Demographics of Chicago city, Illinois

Chicago city, Illinois had 2,731,585 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −10,055 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Chicago city, in four figures

2,731,585
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 2,711,226 ±63.; −0.4%
Change since July 2020: −10,055 people.; 35.8 ±0.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $77,902 ±$907
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Chicago city, Illinois's population shrank 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Chicago city, Illinois's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Chicago city, Illinois's population shrank 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Chicago city, Illinois's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	2,741,640	100.0	100.0
2021	2,705,934	98.7	100.2
2022	2,680,609	97.8	100.7
2023	2,698,758	98.4	101.6
2024	2,726,332	99.4	102.5
2025	2,731,585	99.6	103.1

Population of Chicago city, Illinois on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	2,741,640	—
2021	2,705,934	−35,706
2022	2,680,609	−25,325
2023	2,698,758	+18,149
2024	2,726,332	+27,574
2025	2,731,585	+5,253

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.8 ±0.1: for men 35.3 ±0.1 and for women 36.3 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Chicago city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Under 5	144,044 ±2,531	5.3% ±0.1	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	381,582 ±5,344	14.1% ±0.2	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	260,942 ±3,942	9.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	929,946 ±6,536	34.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	620,047 ±5,589	22.9% ±0.2	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	374,665 ±4,742	13.8% ±0.2	17.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $77,902 ±$907, and income per person $50,086 ±$581, in 2024 dollars. The median is $83,390 ±$362 in Illinois and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Chicago city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Illinois	United States
Under $25,000	217,896 ±4,694	18.8% ±0.4	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	185,404 ±4,361	16.0% ±0.4	16.0% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	159,439 ±3,707	13.7% ±0.3	14.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	135,667 ±3,629	11.7% ±0.3	12.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	190,696 ±4,044	16.4% ±0.3	18.0% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	103,130 ±2,789	8.9% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	167,973 ±3,463	14.5% ±0.3	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Chicago city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Illinois	United States
All ages	447,385 ±11,057	16.8% ±0.4	11.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	121,921 ±4,455	23.6% ±0.8	15.1% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	232,201 ±5,937	14.3% ±0.4	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	93,263 ±2,833	18.2% ±0.5	10.6% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Chicago city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Chicago city	Illinois	United States
Housing units	1,277,054 ±3,651	5,457,452 ±471	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.9% ±0.2	92.3% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.1% ±0.2	7.7% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	46.0% ±0.4	67.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	54.0% ±0.4	32.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$334,100 ±$2,424	$263,300 ±$797	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,440 ±$10	$1,274 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1953 ±1	1971 ±2	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Chicago city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Hispanic or Latino	805,318 ±5,785	29.7% ±0.2	18.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	870,127 ±5,557	32.1% ±0.2	58.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	743,710 ±6,047	27.4% ±0.2	13.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	196,435 ±4,370	7.2% ±0.2	5.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2,271 ±423	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	876 ±283	< 0.1% ±<0.1	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	11,051 ±1,344	0.4% ±<0.1	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	81,438 ±3,494	3.0% ±0.1	3.4% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Chicago city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Born in the state	1,575,986 ±7,488	58.1% ±0.3	66.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	517,072 ±6,569	19.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	51,285 ±2,631	1.9% ±0.1	1.3% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	566,883 ±7,118	20.9% ±0.3	14.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	270,551 ±4,603	10.0% ±0.2	7.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	296,332 ±6,504	10.9% ±0.2	7.0% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Chicago city among the places of Illinois

1st of 337 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Illinois page.

Places of Illinois near Chicago city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Chicago city	2,711,226 ±63
Aurora city	179,898 ±487
Naperville city	150,692 ±439
Joliet city	150,445 ±889
Rockford city	147,521 ±271
Elgin city	114,934 ±541

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Chicago city, Illinois

Rankings this appears in

No. 26 Places in Illinois by poverty rate
No. 43 Places in Illinois by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 53 Places in Illinois by foreign-born share
No. 63 Places in Illinois by per capita income
No. 77 Places in Illinois by median home value
No. 80 Places in Illinois by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026