Chicago, Illinois People

People in Chicago, Illinois

The population in Chicago is 2,722,586. There are 11,974 people per square mile aka population density. The median age in Chicago is 33.4, the US median age is 37.4. The number of people per household in Chicago is 2.6, the US average of people per household is 2.6.

Family in Chicago

- 37.3% are married
- 8.7% are divorced
- 27.8% are married with children
- 24.6% have children, but are single

Race in Chicago

- 32.2% are white
- 31.5% are black
- 5.7% are asian
- 0.1% are native american
- 0.2% claim Other
- 29.0% claim Hispanic Ethnicity

ESTIMATED TOTAL POPULATION BY AGE

PEOPLE	Chicago, Illinois	United States
	2,722,586	321,004,407
	2,703,466	308,745,538
	2,896,016	285,036,114
	2,783,726	251,960,433
	-2.20%	27.40%
	-5.99%	12.62%
	11,974	91
	227	3,531,905
	7	264,837
	34.1	37.8
	51.46%	50.77%
	48.54%	49.23%
RACE
	32.70%	61.46%
	30.13%	12.29%
	6.16%	5.29%
	0.12%	0.65%
	0.02%	0.16%
	0.00183	0.00223
	1.69%	2.32%
	29.01%	17.60%
FAMILY
	1,046,789	118,825,921
	564,210	78,298,703
	482,579	40,527,218
	2.54	2.63
	37.40%	50.21%
	62.60%	49.80%
	35.07%	48.18%
	2.33%	2.02%
	48.99%	33.11%
	5.24%	5.83%
	8.38%	10.85%
	27.56%	31.13%
	33.21%	42.26%
	22.68%	16.35%
	16.56%	10.27%

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Population

Population Density (per sq. mile)

Median Age (US Avg: 37.4)

Percent Female (US Avg: 50.8%)

Population Change (since 2000)

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My kind of Town - 4/13/2019
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