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METRO AREA · 2020 ACS

Chicago Metro

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · 13 counties · 9,449,351 residents · 6,923 sq mi
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Chicago is home to 9,449,351 people. 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Households take in $75,577 a year at the median, 14% more than the country as a whole. Headcount has barely moved since 2000. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $252,042.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $66,278
Mid-age
median age 38.2
US median: 38.8
More educated
39% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
9,449,351
+6%since 2000
from 8,948,739 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,365 / sq mi
+6%since 2000
from 1,293 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
38.2
+13%since 2000
from 33.9 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
6,923 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
7.9M8.3M8.8M9.2M9.6M19902000201020202024Chicago
20249.4M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 55.5%(518,822)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96%(566,038)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 146.6%(621,782)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 196.7%(631,492)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.6%(619,973)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3414.2%(1,343,514)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4413.4%(1,270,873)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5412.9%(1,218,603)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6412.9%(1,220,264)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 749.1%(855,692)
US avg: 10%
75 to 844.4%(412,632)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over1.8%(169,666)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$75,577
−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $51,746 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$39,745
+61%since 2000
from $24,671 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
50.1%
+10.1 ptssince 2009
from 40.0% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
11.3%
+0.8 ptssince 2000
from 10.5% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Retail trade11.3%
US avg: 10%
Information10.2%
US avg: 11.1%
Other services7.7%
US avg: 6.6%
Finance & insurance7%
US avg: 5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical6.4%
US avg: 4.7%
Public administration5.8%
US avg: 4.7%
Wholesale trade5.4%
US avg: 6.7%
Transportation & warehousing3%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food1.9%
US avg: 2%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.3%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$252,042
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $156,535 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,170
+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $671 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
63.3%
−2.2 ptssince 2000
from 65.4% in 2000
36.7% rent
Persons per household
2.63 people
−4%since 2009
from 2.74 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
3.4
−22%since 2009
from 4.3 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
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%
2020
White, non-Hispanic49.8%(4,703,064)
Black16.2%(1,534,331)
Hispanic / Latino23.4%(2,214,830)
Asian7.2%(675,876)
Other2.5%(233,866)
Segregation Score
52
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican17.4%(1,622,741)
Puerto Rican2.2%(204,586)
South American0.9%(86,762)
Central American0.9%(81,434)
Guatemalan0.4%(38,567)
Ecuadorian0.3%(30,015)
Cuban0.3%(25,537)
Colombian0.3%(23,930)
Salvadoran0.2%(18,297)
Honduran0.2%(15,454)
Spaniard0.2%(15,025)
Peruvian0.1%(12,674)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Dominican0.1%(7,481)
Venezuelan0.1%(6,835)
Argentine0.1%(6,186)
Nicaraguan0%(3,188)
Chilean0%(2,920)
Panamanian0%(2,764)
Costa Rican0%(2,337)
Bolivian0%(2,078)
Uruguayan0%(987)
Paraguayan0%(326)
Asian origin
Asian Indian2.5%(228,521)
Filipino1.2%(113,290)
Chinese1.2%(111,308)
Korean0.6%(51,538)
Pakistani0.4%(37,109)
Vietnamese0.3%(27,959)
Japanese0.2%(16,368)
Thai0.1%(8,061)
Taiwanese0%(3,796)
Mongolian0%(3,565)
Burmese0%(3,494)
Cambodian0%(3,120)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Nepalese0%(3,101)
Laotian0%(2,998)
Bangladeshi0%(1,962)
Sri Lankan0%(1,228)
Malaysian0%(925)
Indonesian0%(924)
Hmong0%(735)
Bhutanese0%(204)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(1,756)
Chamorro0%(992)
Tongan0%(218)
Fijian0%(143)
Ancestry
German13.7%(1,279,278)
Irish10.6%(990,310)
Polish8.6%(800,090)
Italian6.5%(606,278)
English4.3%(404,924)
American2.5%(234,395)
Swedish1.7%(163,459)
French1.3%(125,802)
Dutch1.2%(107,677)
Norwegian1.1%(102,655)
Russian1.1%(101,213)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Greek0.9%(87,168)
Scottish0.9%(86,974)
Czech0.9%(84,745)
Lithuanian0.7%(68,390)
Ukrainian0.6%(52,102)
Hungarian0.5%(45,554)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(37,827)
Croatian0.4%(36,559)
Slovak0.4%(36,363)
Romanian0.4%(35,230)
West Indian0.4%(33,656)
British0.3%(31,877)
Danish0.3%(31,817)
Austrian0.3%(30,002)
Serbian0.3%(27,958)
Welsh0.3%(27,402)
French Canadian0.3%(25,226)
Nigerian0.2%(21,907)
Swiss0.2%(17,736)
Palestinian0.2%(17,063)
Bulgarian0.2%(15,849)
Arab0.2%(14,799)
Finnish0.2%(14,009)
Jamaican0.2%(13,950)
Belgian0.1%(11,904)
Slovene0.1%(11,640)
Canadian0.1%(11,360)
Jordanian0.1%(10,131)
Iranian0.1%(9,495)
Lebanese0.1%(8,821)
Egyptian0.1%(8,160)
Haitian0.1%(8,106)
Syrian0.1%(7,790)
Macedonian0.1%(7,638)
Armenian0.1%(7,544)
Turkish0.1%(7,158)
Portuguese0.1%(7,099)
Iraqi0.1%(6,312)
Ethiopian0.1%(5,976)
Brazilian0.1%(5,635)
Latvian0.1%(4,903)
Ghanaian0.1%(4,719)
Israeli0%(3,983)
Moroccan0%(3,611)
Australian0%(2,881)
Somali0%(1,177)
Kenyan0%(1,138)
Guyanese0%(1,010)
Barbadian0%(455)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
39.2%
+10.1 ptssince 2000
from 29.1% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
89.2%
+8.0 ptssince 2000
from 81.1% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
15.5%
+4.7 ptssince 2000
from 10.7% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
31.9 min
+39%since 2000
from 22.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
67.9%
−2.6 ptssince 2009
from 70.5% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
11.9%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.7% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.2%
−3.6 ptssince 2011
from 9.8% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
66.9%
−1.2 ptssince 2011
from 68.1% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.8%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
41.3%
+5.0 ptssince 2009
from 36.3% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.1% in 2009
Female
51.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 50.9% in 2009
Foreign born
17.8%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 17.4% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
7.5%
−6.7 ptssince 2013
from 14.2% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
92.6%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
87.9%
US average: 86.2%
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)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
7.5%
−6.7 ptssince 2013
from 14.2% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
60.2%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
12.4%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
15.2%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
18.2%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
1.4%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
70.6%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
31.6%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)16.7%(54,424)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)16.6%(53,994)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era35.4%(115,448)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War8.1%(26,375)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II4%(12,959)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 326,096 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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In this metro

Largest cities

ChicagoCENTRAL2,731,585Aurora181,505NapervilleCENTRAL153,114Joliet152,241ElginCENTRAL115,476Waukegan87,940Cicero81,858SchaumburgCENTRAL77,249EvanstonCENTRAL76,380Arlington Heights76,216Hammond75,712BolingbrookCENTRAL74,803Gary67,289SkokieCENTRAL66,544Palatine65,842Des PlainesCENTRAL58,772Orland Park57,954Oak Lawn56,450Mount Prospect55,395Tinley Park55,140Berwyn55,001Wheaton54,065Oak Park52,823Hoffman Estates50,858Downers GroveCENTRAL50,365Plainfield50,043Glenview47,711Elmhurst46,111Lombard44,399Buffalo Grove42,812

The 30 most populous of 400 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

13 component counties

Cook CountyCENTRAL5,194,625DuPage CountyCENTRAL934,298Lake CountyCENTRAL719,339Will CountyCENTRAL712,253Kane CountyCENTRAL525,757Lake CountyCENTRAL504,612McHenry CountyCENTRAL317,751Porter CountyCENTRAL176,049Kendall CountyCENTRAL145,470DeKalb County101,835Grundy County54,052Jasper County33,894Newton County14,188
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has about 9,449,351 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?

The typical household in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns about $75,577 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN expensive?

In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, the median home is worth about $252,042, and the typical rent is about $1,170 a month.

How educated are people in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?

About 39.2% of adults age 25 and over in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?

About 11.3% of people in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN live below the federal poverty line.

Has Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN grown since 1990?

Yes, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has grown since 1990. The population has added about 1,395,456 residents, a change of about 17 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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