Illinois demographics
Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Illinois.
Population: 12,821,813
Median age: 38.5
Median household income: 72,563
Illinois population: 12,821,813
Population
2021 | 12,821,813 |
2020 | 12,716,164 |
2019 | 12,770,631 |
2018 | 12,821,497 |
2017 | 12,854,526 |
2016 | 12,851,684 |
2015 | 12,873,761 |
2014 | 12,868,747 |
2013 | 12,848,554 |
2012 | 12,823,860 |
2011 | 12,790,182 |
2010 | 12,745,359 |
2009 | 12,785,043 |
Census data for Illinois
Demographic and housing estimates in Illinois
Total population | 12,821,813 |
Male | 6,332,176 |
Female | 6,489,637 |
Total population | 12,821,813 |
Under 5 years | 745,681 |
5 to 9 years | 781,334 |
10 to 14 years | 846,355 |
15 to 19 years | 850,104 |
20 to 24 years | 833,461 |
25 to 34 years | 1,751,542 |
35 to 44 years | 1,676,721 |
45 to 54 years | 1,640,483 |
55 to 59 years | 869,497 |
60 to 64 years | 813,900 |
65 to 74 years | 1,190,287 |
75 to 84 years | 567,251 |
85 years and over | 255,197 |
Median age (years) | 38.5 |
Under 18 years | 2,887,351 |
16 years and over | 10,275,978 |
18 years and over | 9,934,462 |
21 years and over | 9,431,413 |
62 years and over | 2,479,935 |
65 years and over | 2,012,735 |
Total population | 12,821,813 |
One race | 12,072,713 |
White | 8,699,413 |
Black or African American | 1,804,013 |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 42,714 |
Asian | 725,482 |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 5,111 |
Some other race | 795,980 |
Two or more races | 749,100 |
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population | 9,133,896 |
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population | 4,441,729 |
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population | 4,692,167 |
Social characteristics in Illinois
Total households | 4,930,255 |
Family households (families) | 2,306,333 |
Married-couple family | 315,524 |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 919,509 |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 675,859 |
Nonfamily households | 1,388,889 |
Average household size | 1,440,516 |
Average family size | 2.54 |
Economic characteristics in Illinois
Total households | 4,930,255 |
Less than $10,000 | 289,764 |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 172,660 |
$15,000 to $24,999 | 365,922 |
$25,000 to $34,999 | 379,283 |
$35,000 to $49,999 | 528,830 |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 801,687 |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 634,032 |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 841,113 |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 418,667 |
$200,000 or more | 498,297 |
Median household income (dollars) | 72,563 |
Housing characteristics in Illinois
Total housing units | 5,412,995 |
Occupied housing units | 4,930,255 |
Vacant housing units | 482,740 |
Total housing units | 5,412,995 |
1-unit, detached | 3,168,519 |
1-unit, attached | 317,727 |
2 units | 301,830 |
3 or 4 units | 346,560 |
5 to 9 units | 342,711 |
10 to 19 units | 209,656 |
20 or more units | 597,726 |
Mobile home | 126,306 |
Boat, RV, van, etc. | 1,960 |
Total housing units | 5,412,995 |
Built 2014 or later | 3,726 |
Built 2010 to 2013 | 199,030 |
Built 2000 to 2009 | 589,438 |
Built 1990 to 1999 | 600,485 |
Built 1980 to 1989 | 492,147 |
Built 1970 to 1979 | 779,081 |
Built 1960 to 1969 | 620,401 |
Built 1950 to 1959 | 673,676 |
Built 1940 to 1949 | 325,189 |
Built 1939 or earlier | 1,129,822 |
Total housing units | 5,412,995 |
1 room | 135,605 |
2 rooms | 141,329 |
3 rooms | 452,282 |
4 rooms | 836,108 |
5 rooms | 1,030,701 |
6 rooms | 949,282 |
7 rooms | 650,816 |
8 rooms | 496,165 |
9 rooms or more | 720,707 |
Median rooms | 5.6 |
Total housing units | 5,412,995 |
No bedroom | 154,987 |
1 bedroom | 616,596 |
2 bedrooms | 1,516,164 |
3 bedrooms | 1,965,187 |
4 bedrooms | 908,408 |
5 or more bedrooms | 251,653 |
Occupied housing units | 4,930,255 |
Owner-occupied | 3,279,322 |
Renter-occupied | 1,650,933 |
Average household size of owner-occupied unit | 2.68 |
Average household size of renter-occupied unit | 2.28 |
Occupied housing units | 4,930,255 |
Moved in 2017 or later | 457,348 |
Moved in 2015 to 2016 | 1,375,478 |
Moved in 2010 to 2014 | 807,860 |
Moved in 2000 to 2009 | 1,049,683 |
Moved in 1990 to 1999 | 622,781 |
Moved in 1989 and earlier | 617,105 |
Owner-occupied units | 3,279,322 |
Less than $50,000 | 192,095 |
$50,000 to $99,999 | 403,882 |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 444,981 |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 496,767 |
$200,000 to $299,999 | 747,742 |
$300,000 to $499,999 | 663,366 |
$500,000 to $999,999 | 268,376 |
$1,000,000 or more | 62,113 |
Median (dollars) | 212,600 |
Owner-occupied units | 3,279,322 |
Housing units with a mortgage | 2,051,911 |
Housing units without a mortgage | 1,227,411 |
Occupied units paying rent | 1,581,403 |
Less than $500 | 144,444 |
$500 to $999 | 527,003 |
$1,000 to $1,499 | 503,717 |
$1,500 to $1,999 | 238,426 |
$2,000 to $2,499 | 96,808 |
$2,500 to $2,999 | 37,527 |
$3,000 or more | 33,478 |
Median (dollars) | 1,097 |
No rent paid | 69,530 |
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