COMPARING TWO PLACES
Chicago vs Cicero
PLACE A
Chicago, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Cicero, Indiana
Chicago is 48844% larger than Cicero. Chicago earns more, with a median household income $10,968 higher. Cicero has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs 2%).
CHICAGOCICERODIFFERENCE
Total population2,731,5855,581+48844% vs Cicero
Population density11,9943,426+8,568
Population growth1.9%10.2%−8.3 pts
Median age35.844.5−8.7
Male48.6%46.7%+1.9 pts
Female51.4%53.3%−1.9 pts
Foreign-born20.9%1.0%+19.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic32.1%95.6%−63.5 pts
Black27.4%1.3%+26.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino29.7%0.8%+28.9 pts
Asian7.2%0.0%+7.2 pts
Other3.5%2.3%+1.2 pts
Median household income$77,902$66,934+$10,968
Per capita income$50,086$49,238+$848
Poverty rate16.8%11.5%+5.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5230.493+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher44.3%41.0%+3.4 pts
Graduate degree19.0%10.9%+8.0 pts
Unemployment rate8.0%0.8%+7.2 pts
Labor force participation67.6%62.8%+4.8 pts
Median home value$334,100$282,100+$52,000
Median gross rent$1,440$737+$703
Owner-occupied46.0%85.5%−39.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.1%4.9%+4.3 pts
Rent-burdened households45.6%66.7%−21.0 pts
Average commute33.125.9+7.1
Worked from home21.0%18.8%+2.1 pts
Public transit to work17.7%0.0%+17.7 pts
Uninsured9.8%2.5%+7.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025