STATE · ADMITTED 1818 · 1990 CENSUS
Illinois
11,430,602 residents · 102 counties · 1461 cities · 3,265 census tracts
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Illinois has roughly average household income, with a median household income of $32,252. Population has declined 8% since 2000. Median home value is $80,100.
Section 01
Population & growth
Population, 1990 – 2024
202412.7M
Age distribution, 1990
Under 57.4%(844,764)
5 to 97.3%(838,325)
10 to 147%(795,890)
15 to 197.1%(814,523)
20 to 247.4%(843,170)
25 to 3417.5%(2,003,316)
35 to 4414.9%(1,702,505)
45 to 5410.3%(1,179,473)
55 to 648.5%(974,256)
65 to 747.2%(827,409)
75 to 844.1%(463,812)
85 and over1.3%(143,159)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$32,252
−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $46,590 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
Section 03
Housing
$80,100
−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $127,800 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
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Section 04
Race & ethnicity
2000
White, non-Hispanic67.8%(8,424,140)
Black14.9%(1,856,152)
Hispanic / Latino12.3%(1,530,262)
Asian3.4%(419,916)
Other0%
1990
White, non-Hispanic78.4%(8,957,923)
Black14.8%(1,690,855)
Hispanic / Latino7.7%(878,682)
Asian2.5%(284,944)
Other4.3%(496,880)
No data for the years selected.
Section 04 · Origins
Detailed origins & ancestry
Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.
Hispanic origin
Mexican14.4%(1,825,458)
Puerto Rican1.6%(207,101)
South American1%(129,348)
Central American0.8%(102,759)
Guatemalan0.4%(45,473)
Ecuadorian0.3%(36,496)
Colombian0.3%(36,338)
Cuban0.3%(32,552)
Honduran0.2%(22,865)
Venezuelan0.2%(22,070)
Salvadoran0.2%(21,409)
Spaniard0.2%(21,156)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0.1%(14,796)
Dominican0.1%(10,133)
Argentine0.1%(8,089)
Chilean0%(5,599)
Nicaraguan0%(5,201)
Panamanian0%(4,403)
Bolivian0%(2,994)
Costa Rican0%(2,943)
Uruguayan0%(1,241)
Paraguayan0%(751)
Asian origin
Asian Indian2.1%(263,055)
Filipino1.1%(134,975)
Chinese1%(130,471)
Korean0.5%(59,252)
Pakistani0.4%(44,501)
Vietnamese0.2%(27,666)
Japanese0.1%(16,441)
Burmese0.1%(7,961)
Taiwanese0.1%(7,832)
Thai0.1%(7,526)
Laotian0%(6,022)
Mongolian0%(5,532)
+ 13 more asian origin groups with data
Cambodian0%(3,859)
Nepalese0%(3,805)
Bangladeshi0%(3,587)
Kazakh0%(2,471)
Indonesian0%(1,635)
Sri Lankan0%(1,524)
Uzbek0%(1,230)
Malaysian0%(928)
Hmong0%(524)
Singaporean0%(366)
Bhutanese0%(147)
Okinawan0%(74)
Mien0%(39)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0%(6,136)
Samoan0%(2,353)
Chamorro0%(1,483)
Tongan0%(558)
Guamanian0%(419)
Fijian0%(312)
Marshallese0%(94)
Ancestry
German16.1%(2,044,612)
Irish10.6%(1,342,703)
English6.9%(870,350)
Polish6.1%(769,227)
Italian5.4%(681,774)
American3.4%(428,117)
Swedish1.7%(211,655)
French1.4%(177,574)
Subsaharan African1.2%(149,791)
Scottish1.2%(147,954)
Norwegian1%(126,437)
Dutch1%(121,251)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Arab0.8%(99,348)
Russian0.7%(93,334)
Greek0.7%(84,385)
Czech0.7%(83,490)
Lithuanian0.6%(71,432)
Ukrainian0.5%(65,143)
Scotch-Irish0.5%(59,298)
Welsh0.3%(40,678)
Hungarian0.3%(40,042)
West Indian0.3%(38,723)
Danish0.3%(36,313)
Croatian0.3%(35,374)
Nigerian0.3%(34,610)
Romanian0.3%(33,564)
British0.2%(31,593)
Austrian0.2%(30,618)
Swiss0.2%(29,940)
Slovak0.2%(29,908)
French Canadian0.2%(26,864)
Serbian0.2%(23,905)
Palestinian0.2%(22,713)
Belgian0.2%(21,768)
Bulgarian0.1%(16,358)
Jamaican0.1%(16,150)
Lebanese0.1%(14,591)
Finnish0.1%(14,321)
Iranian0.1%(12,635)
Canadian0.1%(12,442)
Portuguese0.1%(12,206)
Slovene0.1%(11,367)
Armenian0.1%(9,675)
Jordanian0.1%(9,522)
Haitian0.1%(9,473)
Ghanaian0.1%(9,059)
Turkish0.1%(8,814)
Iraqi0.1%(7,651)
Egyptian0.1%(7,574)
Ethiopian0.1%(7,374)
Brazilian0.1%(7,035)
Macedonian0.1%(6,648)
Moroccan0.1%(6,554)
Syrian0%(5,728)
Latvian0%(4,536)
Australian0%(3,632)
Israeli0%(3,432)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(1,713)
Kenyan0%(1,436)
Somali0%(1,433)
Guyanese0%(892)
Barbadian0%(793)
Cape Verdean0%(375)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
76.2%
−5.2 ptsvs 2000
vs 81.4% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
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 married39%(1,996,312)
Married50%(2,556,731)
Widowed2.7%(137,161)
Divorced8.3%(426,173)
Women 15+
Never married33.9%(1,802,939)
Married46.8%(2,489,903)
Widowed8.4%(446,341)
Divorced10.9%(576,984)
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Section 02
Largest cities
1.Chicago2,731,585
2.Aurora181,505
3.Naperville153,114
4.Joliet152,241
5.Rockford147,384
6.Elgin115,476
7.Springfield112,989
8.Peoria110,920
9.Champaign91,195
10.Waukegan87,940
11.Cicero81,858
12.Bloomington78,804
Frequently asked
How many people live in Illinois?
Illinois has about 11,430,602 residents according to the 1990 Census.
What is the median household income in Illinois?
The typical household in Illinois earns about $32,252 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is Illinois expensive?
In Illinois, the median home is worth about $80,100, and the typical rent is about $445 a month.
How educated are people in Illinois?
About 21.0% of adults age 25 and over in Illinois hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in Illinois?
About 11.9% of people in Illinois live below the federal poverty line.
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