STATE · ADMITTED 1818 · 2020 ACS
Illinois
12,812,508 residents · 102 counties · 1461 cities · 55,519 sq mi · 3,265 census tracts
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With 12,812,508 people, Illinois is a state. The typical home is worth $202,100, having risen by half since 2000. About 36% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The population has held roughly steady since 2000. Households earn $68,428 at the median, near the US median.
Section 01
Population & growth
Land area
55,519 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
202412.7M
Age distribution, 2020
Under 55.5%(705,616)
5 to 96%(763,671)
10 to 146.5%(831,877)
15 to 196.7%(855,690)
20 to 246.6%(842,565)
25 to 3413.6%(1,744,219)
35 to 4413%(1,668,405)
45 to 5412.6%(1,613,320)
55 to 6413.2%(1,693,160)
65 to 749.6%(1,230,329)
75 to 844.8%(610,026)
85 and over2%(253,630)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$68,428
−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $46,590 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Households earning $100K+
46.1%
+10.6 ptssince 2009
from 35.5% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Retail trade11.7%
Information10.5%
Other services7.3%
Finance & insurance6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical6%
Public administration5.6%
Wholesale trade5.4%
Transportation & warehousing2.9%
Arts, entertainment, food1.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1%
Construction0.9%
Education & health services0.7%
Manufacturing0.2%
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Section 03
Housing
$202,100
+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $127,800 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
3.0
−19%since 2009
from 3.6 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-Hispanic67.8%(8,424,140)
Black14.9%(1,856,152)
Hispanic / Latino12.3%(1,530,262)
Asian3.4%(419,916)
Other0%
2020
White, non-Hispanic58.3%(7,472,751)
Black13.9%(1,775,612)
Hispanic / Latino18.2%(2,337,410)
Asian5.8%(747,280)
Other2.5%(321,383)
No data for the years selected.
Section 04 · Origins
Detailed origins & ancestry
Hispanic origin
Mexican13.4%(1,709,245)
Puerto Rican1.6%(203,537)
South American0.7%(91,458)
Central American0.7%(87,487)
Guatemalan0.3%(41,893)
Ecuadorian0.2%(30,614)
Cuban0.2%(27,916)
Colombian0.2%(25,344)
Salvadoran0.1%(19,037)
Spaniard0.1%(16,631)
Honduran0.1%(16,445)
Peruvian0.1%(13,505)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Venezuelan0.1%(7,678)
Dominican0.1%(7,638)
Argentine0%(6,346)
Nicaraguan0%(3,393)
Chilean0%(3,167)
Panamanian0%(3,145)
Costa Rican0%(2,735)
Bolivian0%(2,549)
Uruguayan0%(1,001)
Paraguayan0%(387)
Asian origin
Asian Indian2%(248,679)
Chinese1%(128,606)
Filipino1%(121,406)
Korean0.5%(57,487)
Pakistani0.3%(38,922)
Vietnamese0.3%(32,801)
Japanese0.1%(18,419)
Thai0.1%(9,242)
Burmese0%(5,123)
Laotian0%(4,589)
Taiwanese0%(4,532)
Mongolian0%(4,349)
+ 9 more asian origin groups with data
Nepalese0%(3,636)
Cambodian0%(3,344)
Bangladeshi0%(2,242)
Sri Lankan0%(1,651)
Indonesian0%(1,265)
Malaysian0%(1,056)
Hmong0%(774)
Bhutanese0%(211)
Okinawan0%(25)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0%(5,742)
Samoan0%(2,222)
Chamorro0%(1,645)
Fijian0%(205)
Tongan0%(193)
Marshallese0%(85)
Ancestry
German17.1%(2,175,044)
Irish11%(1,401,831)
Polish6.6%(840,294)
Italian5.7%(726,216)
English5.7%(725,577)
American3.7%(469,852)
Swedish1.9%(241,187)
French1.7%(210,329)
Dutch1.1%(145,771)
Norwegian1.1%(144,828)
Scottish1.1%(143,341)
Subsaharan African1%(121,711)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Russian0.9%(109,163)
Czech0.8%(96,288)
Greek0.7%(91,086)
Lithuanian0.6%(76,469)
Scotch-Irish0.5%(69,649)
Ukrainian0.4%(53,857)
British0.4%(51,856)
Welsh0.4%(49,389)
Hungarian0.4%(45,602)
Danish0.3%(43,130)
Croatian0.3%(37,924)
West Indian0.3%(37,596)
Austrian0.3%(35,698)
Romanian0.3%(35,438)
French Canadian0.3%(34,239)
Swiss0.3%(33,394)
Slovak0.3%(33,203)
Belgian0.2%(25,164)
Serbian0.2%(24,552)
Nigerian0.2%(23,346)
Palestinian0.1%(17,366)
Finnish0.1%(16,872)
Bulgarian0.1%(15,988)
Arab0.1%(15,915)
Jamaican0.1%(15,577)
Canadian0.1%(13,329)
Slovene0.1%(13,292)
Lebanese0.1%(11,473)
Iranian0.1%(10,617)
Jordanian0.1%(10,591)
Portuguese0.1%(10,086)
Egyptian0.1%(9,352)
Haitian0.1%(9,160)
Armenian0.1%(8,571)
Syrian0.1%(7,969)
Turkish0.1%(7,564)
Iraqi0.1%(7,261)
Brazilian0.1%(6,799)
Ethiopian0.1%(6,534)
Macedonian0%(6,243)
Latvian0%(5,347)
Ghanaian0%(5,308)
Israeli0%(4,217)
Moroccan0%(4,146)
Australian0%(3,262)
Kenyan0%(1,753)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(1,729)
Somali0%(1,195)
Guyanese0%(1,042)
Barbadian0%(769)
Cape Verdean0%(226)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
89.7%
+8.2 ptssince 2000
from 81.4% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
Section 07
Work & employment
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.7%
US average: 73.3%
Section 08
People & community
Computer in household
91.5%
US average: 91.9%
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)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09
Health coverage
Direct-purchase
13.1%
US average: 13.7%
VA health care
1.7%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
70.6%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
33.7%
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)16.8%(93,131)
Gulf War (1990s)17.7%(98,041)
Vietnam era36.1%(199,747)
Korean War8.4%(46,440)
World War II3.6%(20,046)
Share of the 553,593 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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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
13.Schaumburg77,249
14.Evanston76,380
15.Arlington Heights76,216
16.Bolingbrook74,803
17.Decatur67,884
18.Skokie66,544
19.Palatine65,842
20.Des Plaines58,772
21.Orland Park57,954
22.Oak Lawn56,450
23.Mount Prospect55,395
24.Tinley Park55,140
25.Berwyn55,001
26.Wheaton54,065
27.Normal53,275
28.Oak Park52,823
29.Hoffman Estates50,858
30.Downers Grove50,365
31.Plainfield50,043
32.Glenview47,711
33.Elmhurst46,111
34.Lombard44,399
35.Buffalo Grove42,812
36.Moline42,362
37.Crystal Lake42,288
38.Romeoville41,281
39.Bartlett40,855
40.DeKalb40,467
41.Belleville40,237
42.Oswego39,948
43.Urbana39,719
44.Carol Stream39,315
45.Quincy38,918
Section 03
Metropolitan & micropolitan areas
Metropolitan areas (8)
1.Chicago9,434,123
2.Peoria363,505
3.Rockford337,242
4.Champaign239,979
5.Springfield206,033
6.Bloomington171,419
7.Kankakee105,525
8.Decatur99,300
Micropolitan areas (20)
1.Ottawa145,902
2.Quincy74,146
3.Danville71,259
4.Marion67,225
5.Sterling54,121
6.Carbondale52,501
7.Rochelle51,399
8.Galesburg47,767
9.Charleston46,607
10.Effingham44,727
11.Freeport43,220
12.Jacksonville37,381
13.Centralia36,382
14.Mount Vernon36,147
15.Pontiac35,057
16.Taylorville33,443
17.Dixon32,914
18.Canton32,901
19.Lincoln27,182
20.Macomb25,916
Metropolitan areas are built around an urban core of 50,000 or more people; micropolitan areas around a core of 10,000 to 50,000. A statistical area can cross state lines, so each is listed under its primary state.
Frequently asked
How many people live in Illinois?
Illinois has about 12,812,508 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.
What is the median household income in Illinois?
The typical household in Illinois earns about $68,428 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is Illinois expensive?
In Illinois, the median home is worth about $202,100, and the typical rent is about $1,038 a month.
How educated are people in Illinois?
About 35.5% of adults age 25 and over in Illinois hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in Illinois?
About 12.0% of people in Illinois live below the federal poverty line.
Has Illinois grown since 1990?
Yes, Illinois has grown since 1990. The population has added about 1,381,906 residents, a change of about 12 percent over that period.
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