CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Cicero

Illinois · 67,436 residents · 5.87 sq mi

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Cicero is a city of 67,436 people in Illinois. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. Owners hold 53% of the housing stock. The population has fallen 21% since 2000. Households here earn about 16% less than in Illinois as a whole. The typical home is worth $73,500.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 19%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

67,436

−21%vs 2000

vs 85,616 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.7

+16%vs 2000

vs 26.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.87 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202483K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.9%(6,014)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.8%(5,272)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(5,159)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(4,869)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.5%(5,073)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.5%(12,493)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413%(8,774)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.3%(5,571)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.5%(5,050)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.9%(5,296)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(3,179)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(686)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,170

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,044 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,687

−14%vs 2000

vs $12,489 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.9%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$73,500

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $120,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$415

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $561 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

53.3%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 55.2% in 2000

46.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic19.6%(16,787)

Black0.8%(674)

Hispanic / Latino77.4%(66,299)

Asian0.9%(771)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic75.2%(50,717)

Black0.3%(173)

Hispanic / Latino35.8%(24,148)

Asian1.7%(1,157)

Other22.8%(15,389)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican79.5%(65,796)

Central American2.3%(1,927)

Puerto Rican2.2%(1,840)

South American2%(1,632)

Guatemalan1.6%(1,324)

Colombian0.8%(627)

Venezuelan0.5%(427)

Salvadoran0.3%(256)

Argentine0.3%(255)

Honduran0.3%(253)

Ecuadorian0.2%(203)

Spaniard0.2%(202)

+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data

Dominican0.2%(128)

Peruvian0.1%(116)

Panamanian0.1%(51)

Nicaraguan0.1%(43)

Uruguayan0%(4)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(218)

Chinese0.1%(85)

Asian Indian0%(34)

Korean0%(9)

Cambodian0%(9)

Ancestry

Irish2.4%(2,019)

German2.4%(1,948)

Polish1.4%(1,144)

Italian1%(788)

American0.8%(645)

English0.5%(435)

Arab0.3%(267)

Czech0.3%(263)

Scottish0.2%(170)

Lithuanian0.1%(108)

Dutch0.1%(84)

Swedish0.1%(80)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.1%(72)

Ukrainian0.1%(71)

Greek0.1%(63)

Austrian0.1%(52)

Croatian0.1%(52)

West Indian0.1%(48)

French0.1%(47)

Subsaharan African0.1%(47)

Palestinian0%(41)

Welsh0%(38)

Armenian0%(37)

Russian0%(37)

Guyanese0%(32)

Turkish0%(28)

Iraqi0%(26)

Jamaican0%(18)

Slovak0%(17)

Serbian0%(12)

Iranian0%(11)

Israeli0%(11)

Belgian0%(8)

Portuguese0%(8)

Haitian0%(8)

Swiss0%(7)

Kenyan0%(3)

Hungarian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Central American population · Largest Puerto Rican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.1%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

56.3%

+8.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 48.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.0%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.2 min

+4%vs 2000

vs 24.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married50%(17,047)

Married43.1%(14,676)

Widowed2.6%(885)

Divorced4.3%(1,470)

Women 15+

Never married47.1%(15,429)

Married40.9%(13,391)

Widowed5.3%(1,744)

Divorced6.7%(2,182)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

20.0%

−7.3 ptssince 2013

from 27.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.0%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 40.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

4.5%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 5.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

12.0%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 9.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.9%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 34.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.8%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 0.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

43.6%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 45.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.4%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 41.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)30.9%(331)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.6%(146)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era45.3%(485)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.3%(46)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.6%(17)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,070 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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