Chicago, IL

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1714000, place: Chicago city, Illinois)

Total Population: 2,896,016
Male: 1,405,107 (48.52%)
Female: 1,490,909 (51.48%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 218,522 (7.55%)
5 to 9 years: 224,012 (7.74%)
10 to 14 years: 200,802 (6.93%)
15 to 19 years: 200,962 (6.94%)
20 to 24 years: 239,252 (8.26%)
25 to 34 years: 533,199 (18.41%)
35 to 44 years: 433,268 (14.96%)
45 to 54 years: 330,507 (11.41%)
55 to 59 years: 116,932 (4.04%)
60 to 64 years: 99,757 (3.44%)
65 to 74 years: 159,915 (5.52%)
75 to 84 years: 103,720 (3.58%)
85 years and over: 35,168 (1.21%)

Median age: 31.5 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 2,136,176 (73.76%)
21 years and over: 2,006,360 (69.28%)
62 years and over: 356,641 (12.31%)
65 years and over: 298,803 (10.32%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 2,136,176 (73.76%)
--Male: 1,018,583 (35.17%)
--Female: 1,117,593 (38.59%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 298,803 (10.32%)
--Male: 116,655 (4.03%)
--Female: 182,148 (6.29%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 2,811,579 (97.08%)
--White: 907,166 (31.32%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 753,644 (26.02%)
--Black or African American: 1,065,009 (36.77%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 10,290 (0.36%)
--Asian: 125,974 (4.35%)
----Asian Indian: 25,004 (0.86%)
----Chinese: 31,813 (1.1%)
----Filipino: 28,423 (0.98%)
----Japanese: 5,467 (0.19%)
----Korean: 11,895 (0.41%)
----Vietnamese: 8,221 (0.28%)
----Other Asian: 15,151 (0.52%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 1,788 (0.06%)
----Native Hawaiian: 336 (0.01%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 480 (0.02%)
----Samoan: 436 (0.02%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 536 (0.02%)
--Some other race: 393,203 (13.58%)
Two or more Races: 84,437 (2.92%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 753,644 (26.02%)
--Mexican: 530,462 (18.32%)
--Puerto Rican: 113,055 (3.9%)
--Cuban: 8,084 (0.28%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 102,043 (3.52%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 2,142,372 (73.98%)
--White Alone: 907,166 (31.32%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 2,836,469 (97.94%)
--Householder: 1,061,928 (36.67%)
--Spouse: 372,970 (12.88%)
--Child: 878,481 (30.33%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 605,046 (20.89%)
--Other relatives: 331,356 (11.44%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 133,390 (4.61%)
--Nonrelatives: 191,734 (6.62%)
----Unmarried partner: 62,644 (2.16%)
Living in group quarters: 59,547 (2.06%)
--Institutionalized Population: 27,323 (0.94%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 32,224 (1.11%)
Total households: 1,061,928
Family households (families): 632,558 (59.57%)
----With own children under 18 years: 306,456 (28.86%)
--Married-couple families: 372,970 (35.12%)
----With own children under 18 years: 179,408 (16.89%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 200,963 (18.92%)
----With own children under 18 years: 105,705 (9.95%)
Nonfamily households: 429,370 (40.43%)
--Householder living alone: 345,832 (32.57%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 92,345 (8.7%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 364,392 (34.31%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 228,458 (21.51%)
Average household size: 2.67 people
Average family size: 3.5 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 1,152,868
Occupied housing units: 1,061,928 (92.11%)
Vacant housing units: 90,940 (7.89%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 4,549 (0.39%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 1.7%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 5.7%
Occupied housing units: 1,061,928 (92.11%)
Owner occupied housing units: 464,865 (40.32%)
Renter occupied housing units: 597,063 (51.79%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.9 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.49 people

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