METRO AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Chicago Metro

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · 13 counties · 8,053,895 residents · 6,923 sq mi

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Chicago is home to 8,053,895 people. Households take in $35,983 a year at the median, 19% more than the country as a whole. There are 894,844 fewer people here than in 2000. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $102,556.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.5

US median: 33.0

More educated

24% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 14%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,053,895

−10%vs 2000

vs 8,948,739 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

1,163 / sq mi

−10%vs 2000

vs 1,293 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

32.5

−4%vs 2000

vs 33.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6,923 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249.4M

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(614,340)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(592,819)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(562,196)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(565,768)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.4%(595,369)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.3%(1,475,659)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.2%(1,225,890)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(841,792)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.3%(668,459)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.8%(544,037)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.6%(285,937)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(81,629)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$35,983

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $51,746 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,395

−34%vs 2000

vs $24,671 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.3%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$102,556

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $156,535 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$492

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $671 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.9%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.4% in 2000

38.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic58.9%(5,270,212)

Black18.6%(1,664,453)

Hispanic / Latino16.6%(1,483,946)

Asian4.3%(383,448)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic71.6%(5,769,059)

Black19.1%(1,541,579)

Hispanic / Latino10.8%(867,165)

Asian3.2%(256,833)

Other6%(486,424)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican18.4%(1,727,884)

Puerto Rican2.2%(207,529)

South American1.3%(122,588)

Central American1%(93,264)

Guatemalan0.4%(41,380)

Ecuadorian0.4%(35,329)

Colombian0.4%(33,656)

Cuban0.3%(28,965)

Venezuelan0.2%(21,205)

Honduran0.2%(20,949)

Salvadoran0.2%(19,104)

Spaniard0.2%(18,381)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Peruvian0.2%(14,132)

Dominican0.1%(8,858)

Argentine0.1%(7,673)

Chilean0.1%(5,190)

Nicaraguan0.1%(4,889)

Panamanian0%(3,880)

Bolivian0%(2,722)

Costa Rican0%(2,597)

Uruguayan0%(988)

Paraguayan0%(687)

Asian origin

Asian Indian2.6%(241,703)

Filipino1.3%(125,212)

Chinese1.2%(115,094)

Korean0.6%(52,132)

Pakistani0.5%(42,556)

Vietnamese0.3%(23,912)

Japanese0.2%(14,841)

Taiwanese0.1%(6,710)

Thai0.1%(6,593)

Burmese0.1%(5,680)

Mongolian0.1%(5,271)

Laotian0%(3,825)

+ 13 more asian origin groups with data

Cambodian0%(3,663)

Bangladeshi0%(3,140)

Nepalese0%(3,056)

Kazakh0%(2,169)

Indonesian0%(1,403)

Sri Lankan0%(1,319)

Uzbek0%(1,112)

Malaysian0%(867)

Hmong0%(459)

Singaporean0%(356)

Bhutanese0%(147)

Okinawan0%(62)

Mien0%(19)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(4,022)

Samoan0%(1,576)

Chamorro0%(1,073)

Tongan0%(504)

Guamanian0%(308)

Fijian0%(297)

Marshallese0%(94)

Ancestry

German12.7%(1,191,009)

Irish10.1%(941,886)

Polish7.8%(729,368)

Italian6.1%(567,787)

English4.9%(460,439)

American2.5%(235,432)

Swedish1.5%(144,888)

Subsaharan African1.3%(120,695)

French1.2%(108,400)

Dutch1%(92,664)

Arab1%(92,152)

Scottish1%(90,825)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.9%(88,972)

Russian0.9%(86,373)

Greek0.9%(82,506)

Czech0.8%(73,140)

Lithuanian0.7%(64,487)

Ukrainian0.7%(62,579)

Hungarian0.4%(38,612)

West Indian0.4%(36,133)

Croatian0.4%(35,272)

Romanian0.4%(34,057)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(32,607)

Nigerian0.3%(32,145)

Slovak0.3%(32,115)

Serbian0.3%(27,351)

Austrian0.3%(26,166)

Danish0.3%(25,357)

Welsh0.2%(23,213)

British0.2%(22,272)

Palestinian0.2%(22,206)

French Canadian0.2%(18,741)

Bulgarian0.2%(16,231)

Swiss0.2%(15,695)

Jamaican0.2%(15,042)

Finnish0.1%(12,321)

Lebanese0.1%(11,921)

Iranian0.1%(11,217)

Canadian0.1%(10,953)

Belgian0.1%(10,550)

Slovene0.1%(10,006)

Jordanian0.1%(9,275)

Haitian0.1%(8,885)

Portuguese0.1%(8,700)

Armenian0.1%(8,642)

Ghanaian0.1%(8,611)

Macedonian0.1%(8,321)

Turkish0.1%(8,014)

Ethiopian0.1%(6,811)

Iraqi0.1%(6,667)

Egyptian0.1%(6,521)

Brazilian0.1%(6,199)

Moroccan0.1%(5,967)

Syrian0.1%(5,498)

Latvian0%(4,124)

Australian0%(3,393)

Israeli0%(3,209)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(1,540)

Somali0%(1,354)

Kenyan0%(1,159)

Guyanese0%(832)

Barbadian0%(767)

Cape Verdean0%(364)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Polish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

23.6%

−5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 29.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.7%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.4%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.1 min

+14%vs 2000

vs 22.9 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 married40.2%(1,509,219)

Married50%(1,879,273)

Widowed2.5%(92,962)

Divorced7.3%(275,544)

Women 15+

Never married35.7%(1,405,762)

Married46.3%(1,822,684)

Widowed7.9%(311,406)

Divorced10.1%(396,767)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.5%

−6.7 ptssince 2013

from 14.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

59.8%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 60.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.9%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 12.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.4%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 15.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.8%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.4%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 70.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.0%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 31.6% 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)22.9%(64,658)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.2%(54,444)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34%(96,109)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.2%(14,751)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.5%(4,369)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 282,963 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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