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Cicero township, IL map Land area: 5.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 85,616 (all urban)
Males: 44,007  (51.4%)
Females: 41,609  (48.6%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 85,418 (50,232 owner occupied, 35,186 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

41%
State:

33%


Races in Cicero township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 19.6%
  • Black: 0.8%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
  • Asian: 0.9%
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 77.4%
  • Two or more races: 1.0%
  • Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 26.4
Median age of females: 26.5

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Average household size: 3.70

Cicero township:

3.7 people
Illinois:

2.6 people

Average family size: 4.18

Estimated median household income in 2008: $45,919 ($38,044 in 1999)
This township:

$45,919
Illinois:

$56,235

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $653 (lower quartile is $562, upper quartile is $743)
Here:

$653
State:

$689

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $203,320 (it was $120,200 in 2000)
Cicero township:

$203,320
Illinois:

$214,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $146,499 - $234,929

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $190,551
Here:

$190,551
State:

$270,454

Townhouses or other attached units: $177,225
Here:

$177,225
State:

$256,242

In 2-unit structures: $243,897
Here:

$243,897
State:

$309,184

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $247,788
Here:

$247,788
State:

$307,695

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $327,957
Here:

$327,957
State:

$286,225

Mobile homes: $149,500
Here:

$149,500
State:

$35,670
Population density: 14645 people per square mile 
 
  (very high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

15.5%
Whole state:

10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

6.5%
Whole state:

5.1%

Cities in this township include: Cicero.

Number of foreign born residents: 37,343 (27% naturalized citizens)

Cicero township:  43.6%
State:  12.3%

57% of Cicero township 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.

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

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

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $96,400

Cicero township, Illinois satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

190 people in nursing homes
8 people in religious group quarters

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 in Cicero township 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

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

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cicero township, 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 township, 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

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cicero township:

  • 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 township:

  • 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 township 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 township 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

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Cicero township:

  • Polish (4.4%)
  • Italian (2.6%)
  • German (2.5%)
  • Irish (2.4%)
  • Czech (1.8%)
  • United States or American (1.7%)
  • English (0.4%)

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%)

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%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (93%)
  • Electricity (5%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)

190 people in nursing homes
8 people in religious group quarters

25.6% of residents of Cicero township 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).

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).


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%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School


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 (Noninst.)


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Cicero township:

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