:

no bedroom: 654
1 bedroom: 2,834
2 bedrooms: 4,150
3 bedrooms: 2,311
4 bedrooms: 261
5 or more bedrooms: 149

Cars and other vehicles available in Cicero in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 1,157
1 vehicle: 4,199
2 vehicles: 5,012
3 vehicles: 1,663
4 vehicles: 554
5 or more vehicles: 171

Cars and other vehicles available in Cicero in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 2,256
1 vehicle: 5,333
2 vehicles: 2,253
3 vehicles: 380
4 vehicles: 99
5 or more vehicles: 38

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Cicero, IL:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 5
$15,000 to $19,999: 18
$20,000 to $24,999: 7
$25,000 to $29,999: 14
$30,000 to $34,999: 11
$35,000 to $39,999: 5
$40,000 to $49,999: 47
$50,000 to $59,999: 131
$60,000 to $69,999: 188
$70,000 to $79,999: 245
$80,000 to $89,999: 810
$90,000 to $99,999: 1248
$100,000 to $124,999: 2570
$125,000 to $149,999: 1817
$150,000 to $174,999: 425
$175,000 to $199,999: 110
$200,000 to $249,999: 34
$250,000 to $299,999: 43
$300,000 to $399,999: 13
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 6
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Cicero:

Less than $100: 66
$100 to $149: 66
$150 to $199: 46
$200 to $249: 47
$250 to $299: 213
$300 to $349: 329
$350 to $399: 673
$400 to $449: 1826
$450 to $499: 1826
$500 to $549: 1703
$550 to $599: 1452
$600 to $649: 875
$650 to $699: 355
$700 to $749: 198
$750 to $799: 137
$800 to $899: 94
$900 to $999: 30
$1,000 to $1,249: 43
$1,250 to $1,499: 28
$1,500 to $1,999: 14
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 326

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 8,524
1990 to 1994: 7,404
1985 to 1989: 6,602
1980 to 1984: 4,539
1975 to 1979: 4,459
1970 to 1974: 3,121
1970 to 1974: 1,180
1965 to 1969: 1,514

Cicero, IL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 83.9%
Number of people working at home: 323 (1.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 340
5 to 9 minutes: 1446
10 to 14 minutes: 2534
15 to 19 minutes: 3857
20 to 24 minutes: 3793
25 to 29 minutes: 1379
30 to 34 minutes: 5529
35 to 39 minutes: 955
40 to 44 minutes: 1640
45 to 59 minutes: 3958
60 to 89 minutes: 3111
90 or more minutes: 857

Cicero mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 17,086 (57%)
Carpooled: 7,840 (26%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1,674 (6%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 40 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 871 (3%)
Railroad: 254 (1%)
Ferryboat: 9 (0%)
Taxi: 29 (0%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 83 (0%)
Walked: 1,094 (4%)
Other means: 412 (1%)
Worked at home: 323 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1761
$10,000 to $14,999: 1432
$15,000 to $19,999: 1696
$20,000 to $24,999: 2098
$25,000 to $29,999: 1794
$30,000 to $34,999: 1786
$35,000 to $39,999: 1531
$40,000 to $44,999: 1565
$45,000 to $49,999: 1445
$50,000 to $59,999: 2151
$60,000 to $74,999: 2791
$75,000 to $99,999: 1874
$100,000 to $124,999: 676
$125,000 to $149,999: 292
$150,000 to $199,999: 101
$200,000 or more: 131

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 60758
Polish: 3364
Italian: 1990
German: 1899
Irish: 1855
Czech: 1376
United States or American: 1254
English: 315
Lithuanian: 307
Arab:: 248
Greek: 232
Czechoslovakian: 230
Slovak: 215
Croatian: 196
French (except Basque): 145
Austrian: 108
Norwegian: 108
Swedish: 99
Dutch: 95
Palestinian: 86
Romanian: 84
Slovene: 80
Arab/Arabic: 78
Subsaharan African:: 75
Russian: 73
Ukrainian: 72
Serbian: 71
Scottish: 71
British: 65
Jordanian: 62
European: 58
Scotch-Irish: 55
African: 53
Hungarian: 52
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 48
French Canadian: 40
Yugoslavian: 35
Haitian: 34
Portuguese: 27
Nigerian: 22
Finnish: 18
Other Arab: 14
Belizean: 14
Israeli: 12
Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 12
Belgian: 11
Latvian: 9
Danish: 9
Swiss: 9
Syrian: 8
Slavic: 6
Iranian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (90%)
Guatemala (1%)
Philippines (1%)
Poland (1%)
Colombia (1%)
El Salvador (1%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (1%)

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

This state: 41489
Northeast: 471
Midwest: 1117
South: 2240
West: 1338

57% of Cicero residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 90% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 28% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 1,342
Nursery to 4th grade: 894
5th and 6th grade: 3,059
7th and 8th grade: 1,926
9th grade: 1,673
10th grade: 1,042
11th grade: 780
12th grade, no diploma: 1,449
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,957
Less than 1 year of college: 937
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,702
Associate degree: 835
Bachelor's degree: 858
Master's degree: 268
Professional school degree: 172
Doctorate degree: 55

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 1,166
Nursery to 4th grade: 720
5th and 6th grade: 2,752
7th and 8th grade: 2,071
9th grade: 1,328
10th grade: 1,096
11th grade: 744
12th grade, no diploma: 1,181
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,561
Less than 1 year of college: 1,341
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,791
Associate degree: 767
Bachelor's degree: 922
Master's degree: 255
Professional school degree: 212
Doctorate degree: 15

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 16.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 15.8%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 40.9%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 10.1%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 3.6%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 8.7%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 14.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 17.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 14.3%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 8.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 13.0%

Median household income in 1999 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $31,396
Black householders: $31,667
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $27,875
Asian householders: $46,607
Some other race householders: $41,570
Two or more races householders: $41,700
Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $41,715

Cicero household income for White Non-Hispanic householders

Cicero household income for Black or African American householders

Cicero household income for American Indian or Alaska Native householders

Cicero household income for Asian householders

Cicero household income for some other race householders

Cicero household income for two or more races householders

Cicero household income for Hispanic or Latino householders

Cicero marital status for males

Cicero marital status for females

Median house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $101,600
Black or African American householders: $171,900
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $136,800
Asian householders: $129,600
Some other race householders: $119,200
Two or more races householders: $127,800
Hispanic or Latino householders: $117,800

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 8,648
One, attached: 675
Two: 8,249
3 or 4: 3,749
5 to 9: 1,459
10 to 19: 1,114
20 to 49: 592
50 or more: 110
Mobile homes: 44

Median worth of mobile homes: $142,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Cicero:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (95%)
Electricity (3%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (89%)
Electricity (7%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
No fuel used (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,427

Here:	11.1%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 481

Here:	8.5%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 657

Here:	21.0%
Illinois:	25.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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