2024 ACS PUMS
Illinois Census Data
A demographic, economic, and housing profile of Illinois, built from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample. Illinois is home to 12,710,158 people across 88 PUMAs, with a median household income of $83,250 and a median age of 39.9.
12,710,158
Population
$83,250
Median HH income
39.1%
Bachelor's+
$269,000
Median home value
Illinois at a glance, vs. the U.S.
Every figure below is a weighted estimate from the 2024 ACS PUMS. The U.S. column is the population-weighted national average for comparison.
| Statistic | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $83,250 | $83,310 |
| Median family income | $106,601 | $102,685 |
| Mean wage (workers) | $68,378 | $66,223 |
| Median personal income (15+) | $36,549 | $35,074 |
| Poverty rate | 11.4% | 12.1% |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1% | 4.6% |
| Labor force participation (16+) | 65.4% | 64.0% |
| Mean hours worked / week | 37.7 | 37.9 |
| Mean Interest, dividends, and net rental income | $2,596 | $2,830 |
| Mean Selected monthly owner costs as a percentage of household income | 24.0% | 24.1% |
| Mean All other income | $495 | $705 |
| Mean Public assistance income | $40 | $45 |
| Mean Total person's earnings | $46,232 | $44,138 |
| Mean Income-to-poverty ratio | 327.4 | 318.7 |
| Mean Retirement income | $4,085 | $3,754 |
| Mean Self-employment income | $2,043 | $2,518 |
| Mean Supplementary Security Income | $261 | $282 |
| Mean Social Security income | $3,658 | $3,799 |
| Statistic | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 39.1% | 36.9% |
| High school diploma or higher | 90.7% | 89.9% |
| Statistic | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Management | 11.2% | 10.9% |
| Business operations | 4.2% | 3.8% |
| Financial specialists | 2.5% | 2.0% |
| Computer & math | 3.7% | 3.6% |
| Architecture & engineering | 1.9% | 2.2% |
| Science | 1.0% | 1.1% |
| Community & social service | 1.7% | 1.7% |
| Legal | 1.2% | 1.1% |
| Education instruction | 6.4% | 6.3% |
| Arts, design & media | 2.1% | 2.2% |
| Healthcare practitioners | 6.1% | 6.1% |
| Healthcare support | 3.2% | 3.4% |
| Protective service | 2.1% | 2.1% |
| Food prep & serving | 5.2% | 5.7% |
| Building & grounds cleaning | 3.0% | 3.5% |
| Personal care | 3.0% | 2.7% |
| Sales | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| Office & admin support | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| Farming, fishing & forestry | 0.3% | 0.6% |
| Construction | 3.9% | 4.6% |
| Extraction | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Installation & repair | 2.6% | 2.9% |
| Production | 5.8% | 5.1% |
| Transportation & moving | 8.7% | 7.8% |
| Military | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| Agriculture & forestry (industry) | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Mining & oil/gas (industry) | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| Utilities (industry) | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Construction (industry) | 5.4% | 6.7% |
| Manufacturing (industry) | 10.9% | 9.2% |
| Wholesale trade (industry) | 2.2% | 1.8% |
| Retail trade (industry) | 10.3% | 11.0% |
| Transportation & warehousing (industry) | 6.3% | 5.0% |
| Information (industry) | 1.6% | 1.8% |
| Finance & insurance (industry) | 6.9% | 6.2% |
| Professional & technical (industry) | 12.6% | 12.5% |
| Educational services (industry) | 9.7% | 9.4% |
| Health care (industry) | 10.9% | 11.3% |
| Social assistance (industry) | 2.4% | 2.3% |
| Arts & entertainment (industry) | 9.1% | 9.7% |
| Other services (industry) | 4.8% | 4.8% |
| Public administration (industry) | 3.8% | 4.6% |
| Armed forces (industry) | 0.3% | 0.7% |
| Statistic | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Uninsured | 6.9% | 8.4% |
| Private insurance | 68.9% | 66.7% |
| Public insurance | 35.3% | 37.0% |
| With a disability | 13.0% | 14.1% |
| Statistic | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Mean commute time | 28 min | 27 min |
| Drove to work | 74.2% | 78.5% |
| Public transit to work | 7.1% | 3.7% |
| Worked from home | 13.5% | 13.3% |
| Mean Weeks worked | 31.4 | 30.9 |
| Statistic | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $269,000 | $390,221 |
| Median gross rent | $1,330 | $1,507 |
| Rent as % of income | 29.0% | 30.6% |
| Homeownership rate | 67.7% | 65.1% |
| Average household size | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 2.9 |
| Median rooms | 6 | 5.6 |
| Median year built | 1970 | 1976 |
| Vehicles per household | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| No vehicle | 11.4% | 8.5% |
| Single-family detached | 59.3% | 62.1% |
| Broadband internet | 95.6% | 95.0% |
| Median Condominium and/or homeowners association fee | $0 | $0 |
| Median Electricity cost | $120 | $155 |
| Median Fuel cost | $400 | $620 |
| Median Gas cost | $80 | $71 |
| Mean Age of the householder | 52.5 | 52.5 |
| Median Mobile home costs | $600 | $1,348 |
| Median First mortgage payment | $1,400 | $1,568 |
| Mean Number of own children in household | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Mean Number of related children in household | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Median Monthly rent | $1,200 | $1,323 |
| Median Selected monthly owner costs | $1,435 | $1,505 |
| Median Total payment on all second and junior mortgages and home equity loans | $390 | $471 |
| Median Property taxes | $5,250 | $3,490 |
| Median Water cost | $600 | $577 |
| Statistic | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 12,710,158 | 340,110,990 |
| Average age | 39.9 | 39.8 |
| Married (15+) | 46.7% | 47.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19.4% | 20.0% |
| Black | 12.9% | 11.7% |
| Asian | 6.3% | 6.2% |
| Mean Fire/hazard/flood insurance | $1,491 | $1,682 |
| Mean Number of persons in family | 1.9 | 2 |
Illinois's 88 PUMAs
A PUMA (Public Use Microdata Area) is a Census geography of roughly 100,000+ people — the finest level at which PUMS microdata is released. Explore Illinois's 88 PUMAs on the map below — recolor it by any measure, and click an area to open its full profile.
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Population
107,050 – 123,439
123,439 – 132,089
132,089 – 141,329
141,329 – 152,847
152,847 – 168,368
168,368 – 195,206
All PUMAs in Illinois
Sangamon County--Springfield City195,206Chicago City (Central)--Near North Side, Loop & Near South Side192,467Winnebago County (Southeast & West)--Rockford City191,725Chicago City (North)--Lake View & Lincoln Park181,182Will County (Northwest)--Wheatland & DuPage Townships179,912Champaign County (Southwest)--Champaign & Urbana Cities179,160Peoria County--Peoria City179,016Williamson, Jackson, Franklin & Perry Counties177,504Chicago City (West)--West Town & Near West Side177,119McHenry County (Southeast)--Algonquin, McHenry & Nunda Townships175,575DuPage County (Northwest)--Wayne, Bloomingdale (South) & Winfield (North) Townships173,516McLean County--Bloomington City & Normal Town172,318Chicago City (Southwest)--Ashburn, Garfield Ridge, West Lawn, Clearing & West Elsdon169,035Whiteside, Stephenson, Lee, Jo Daviess & Carroll Counties168,624Marion, Jefferson, Clinton, Randolph, Bond & Washington Counties168,368Cook County (North)--Maine & Niles (West) Townships168,274Cook County (South Central)--Worth & Calumet Townships167,424Chicago City (West)--Belmont Cragin, Humboldt Park, Hermosa & Montclare167,020Chicago City (North)--Uptown, Edgewater & Rogers Park163,840Kankakee & Grundy Counties160,744Lake County (Northwest)--Avon, Lake Villa, Grant & Antioch Townships160,077St. Clair County (Northwest)158,032Chicago City (Northwest)--Logan Square, Irving Park & Avondale157,754Cook County (South)--Bloom & Rich Townships157,646Lake County (East Central)--Warren, Shields & Libertyville (North & West) Townships157,543Chicago City (Southwest)--South Lawndale, Brighton Park & Gage Park157,121Chicago City (West)--Austin, North Lawndale & East/West Garfield Park156,204Chicago City (North)--West Ridge, Lincoln Square & North Center155,601Cook County (Southeast)--Thornton Township152,909Cook County (Northeast)--Evanston & Niles (East) Townships152,847Cook County (West)--Lyons & Stickney Townships152,750DeKalb & Ogle Counties152,251DuPage County (Southeast)--Downers Grove Township149,893Cook County (Northeast)--Northfield & New Trier Townships145,485Winnebago (Northeast) & Boone Counties144,827Cook County (South Central)--Bremen & Orland (East) Townships144,806Champaign (North & East), Vermilion, Iroquois & Ford Counties144,728Will County (Northwest)--Plainfield & Lockport Townships144,268LaSalle & Livingston Counties143,399Chicago City (Northwest)--Albany Park, Norwood Park, Forest Glen, North Park & O'Hare143,355Kendall County143,124Rock Island County142,661Chicago City (South)--Chicago Lawn, Greater Grand Crossing & West Englewood/Englewood142,501Knox, Woodford, Bureau, Marshall, Putnam & Stark Counties141,329McHenry County (North, West & Central)140,434Madison County (West)140,123Lake County (Southeast)--Vernon, Moraine & West Deerfield Townships139,581Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships139,161Cook County (Central)--Cicero & Berwyn Townships137,241Kane County (West)136,596Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships135,733Chicago City (South)--Hyde Park, Grand Boulevard, Woodlawn, Douglas & Kenwood134,463Adams, Fulton, Pike, Mason, Schuyler & Brown Counties134,373Chicago City (Southwest)--New City, Lower West Side, Bridgeport & McKinley Park133,907Cook County (Southwest)--Palos, Lemont & Orland (North & West) Townships133,788Kane County (Northeast)--Dundee & Elgin (North & Central) Townships133,695Macon & Christian Counties--Decatur City133,619Montgomery, Logan, Shelby, Piatt, De Witt, Moultrie & Menard Counties133,495Will County (Northeast)--Frankfort, Homer & New Lenox (North) Townships132,089Henry, McDonough, Hancock, Warren, Mercer & Henderson Counties131,832Chicago City (Southwest)--Auburn Gresham, Washington Heights, Morgan Park & Beverly130,304DuPage County (Southwest)--Naperville & Winfield (South) Townships129,905Tazewell County129,874Macoupin, Morgan, Jersey, Cass, Greene, Scott & Calhoun Counties129,748Coles, Douglas, Crawford, Edgar, Clark & Cumberland Counties129,336DuPage County (East Central)--York Township128,617Cook County (North)--Wheeling Township (North & East)128,494St. Clair (South & East) & Monroe Counties127,700Chicago City (Northwest)--Portage Park, Dunning & Jefferson Park127,195Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township126,869South & Southeast Illinois--Saline, Union & Massac Counties126,373Cook County (Northwest)--Palatine & Barrington Townships125,924Kane County (East)--St. Charles, Batavia (East) & Geneva (East) Townships124,609Madison County (East)123,439Lake County (Southwest)--Ela, Fremont, Wauconda & Cuba Townships122,550Cook County (Northwest)--Elk Grove & Wheeling (Southwest) Townships122,246Effingham, Fayette, Wayne, Richland, Lawrence, Clay & Jasper Counties121,296DuPage County (South Central)--Lisle Township119,825DuPage County (Central)--Milton Township119,820Cook County (Northwest)--Hanover & Schaumburg (Northwest) Townships119,189Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships118,784Chicago City (South)--Roseland, Chatham, West Pullman, Calumet Heights & Avalon Park118,219Cook County (West)--Leyden & Norwood Park Townships118,039Will County (South)116,347DuPage County (Northeast)--Addison & Bloomingdale (North) Townships115,127Chicago City (South)--South Shore, South Chicago, East Side & South Deering113,986Cook County (Northwest)--Schaumburg Township (South & East)110,023Cook County (West)--Proviso Township (North & West)107,050
Illinois Census data — FAQ
What is the population of Illinois?+
According to the 2024 American Community Survey (ACS), Illinois has a population of 12,710,158 people, represented across 88 PUMAs (Public Use Microdata Areas).
What is the median household income in Illinois?+
The median household income in Illinois is $83,250 based on the 2024 ACS PUMS, compared with a U.S. figure of $83,310.
How educated is Illinois?+
39.1% of Illinois residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, versus 36.9% nationally, per the 2024 ACS.
Where does this Illinois data come from?+
These figures are derived from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 ACS Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) — a de-identified, statistically weighted sample of individual records. PUMSdata is an independent product and is not affiliated with the Census Bureau.
New — housing construction: Building permits in Illinois — monthly residential permits for every county, metro area, and city, single-family vs. multifamily, from the Census Building Permits Survey.