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People QuickFacts |
Chicago |
Illinois |
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Population, 2003 estimate |
2,869,121 | 12,653,544 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
-0.9% | 1.9% |
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Population, 2000 |
2,896,016 | 12,419,293 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
4.0% | 8.6% |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
7.5% | 7.1% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
26.2% | 26.1% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
10.3% | 12.1% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
51.5% | 51.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
42.0% | 73.5% |
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Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
36.8% | 15.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.4% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
4.3% | 3.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.1% | Z |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
13.6% | 5.8% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
2.9% | 1.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
26.0% | 12.3% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
54.4% | 56.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
21.7% | 12.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
35.5% | 19.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
71.8% | 81.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
25.5% | 26.1% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
35.2 | 28.0 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
1,152,868 | 4,885,615 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
43.8% | 67.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$132,400 | $130,800 |
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Households, 2000 |
1,061,928 | 4,591,779 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.67 | 2.63 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$38,625 | $46,590 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$20,175 | $23,104 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
19.6% | 10.7% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Chicago |
Illinois |
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Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) |
31,971,060 | 275,968,383 |
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Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
13,882,143 | 108,002,177 |
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Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$4,944 | $8,992 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) |
4,481,917 | 14,826,805 |
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Total number of firms, 1997 |
176,605 | 882,053 |
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Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
26.7% | 12.5% |
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Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
27.0% | 27.2% |
