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Chicago, Illinois QuickFacts

	Chicago, Illinois	United States
Total population	2,896,016	281,421,906
State	Illinois
City	chicago

Chicago, Illinois Population

	Chicago, Illinois	%, Chicago, Illinois	United States
Male	1,405,107	48.52%	49.06%
Female	1,490,909	51.48%	50.94%
Median age (years)	31.5		35.3

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	Chicago, Illinois	%, Chicago, Illinois	United States
18 years and over	2,136,176	73.76%	74.31%
21 years and over	2,006,360	69.28%	69.97%
62 years and over	356,641	12.31%	14.66%
65 years and over	298,803	10.32%	12.43%

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	Chicago, Illinois	%, Chicago, Illinois	United States
White	1,215,315	41.97%	75.14%
Black or African American	1,065,009	36.77%	12.32%
Asian	125,974	4.35%	3.64%
Some other race	405,281	13.99%	5.46%
Two or more races	84,437	2.92%	2.43%

Chicago, Illinois Housing

	Chicago, Illinois	%, Chicago, Illinois	United States
Total households	1,061,928		105,480,101
Family households (families)	632,558	59.57%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	429,370	40.43%	31.94%

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	Chicago, Illinois	%, Chicago, Illinois	United States
Total housing units	1,152,871		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	90,940	7.89%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	1,061,928	92.11%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	464,865	40.32%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	597,063	51.79%	30.77%

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	Chicago, Illinois	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	8,331	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	74,177	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	76,043	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	51,358	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	31,054	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	14,517	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	6,638	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	1,807	0.57%
Median (dollars)	132,400	119,600

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	Chicago, Illinois	%, Chicago, Illinois	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	231,035	21.76%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	331,471	31.21%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	156,388	14.73%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	140,813	13.26%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	98,956	9.32%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	103,258	9.72%	9.65%

Chicago, Illinois Education

	Chicago, Illinois	%, Chicago, Illinois	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	818,434		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	53,383	6.52%	6.47%
Kindergarten	46,715	5.71%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	348,088	42.53%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	160,438	19.6%	21.38%
College or graduate school	209,810	25.64%	22.81%

Chicago, Illinois Economy

	Chicago, Illinois	%, Chicago, Illinois	United States
Population 16 years and over	2,215,574		217,168,077
In labor force	1,358,054	61.3%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	1,357,461	61.27%	63.39%
- - Employed	1,220,040	55.07%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	137,421	6.2%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	10.1		5.8
- Armed Forces	593	0.03%	0.53%
Not in labor force	857,520	38.7%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	1,158,277	52.28%	51.66%
In labor force	650,844	29.38%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	650,736	29.37%	29.65%
- - Employed	586,047	26.45%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	234,351	10.58%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	124,850		12,787,501

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	Chicago, Illinois	%, Chicago, Illinois	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	1,061,964		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	146,192	13.77%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	71,103	6.7%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	132,339	12.46%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	133,670	12.59%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	171,140	16.12%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	188,700	17.77%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	95,162	8.96%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	75,743	7.13%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	21,884	2.06%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	26,031	2.45%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	38,625		41,994

	Chicago, Illinois	%, Chicago, Illinois	United States
With earnings	850,095	38.37%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	56,313		56,604
With Social Security income	229,915	10.38%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,469		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	72,143	3.26%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,533		6,320
With public assistance income	73,415	3.31%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,543		3,032
With retirement income	129,550	5.85%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	17,011		17,376

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