Demographics of Cicero town, Illinois

Cicero town, Illinois had 81,858 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −3,086 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Cicero town, in four figures

81,858
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 82,797 ±33.; −3.6%
Change since July 2020: −3,086 people.; 34.4 ±1.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $70,842 ±$3,824
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.

Cicero town, Illinois's population shrank 3.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Cicero town, 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

About this chart

The figures

Cicero town, Illinois's population shrank 3.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cicero town, 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	84,944	100.0	100.0
2021	83,317	98.1	100.2
2022	82,029	96.6	100.7
2023	81,721	96.2	101.6
2024	82,124	96.7	102.5
2025	81,858	96.4	103.1

Population of Cicero town, Illinois on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	84,944	—
2021	83,317	−1,627
2022	82,029	−1,288
2023	81,721	−308
2024	82,124	+403
2025	81,858	−266

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.4 ±1.2: for men 36.2 ±1.4 and for women 32.8 ±1.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Cicero town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Under 5	4,148 ±655	5.0% ±0.8	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	17,178 ±1,299	20.7% ±1.6	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	10,130 ±891	12.2% ±1.1	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	22,013 ±1,386	26.6% ±1.7	26.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	20,190 ±1,269	24.4% ±1.5	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	9,138 ±844	11.0% ±1.0	17.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $70,842 ±$3,824, and income per person $25,547 ±$1,088, in 2024 dollars. The median is $83,390 ±$362 in Illinois and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

2 more columns on a wider screen

Households in Cicero town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Illinois	United States
Under $25,000	3,176 ±524	13.0% ±2.1	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,993 ±637	20.4% ±2.5	16.0% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,795 ±685	19.6% ±2.7	14.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4,260 ±720	17.4% ±2.9	12.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,754 ±523	15.4% ±2.1	18.0% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,740 ±354	7.1% ±1.4	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,714 ±363	7.0% ±1.5	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).

2 more columns on a wider screen

Poverty rate in Cicero town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Illinois	United States
All ages	11,911 ±1,555	14.6% ±1.9	11.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	4,093 ±770	19.9% ±3.4	15.1% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	6,032 ±935	12.6% ±1.9	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,786 ±406	14.1% ±3.0	10.6% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

1 more column on a wider screen

Housing in Cicero town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cicero town	Illinois	United States
Housing units	26,203 ±843	5,457,452 ±471	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.2% ±1.4	92.3% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.8% ±1.1	7.7% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	54.6% ±3.4	67.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	45.4% ±2.8	32.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$249,400 ±$10,085	$263,300 ±$797	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,154 ±$34	$1,274 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	At the edge of the top or bottom interval	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

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Cicero town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Hispanic or Latino	72,421 ±1,657	87.5% ±2.0	18.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,187 ±1,219	7.5% ±1.5	58.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,288 ±1,263	4.0% ±1.5	13.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	93 to 607	0.1% to 0.7%	5.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 475	0% to 0.6%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	123 to 501	0.1% to 0.6%	3.4% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

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).

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Cicero town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Born in the state	42,427 ±1,452	51.2% ±1.8	66.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,943 ±866	6.0% ±1.0	17.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,774 ±455	2.1% ±0.5	1.3% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	33,653 ±1,418	40.6% ±1.7	14.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	12,573 ±1,193	15.2% ±1.4	7.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	21,080 ±1,454	25.5% ±1.8	7.0% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Cicero town among the places of Illinois

11th 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 Cicero town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Elgin city	114,934 ±541
Springfield city	113,330 ±437
Peoria city	112,169 ±332
Champaign city	89,996 ±68
Waukegan city	89,076 ±423
Cicero town	82,797 ±33
Bloomington city	78,907 ±87
Schaumburg village	76,868 ±548
Evanston city	76,340 ±48
Arlington Heights village	76,005 ±350
Bolingbrook village	74,096 ±380

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Cicero town, Illinois

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Illinois by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 2 Places in Illinois by foreign-born share
No. 30 Places in Illinois by poverty rate
No. 63 Places by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 113 Places by foreign-born share
No. 144 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