Compare Cook County, IL vs Chicago Metro Area, IL vs Illinois (IL) vs United States
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| Metric |
Cook County, IL County |
Chicago Metro Area, IL Metro Area |
Illinois (IL) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||||
| Total population | 5,182,090 | 9,371,595 | 12,694,798 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,435 | $1,430 | $1,274 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1961 | 1971 | 1971 | 1980 |
| Household income | $83,498 | $90,887 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $49,329 | $49,513 | $46,406 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 13.5% | 11.2% | 11.8% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6% | 5.1% | 5.0% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 46% | 45.9% | 44.5% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | ||||
| Total population | 5,182,090 | 9,371,595 | 12,694,798 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 3,641,534 | 6,482,556 | 8,767,004 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 2,100,230 | 3,643,783 | 5,036,449 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | ||||
| Household income | $83,498 | $90,887 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $49,329 | $49,513 | $46,406 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 13.5% | 11.2% | 11.8% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6% | 5.1% | 5.0% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 46% | 45.9% | 44.5% | 47.6% |
| Housing | ||||
| Rent | $1,435 | $1,430 | $1,274 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1961 | 1971 | 1971 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 42.3% | 34.5% | 32.9% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 57.7% | 65.5% | 67.1% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 43.6% | 52.9% | 61% | 61% |
| Black | 22.2% | 16% | 13.6% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 7.9% | 7.4% | 6% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 13% | 12.7% | 10.9% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 26.8% | 24.1% | 18.8% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 73.2% | 75.9% | 81.2% | 80.7% |
| Commute | ||||
| Commute rate | 81.1% | 82.3% | 84.1% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 31.0 min | 30.0 min | 28.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 18.9% | 17.7% | 15.9% | 15.1% |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 26.7% | 26.5% | 27.1% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 22% | 23% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 8.6% | 8.9% | 10% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 42.7% | 41.6% | 37.8% | 35.7% |