Chicago, IL Demographics

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Chicago demographics overview

StatisticChicagoIllinoisNational
Population (2009 est.) 2,851,268 12,910,409 307,006,550
Population (2000) 2,895,964 12,419,293 281,421,906
Population growth -1.5% 4.0% 9.1%
Pct. speak English 64.5% 90.9% 87.9%
Pct. speak Spanish 23.3% 4.6% 7.4%
Pct. married 43.3% 59.3% 57.7%
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The Chicago population was 2,851,268 in 2009 compared to 2,895,964 in 2000. The Chicago, IL population has decreased by 1.5% from 2000 to 2009.

In Chicago, 64.5% of the people speak English and 23.3% of people speak Spanish. In Chicago, 43.3% of people are married and 78.3% of residents were born in the US.

Chicago population breakdown by race

RaceChicagoIllinoisNational
White42.05%69.70%70.38%
African American36.59%17.34%14.29%
American Indian0.33%0.25%0.76%
Asian4.39%3.78%4.52%
Native Hawaiian0.04%0.03%0.16%
Mixed race3.02%2.19%3.01%
Other race13.59%6.71%6.88%
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In Chicago, 26.0% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

Languages spoken

Urban vs. Rural population

Household income distribution

Source of income

Chicago age breakdown

Marital status

Age of children in married couples

Place of birth by citizenship

Place of birth for foreign born citizens

Data displayed in the above graphs is based on 2000 census data.

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