| | People QuickFacts | Chicago | Illinois |
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Population, 2013 estimate | 2,718,782 | 12,882,135 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 2,695,598 | 12,830,632 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | 0.9% | 0.4% |
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Population, 2010 | 2,695,598 | 12,830,632 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.9% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 23.1% | 24.4% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 10.3% | 12.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.5% | 51.0% |
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White alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 45.0% | 71.5% |
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Black or African American alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 32.9% | 14.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.5% | 0.3% |
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Asian alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 5.5% | 4.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.0% |
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Two or More Races, percent, 2010 | 2.7% | 2.3% |
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Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 (b) | 28.9% | 15.8% |
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White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 | 31.7% | 63.7% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2009-2013 | 83.6% | 86.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2009-2013 | 21.0% | 13.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2009-2013 | 35.8% | 22.3% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 | 81.1% | 87.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 | 34.2% | 31.4% |
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Veterans, 2009-2013 | 91,958 | 727,919 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2009-2013 | 33.3 | 28.0 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 1,194,337 | 5,296,715 |
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Homeownership rate, 2009-2013 | 45.3% | 67.5% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 | 70.7% | 32.9% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2009-2013 | $233,200 | $182,300 |
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Households, 2009-2013 | 1,028,746 | 4,772,723 |
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Persons per household, 2009-2013 | 2.58 | 2.63 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2013 dollars), 2009-2013 | $28,436 | $29,666 |
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Median household income, 2009-2013 | $47,270 | $56,797 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2009-2013 | 22.6% | 14.1% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Chicago | Illinois |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 255,502 | 1,123,817 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 22.9% | 9.5% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 7.2% | 5.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 8.7% | 5.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 36.1% | 30.5% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 22,115,580 | 257,760,713 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 28,519,301 | 231,082,768 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 19,842,717 | 165,450,520 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $7,059 | $12,947 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 7,663,319 | 25,469,026 |