65.7% of residents of Chicago speak English at home.
23.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 47% speak English less than very well).
11.0% of residents speak other language at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
90.8% of residents of Chicago speak English at home.
6.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English less than very well).
3.1% of residents speak other language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
21.0% of residents of Chicago speak English at home.
69.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English less than very well).
9.4% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Foreign born:
9.2% of residents of Chicago speak English at home.
53.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (26% speak English very well, 74% speak English less than very well).
37.4% of residents speak other language at home (47% speak English very well, 53% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
80.6% (763,313)
Foreign born:
9.8% (28,686)
White - Speak another language
Native:
19.4% (184,242)
Foreign born:
90.2% (263,779)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:
98.3% (835,626)
Foreign born:
29.0% (8,202)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:
1.7% (14,135)
Foreign born:
71.0% (20,108)
American Indian / Alaska Native - Speak another language
Native:
34.6% (2,262)
Foreign born:
100.0% (2,049)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:
51.1% (21,242)
Foreign born:
10.4% (10,228)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:
48.9% (20,317)
Foreign born:
89.6% (88,578)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander - Speak only English
Native:
60.4% (407)
Foreign born:
49.5% (94)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander - Speak another language
Native:
39.6% (267)
Foreign born:
50.5% (96)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:
17.8% (31,452)
Foreign born:
3.7% (5,895)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:
82.2% (145,172)
Foreign born:
96.3% (153,477)
Two or more races - Speak only English
Native:
78.7% (24,264)
Foreign born:
13.0% (662)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:
21.3% (6,549)
Foreign born:
87.0% (4,427)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
92.6% (707,636)
Foreign born:
18.0% (24,802)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
7.4% (56,178)
Foreign born:
82.0% (113,047)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:
25.6% (96,778)
Foreign born:
3.2% (10,325)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
74.4% (281,639)
Foreign born:
96.8% (310,159)
628,903 residents are foreign born (12.2% Latin America, 5.0% Europe, 3.9% Asia).
This city:
21.7%
Illinois:
12.3%
Median age by place of birth - Chicago
Place of birth - Chicago White
Place of birth - Chicago Black or African American
Place of birth - Chicago American Indian / Alaska Native
Place of birth - Chicago Asian
Place of birth - Chicago Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
Place of birth - Chicago Other race
Place of birth - Chicago Two or more races
Place of birth - Chicago White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Chicago Hispanic or Latino
Population born outside the United States - Chicago
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Chicago
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Chicago
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Chicago
Place of birth by age - Chicago
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 48.4%
Now married: 41.7%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 2.1%
Divorced: 6.9%
Females:
Never married: 41.2%
Now married: 40.6%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 7.5%
Divorced: 9.1%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
76.9% (15,098)
Unmarried:
23.1% (4,532)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
38.1% (133,726)
Unmarried:
61.9% (217,468)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 59.1%
Now married: 23.2%
Separated: 4.0%
Widowed: 3.9%
Divorced: 9.8%
Females:
Never married: 52.9%
Now married: 18.0%
Separated: 4.9%
Widowed: 11.1%
Divorced: 13.0%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
21.1% (3,249)
Unmarried:
78.9% (12,142)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
19.3% (46,790)
Unmarried:
80.7% (195,810)
Marital status for American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 44.4%
Now married: 42.0%
Separated: 11.3%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 2.2%
Females:
Never married: 27.5%
Now married: 57.5%
Separated: 4.5%
Widowed: 5.6%
Divorced: 5.0%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
127.3% (22)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
45.3% (889)
Unmarried:
51.6% (1,012)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 46.1%
Now married: 48.3%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 1.0%
Divorced: 3.7%
Females:
Never married: 37.9%
Now married: 47.3%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 7.7%
Divorced: 6.0%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
92.8% (2,652)
Unmarried:
7.2% (206)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
41.4% (17,726)
Unmarried:
58.6% (25,083)
Marital status for Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 54.6%
Now married: 23.6%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 21.8%
Females:
Never married: 51.1%
Now married: 27.7%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 3.6%
Divorced: 17.6%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
54.5% (30)
Unmarried:
45.5% (25)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
25.3% (71)
Unmarried:
74.7% (210)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 46.0%
Now married: 46.2%
Separated: 2.0%
Widowed: 1.5%
Divorced: 4.4%
Females:
Never married: 41.1%
Now married: 42.4%
Separated: 4.8%
Widowed: 3.6%
Divorced: 8.1%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
70.2% (5,348)
Unmarried:
29.8% (2,265)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
41.9% (40,269)
Unmarried:
58.1% (55,874)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 59.7%
Now married: 28.4%
Separated: 3.8%
Widowed: 0.9%
Divorced: 7.2%
Females:
Never married: 57.4%
Now married: 26.1%
Separated: 4.3%
Widowed: 2.9%
Divorced: 9.3%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
22.8% (191)
Unmarried:
77.2% (648)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
27.0% (2,795)
Unmarried:
73.0% (7,540)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 48.6%
Now married: 41.1%
Separated: 0.6%
Widowed: 2.2%
Divorced: 7.6%
Females:
Never married: 41.4%
Now married: 39.6%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 8.0%
Divorced: 9.8%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
89.3% (11,740)
Unmarried:
10.7% (1,412)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
36.7% (96,804)
Unmarried:
63.3% (166,997)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 47.1%
Now married: 44.5%
Separated: 2.0%
Widowed: 1.6%
Divorced: 4.8%
Females:
Never married: 41.0%
Now married: 42.9%
Separated: 3.9%
Widowed: 4.6%
Divorced: 7.6%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
61.5% (8,820)
Unmarried:
38.5% (5,521)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
41.8% (78,938)
Unmarried:
58.2% (109,975)
Ancestries in Chicago (Other ancestries excluded from the graph)
Other - 1,734,057 (59.9%)
Polish - 210,421 (7.3%)
Irish - 191,998 (6.6%)
German - 189,618 (6.5%)
Italian - 101,903 (3.5%)
English - 57,579 (2.0%)
United States - 38,779 (1.3%)
Subsaharan African - 36,985 (1.3%)
Russian - 28,845 (1.0%)
Swedish - 24,882 (0.9%)
French - 24,180 (0.8%)
Greek - 18,249 (0.6%)
Czech - 17,086 (0.6%)
Lithuanian - 15,383 (0.5%)
Arab - 14,971 (0.5%)
Norwegian - 14,890 (0.5%)
Scottish - 14,285 (0.5%)
Ukrainian - 13,579 (0.5%)
Dutch - 11,906 (0.4%)
West Indian - 11,698 (0.4%)
Scotch-Irish - 11,142 (0.4%)
Hungarian - 9,418 (0.3%)
Slovak - 6,238 (0.2%)
Danish - 5,922 (0.2%)
Welsh - 5,226 (0.2%)
French Canadian - 5,013 (0.2%)
Swiss - 3,008 (0.1%)
Portuguese - 915 (0.03%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 1,095,227 (83.7%)
Black or African American: 762,621 (81.8%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 5,805 (85.9%)
Asian: 116,719 (78.9%)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 522 (59.3%)
Other race: 318,564 (87.6%)
Two or more races: 35,842 (84.4%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 771,953 (82.3%)
Hispanic or Latino: 666,293 (87.4%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 151,767 (11.6%)
Black or African American: 155,189 (16.6%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 871 (12.9%)
Asian: 18,164 (12.3%)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 214 (24.3%)
Other race: 37,821 (10.4%)
Two or more races: 5,357 (12.6%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 112,968 (12.0%)
Hispanic or Latino: 80,696 (10.6%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 14,619 (1.1%)
Black or African American: 4,056 (0.4%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 75 (1.1%)
Asian: 2,434 (1.6%)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 122 (13.8%)
Other race: 387 (0.1%)
Two or more races: 437 (1.0%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 12,680 (1.4%)
Hispanic or Latino: 2,609 (0.3%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
21.7%
12.3%