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Population (2000): 15,771
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 257 / 187 / 0
Land Area (2000): 593.154 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 10.886 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 68,000.000 acres (275.128 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 254
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 37.00%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 13.40%
Farm earnings (2005): $16,273,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / irrigation / public use) (2000): 12,000,000 / 9,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 66.40%
Physicians (2004): 13
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 1 (155)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 2,528
Federal Spending (2004): $98,787

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	12,948	40.50%
Rural, Farm	1,293	4.04%
Rural, Non-farm	17,732	55.46%

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Cook County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	6,363	5,978	385	6.04%	61
1991	6,125	5,696	429	7.01%	70
1992	6,607	6,137	470	7.11%	71
1993	6,909	6,429	480	6.95%	69
1994	7,091	6,751	340	4.79%	48
1995	7,021	6,772	249	3.55%	35
1996	7,282	6,998	284	3.90%	39
1997	7,744	7,343	401	5.18%	52
1998	7,712	7,344	368	4.77%	48
1999	7,875	7,508	367	4.66%	47
2000	7,293	6,966	327	4.48%	45
2001	7,180	6,832	349	4.86%	49
2002	7,153	6,826	327	4.57%	46
2003	7,013	6,648	365	5.20%	52
2004	6,859	6,499	359	5.24%	52
2005	7,052	6,644	408	5.79%	58
2006	7,154	6,780	374	5.22%	52
2007	7,170	6,770	401	5.59%	56
2008	7,126	6,623	502	7.05%	70

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	6,144	5,861	283	4.61%	46
Feb 1990	6,248	5,883	365	5.84%	58
Mar 1990	6,497	6,110	387	5.96%	60
Apr 1990	6,365	5,997	368	5.78%	58
May 1990	6,531	6,198	333	5.10%	51
Jun 1990	6,606	6,206	400	6.06%	61
Jul 1990	6,573	6,122	451	6.86%	69
Aug 1990	6,416	6,030	386	6.02%	60
Sep 1990	6,388	5,987	401	6.28%	63
Oct 1990	6,333	5,901	432	6.82%	68
Nov 1990	6,191	5,779	412	6.65%	67
Dec 1990	6,061	5,664	397	6.55%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	6,203	5,682	521	8.40%	84
Feb 1991	6,255	5,657	598	9.56%	96
Mar 1991	6,275	5,743	532	8.48%	85
Apr 1991	6,285	5,864	421	6.70%	67
May 1991	6,289	5,857	432	6.87%	69
Jun 1991	6,194	5,803	391	6.31%	63
Jul 1991	6,207	5,754	453	7.30%	73
Aug 1991	5,923	5,492	431	7.28%	73
Sep 1991	6,000	5,603	397	6.62%	66
Oct 1991	5,975	5,646	329	5.51%	55
Nov 1991	5,946	5,629	317	5.33%	53
Dec 1991	5,948	5,620	328	5.51%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	6,049	5,656	393	6.50%	65
Feb 1992	6,228	5,708	520	8.35%	83
Mar 1992	6,325	5,864	461	7.29%	73
Apr 1992	6,446	5,940	506	7.85%	78
May 1992	6,445	6,052	393	6.10%	61
Jun 1992	6,607	6,186	421	6.37%	64
Jul 1992	7,088	6,451	637	8.99%	90
Aug 1992	6,852	6,414	438	6.39%	64
Sep 1992	6,579	6,158	421	6.40%	64
Oct 1992	6,875	6,208	667	9.70%	97
Nov 1992	6,923	6,522	401	5.79%	58
Dec 1992	6,868	6,486	382	5.56%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	6,714	6,330	384	5.72%	57
Feb 1993	6,658	6,238	420	6.31%	63
Mar 1993	6,894	6,502	392	5.69%	57
Apr 1993	6,727	6,392	335	4.98%	50
May 1993	6,789	6,351	438	6.45%	65
Jun 1993	7,052	6,428	624	8.85%	88
Jul 1993	7,156	6,514	642	8.97%	90
Aug 1993	6,903	6,343	560	8.11%	81
Sep 1993	7,152	6,626	526	7.35%	74
Oct 1993	7,003	6,535	468	6.68%	67
Nov 1993	6,897	6,417	480	6.96%	70
Dec 1993	6,965	6,472	493	7.08%	71

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	6,906	6,421	485	7.02%	70
Feb 1994	6,756	6,344	412	6.10%	61
Mar 1994	6,767	6,362	405	5.98%	60
Apr 1994	6,924	6,568	356	5.14%	51
May 1994	7,126	6,786	340	4.77%	48
Jun 1994	7,241	6,895	346	4.78%	48
Jul 1994	7,233	6,906	327	4.52%	45
Aug 1994	7,231	6,951	280	3.87%	39
Sep 1994	7,157	6,859	298	4.16%	42
Oct 1994	7,284	6,921	363	4.98%	50
Nov 1994	7,227	7,021	206	2.85%	29
Dec 1994	7,242	6,981	261	3.60%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	6,853	6,634	219	3.20%	32
Feb 1995	6,968	6,726	242	3.47%	35
Mar 1995	7,143	6,861	282	3.95%	39
Apr 1995	7,102	6,902	200	2.82%	28
May 1995	7,104	6,894	210	2.96%	30
Jun 1995	7,302	7,012	290	3.97%	40
Jul 1995	7,214	6,844	370	5.13%	51
Aug 1995	7,057	6,815	242	3.43%	34
Sep 1995	6,972	6,654	318	4.56%	46
Oct 1995	6,841	6,601	240	3.51%	35
Nov 1995	6,839	6,634	205	3.00%	30
Dec 1995	6,859	6,685	174	2.54%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	7,054	6,832	222	3.15%	31
Feb 1996	7,197	6,962	235	3.27%	33
Mar 1996	7,404	7,119	285	3.85%	38
Apr 1996	7,265	7,010	255	3.51%	35
May 1996	7,318	7,037	281	3.84%	38
Jun 1996	7,392	7,078	314	4.25%	42
Jul 1996	7,460	6,973	487	6.53%	65
Aug 1996	7,215	6,915	300	4.16%	42
Sep 1996	7,162	6,910	252	3.52%	35
Oct 1996	7,278	7,013	265	3.64%	36
Nov 1996	7,252	6,960	292	4.03%	40
Dec 1996	7,388	7,164	224	3.03%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	7,614	7,087	527	6.92%	69
Feb 1997	7,616	7,097	519	6.81%	68
Mar 1997	7,799	7,181	618	7.92%	79
Apr 1997	7,630	7,289	341	4.47%	45
May 1997	7,777	7,430	347	4.46%	45
Jun 1997	7,914	7,504	410	5.18%	52
Jul 1997	7,631	7,330	301	3.94%	39
Aug 1997	7,629	7,295	334	4.38%	44
Sep 1997	7,574	7,250	324	4.28%	43
Oct 1997	7,884	7,566	318	4.03%	40
Nov 1997	7,943	7,546	397	5.00%	50
Dec 1997	7,916	7,535	381	4.81%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	7,688	7,301	387	5.03%	50
Feb 1998	7,830	7,426	404	5.16%	52
Mar 1998	7,617	7,221	396	5.20%	52
Apr 1998	7,639	7,345	294	3.85%	38
May 1998	7,745	7,418	327	4.22%	42
Jun 1998	7,827	7,401	426	5.44%	54
Jul 1998	7,811	7,435	376	4.81%	48
Aug 1998	7,782	7,318	464	5.96%	60
Sep 1998	7,746	7,363	383	4.94%	49
Oct 1998	7,694	7,326	368	4.78%	48
Nov 1998	7,570	7,263	307	4.06%	41
Dec 1998	7,590	7,308	282	3.72%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	7,620	7,356	264	3.46%	35
Feb 1999	7,630	7,341	289	3.79%	38
Mar 1999	7,673	7,432	241	3.14%	31
Apr 1999	7,887	7,524	363	4.60%	46
May 1999	7,858	7,491	367	4.67%	47
Jun 1999	8,081	7,635	446	5.52%	55
Jul 1999	8,048	7,642	406	5.04%	50
Aug 1999	7,956	7,522	434	5.46%	55
Sep 1999	7,947	7,537	410	5.16%	52
Oct 1999	7,903	7,479	424	5.37%	54
Nov 1999	7,899	7,506	393	4.98%	50
Dec 1999	7,996	7,634	362	4.53%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	7,308	6,986	322	4.41%	44
Feb 2000	7,427	7,107	320	4.31%	43
Mar 2000	7,532	7,201	331	4.39%	44
Apr 2000	7,476	7,190	286	3.83%	38
May 2000	7,399	7,098	301	4.07%	41
Jun 2000	7,235	6,906	329	4.55%	45
Jul 2000	7,296	6,925	371	5.08%	51
Aug 2000	7,303	6,982	321	4.40%	44
Sep 2000	7,167	6,813	354	4.94%	49
Oct 2000	7,153	6,813	340	4.75%	48
Nov 2000	7,080	6,776	304	4.29%	43
Dec 2000	7,138	6,792	346	4.85%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	7,234	6,851	383	5.29%	53
Feb 2001	7,201	6,863	338	4.69%	47
Mar 2001	7,223	6,913	310	4.29%	43
Apr 2001	7,157	6,845	312	4.36%	44
May 2001	7,237	6,935	302	4.17%	42
Jun 2001	7,179	6,796	383	5.34%	53
Jul 2001	7,146	6,807	339	4.74%	47
Aug 2001	7,146	6,778	368	5.15%	51
Sep 2001	7,092	6,744	348	4.91%	49
Oct 2001	7,133	6,805	328	4.60%	46
Nov 2001	7,125	6,759	366	5.14%	51
Dec 2001	7,291	6,883	408	5.60%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	7,220	6,888	332	4.60%	46
Feb 2002	7,326	6,984	342	4.67%	47
Mar 2002	7,333	6,985	348	4.75%	47
Apr 2002	7,194	6,901	293	4.07%	41
May 2002	7,176	6,883	293	4.08%	41
Jun 2002	7,134	6,791	343	4.81%	48
Jul 2002	7,173	6,834	339	4.73%	47
Aug 2002	7,138	6,818	320	4.48%	45
Sep 2002	7,149	6,822	327	4.57%	46
Oct 2002	7,032	6,694	338	4.81%	48
Nov 2002	6,967	6,645	322	4.62%	46
Dec 2002	6,994	6,668	326	4.66%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	7,038	6,692	346	4.92%	49
Feb 2003	7,088	6,689	399	5.63%	56
Mar 2003	7,160	6,798	362	5.06%	51
Apr 2003	7,097	6,727	370	5.21%	52
May 2003	7,093	6,720	373	5.26%	53
Jun 2003	7,050	6,625	425	6.03%	60
Jul 2003	6,973	6,591	382	5.48%	55
Aug 2003	7,020	6,594	426	6.07%	61
Sep 2003	7,026	6,662	364	5.18%	52
Oct 2003	6,929	6,611	318	4.59%	46
Nov 2003	6,843	6,536	307	4.49%	45
Dec 2003	6,833	6,526	307	4.49%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	6,671	6,325	346	5.19%	52
Feb 2004	6,631	6,317	314	4.74%	47
Mar 2004	6,767	6,459	308	4.55%	46
Apr 2004	6,771	6,477	294	4.34%	43
May 2004	6,920	6,586	334	4.83%	48
Jun 2004	6,966	6,598	368	5.28%	53
Jul 2004	6,998	6,626	372	5.32%	53
Aug 2004	6,988	6,635	353	5.05%	51
Sep 2004	6,996	6,605	391	5.59%	56
Oct 2004	6,863	6,455	408	5.94%	59
Nov 2004	6,851	6,452	399	5.82%	58
Dec 2004	6,882	6,456	426	6.19%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	7,024	6,589	435	6.19%	62
Feb 2005	7,056	6,619	437	6.19%	62
Mar 2005	7,100	6,698	402	5.66%	57
Apr 2005	7,039	6,661	378	5.37%	54
May 2005	7,110	6,705	405	5.70%	57
Jun 2005	7,078	6,639	439	6.20%	62
Jul 2005	7,131	6,710	421	5.90%	59
Aug 2005	7,089	6,700	389	5.49%	55
Sep 2005	7,086	6,661	425	6.00%	60
Oct 2005	6,972	6,584	388	5.57%	56
Nov 2005	6,935	6,542	393	5.67%	57
Dec 2005	7,008	6,623	385	5.49%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	7,095	6,721	374	5.27%	53
Feb 2006	7,112	6,694	418	5.88%	59
Mar 2006	7,038	6,689	349	4.96%	50
Apr 2006	7,048	6,652	396	5.62%	56
May 2006	7,070	6,725	345	4.88%	49
Jun 2006	7,047	6,675	372	5.28%	53
Jul 2006	7,269	6,887	382	5.26%	53
Aug 2006	7,315	6,959	356	4.87%	49
Sep 2006	7,378	7,006	372	5.04%	50
Oct 2006	7,170	6,808	362	5.05%	50
Nov 2006	7,224	6,846	378	5.23%	52
Dec 2006	7,080	6,700	380	5.37%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	7,182	6,716	466	6.49%	65
Feb 2007	7,155	6,712	443	6.19%	62
Mar 2007	7,075	6,686	389	5.50%	55
Apr 2007	7,221	6,845	376	5.21%	52
May 2007	7,225	6,853	372	5.15%	51
Jun 2007	7,149	6,733	416	5.82%	58
Jul 2007	7,259	6,817	442	6.09%	61
Aug 2007	7,187	6,796	391	5.44%	54
Sep 2007	7,241	6,866	375	5.18%	52
Oct 2007	7,111	6,735	376	5.29%	53
Nov 2007	7,123	6,744	379	5.32%	53
Dec 2007	7,112	6,731	381	5.36%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	7,124	6,657	467	6.56%	66
Feb 2008	6,976	6,543	433	6.21%	62
Mar 2008	7,040	6,578	462	6.56%	66
Apr 2008	7,074	6,576	498	7.04%	70
May 2008	7,096	6,639	457	6.44%	64
Jun 2008	7,107	6,630	477	6.71%	67
Jul 2008	7,198	6,659	539	7.49%	75
Aug 2008	7,318	6,689	629	8.60%	86
Sep 2008	7,197	6,639	558	7.75%	78
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Cook County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	908	12.27%
2.	Wood Manufacturing	608	8.21%
3.	Metal Manufactuing	588	7.94%
4.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	574	7.75%
5.	Public Administration	348	4.70%
6.	Truck Transportation	290	3.92%
7.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	244	3.30%
8.	Accommodation and Food Services	222	3.00%
9.	Health Care	208	2.81%
10.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	206	2.78%
11.	Educational Services	204	2.76%
12.	Department and Other General Stores	200	2.70%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	198	2.67%
14.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	188	2.54%
15.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	148	2.00%
16.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	132	1.78%
17.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	132	1.78%
18.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	122	1.65%
19.	Repair and Maintenance	118	1.59%
20.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	116	1.57%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	864	14.28%
2.	Educational Services	840	13.88%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	652	10.77%
4.	Food and Beverage Stores	386	6.38%
5.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	260	4.30%
6.	Public Administration	236	3.90%
7.	Metal Manufactuing	222	3.67%
8.	Wood Manufacturing	220	3.64%
9.	Finance and Insurance	184	3.04%
10.	Department and Other General Stores	174	2.88%
11.	Social Assistance	160	2.64%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	136	2.25%
13.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	126	2.08%
14.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	118	1.95%
15.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	100	1.65%
16.	Construction	92	1.52%
17.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	72	1.19%
18.	Gasoline Stations	70	1.16%
19.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	58	0.96%
20.	Other Transportation	56	0.93%

Cook County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	786	10.62%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	530	7.16%
3.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	378	5.11%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	368	4.97%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	344	4.65%
6.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	308	4.16%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	302	4.08%
8.	Other Construction Trades	268	3.62%
9.	Farmers and Farm Managers	256	3.46%
10.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	240	3.24%
11.	Construction Laborers	204	2.76%
12.	Other Material Moving Workers	192	2.59%
13.	Vehicle Mechanics	188	2.54%
14.	Other Management Occupations	176	2.38%
15.	Agricultural Workers	174	2.35%
16.	Top Executives	158	2.13%
17.	Assemblers and Fabricators	154	2.08%
18.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	140	1.89%
19.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	108	1.46%
20.	Woodworkers	108	1.46%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Cashiers	414	6.84%
2.	Other Production Occupations	386	6.38%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	334	5.52%
4.	Other Office and Admin Support	320	5.29%
5.	Secretaries and Admins	314	5.19%
6.	Registered Nurses	246	4.06%
7.	Health Technologists and Technicians	194	3.21%
8.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	194	3.21%
9.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	190	3.14%
10.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	184	3.04%
11.	Other Management Occupations	178	2.94%
12.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	174	2.88%
13.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	170	2.81%
14.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	170	2.81%
15.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	162	2.68%
16.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	148	2.45%
17.	Waiters and Waitresses	136	2.25%
18.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	132	2.18%
19.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	130	2.15%
20.	Assemblers and Fabricators	118	1.95%

Cook County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	12,808	53.61%
15-35 hours	2,426	10.15%
1-14 hours	490	2.05%
No regular hours	8,169	34.19%

Cook County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	416	3.18%
5 AM-5:29 AM	470	3.59%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	544	4.15%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,328	10.14%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,694	12.93%
7 AM-7:29 AM	2,126	16.23%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	2,483	18.96%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,088	8.31%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	335	2.56%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	399	3.05%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	280	2.14%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	62	0.47%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,055	8.05%
4 PM-11:59 PM	818	6.25%

Cook County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	574	4.38%
5-9	2,300	17.56%
10-14	2,659	20.30%
15-19	1,585	12.10%
20-24	1,972	15.06%
25-29	817	6.24%
30-34	1,696	12.95%
35-39	260	1.99%
40-44	195	1.49%
45-59	454	3.47%
60-89	334	2.55%
At least 90	252	1.92%

Cook County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	52	0.40%	9,855	75.24%
30-44	0	0.00%	2,151	16.42%
45-59	8	0.06%	446	3.41%
At least 60	0	0.00%	586	4.47%

Cook County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	44	0.33%
Car / truck / van, carpool	1,745	12.99%
Car / truck / van, solo	10,795	80.36%
Motorcycle	6	0.04%
Other	202	1.50%
Public transportation	60	0.45%
Walked	246	1.83%
Worked at home	335	2.49%

Cook County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Cook County Family Information Back to top
: 11,798 (31,050 people)
: 8,630 (26,756 people)
: 2,972
: 16,442
Cook County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	2,000	16.72%
$10,000-$14,999	1,002	8.38%
$15,000-$19,999	1,210	10.12%
$20,000-$24,999	1,199	10.02%
$25,000-$29,999	1,043	8.72%
$30,000-$34,999	814	6.80%
$35,000-$39,999	773	6.46%
$40,000-$44,999	813	6.80%
$45,000-$49,999	336	2.81%
$50,000-$59,999	956	7.99%
$60,000-$74,999	746	6.24%
$75,000-$99,999	639	5.34%
$100,000-$124,999	259	2.17%
$125,000-$149,999	71	0.59%
$150,000-$199,999	56	0.47%
$200,000 or more	45	0.38%

Cook County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	1,409	23.95%
Family, 2 people	1,767	30.04%
Nonfamily, 2 people	156	2.65%
Family, 3 people	1,011	17.19%
Nonfamily, 3 people	15	0.26%
Family, 4 people	870	14.79%
Nonfamily, 4 people	7	0.12%
Family, 5 people	388	6.60%
Nonfamily, 5 people	9	0.15%
Family, 6 people	146	2.48%
Nonfamily, 6 people	4	0.07%
Family, 7 or more people	98	1.67%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	2	0.03%

Cook County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	9,278	30.97%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	2,095	6.99%
Public Assistance	700	2.34%
Retirement	1,345	4.49%
Self Employment	1,202	4.01%
Social Security	3,720	12.42%
Supplemental Security	821	2.74%
Wage / Salary	8,899	29.71%
Other	1,894	6.32%

Cook County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	3,555	55.56%
With children under 18	2,843	44.44%

Cook County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	998	8.74%
Married	7,194	62.97%
Never Married	2,867	25.09%
Widowed	366	3.20%

Cook County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,272	9.93%
Married	7,399	57.79%
Never Married	2,325	18.16%
Widowed	1,808	14.12%

Cook County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Cook County Education Information Back to top
Cook County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	2,629	11.54%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	5,398	23.69%
High school diploma or equivalent	8,232	36.12%
Some college, no degree	3,655	16.04%
Associate degree	1,105	4.85%
Bachelors degree	1,216	5.34%
Graduate or professional degree	554	2.43%

Cook County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	542	3.44%	194	1.23%	736	4.67%
Kindergarten	593	3.76%	4	0.03%	597	3.79%
Grades 1-4	2,099	13.31%	42	0.27%	2,141	13.58%
Grades 5-8	2,004	12.71%	26	0.16%	2,030	12.87%
Grades 9-12	1,792	11.36%	50	0.32%	1,842	11.68%
Undergrad college	856	5.43%	36	0.23%	892	5.66%
Graduate or professional school	141	0.89%	32	0.20%	173	1.10%
Total	8,027	50.90%	384	2.43%	8,411	53.33%

Cook County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Cook County Business Information Back to top
: $140,803,000
: $110,758,000
: $13,483,000
: $227,639
: 1,695
Cook County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	4	4	2
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	3	1	1
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	1	0
1999 - Construction	7	1	10	8	5
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	5	2	8
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	2	13	8	5
1999 - Information	0	0	1	0	3
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	0	0	0
1999 - Manufacturing	3	3	14	12	4
1999 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	3	11	3	14
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	1	3	3	6
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	0	2	1	3
1999 - Retail Trade	7	10	30	17	27
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	0	1	2	0
1999 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	0
1999 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	1
1999 - Wholesale Trade	4	2	6	4	5
1999 - Total	31	23	103	66	84
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	2	2	4	2
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	4	1	0
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	1	0
2000 - Construction	4	5	4	14	7
2000 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	4	4	7
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	2	9	9	6
2000 - Information	0	0	1	1	2
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
2000 - Manufacturing	1	2	10	17	4
2000 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	1	5	4	21
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	1	2	3	6
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	0	1	3	3
2000 - Retail Trade	6	8	29	27	19
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	1	1	2	1
2000 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	0
2000 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	1
2000 - Wholesale Trade	0	4	8	3	4
2000 - Total	23	26	81	93	84
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	1	2	3	2
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	3	2	0
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	2
2001 - Construction	4	4	11	8	6
2001 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Finance & Insurance	0	1	8	5	2
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	7	9	7	6
2001 - Information	0	0	1	1	2
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	1	1
2001 - Manufacturing	3	4	9	12	7
2001 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	3	7	9	15
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	1	4	2	6
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	1	1	2	4
2001 - Retail Trade	8	11	22	24	22
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	2	2	1	0
2001 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	0
2001 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	1
2001 - Wholesale Trade	3	0	4	5	6
2001 - Total	32	35	83	82	82
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	2	2	2	3
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	1	1	2	2
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	2
2002 - Construction	4	6	5	15	4
2002 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	2	5	8
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	6	1	11	6	7
2002 - Information	0	0	0	0	4
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	2
2002 - Manufacturing	0	5	8	16	3
2002 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	6	7	8	11
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	3	5	6
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	3	3	0	3
2002 - Retail Trade	4	5	19	23	29
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	2	1	2	0
2002 - Unclassified	2	0	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	0
2002 - Wholesale Trade	1	2	4	6	6
2002 - Total	26	33	66	91	90
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	2	1	2	4
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	2	2	1	2
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	1
2003 - Construction	3	7	8	4	7
2003 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Finance & Insurance	2	0	3	6	6
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	5	1	10	10	9
2003 - Information	0	1	1	0	2
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	1	0
2003 - Manufacturing	2	3	13	9	1
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	1	4	8	15
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	5	3	7
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	5	1	3	0
2003 - Retail Trade	15	7	19	21	24
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	2	2	1	0
2003 - Unclassified	1	2	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	1
2003 - Wholesale Trade	2	2	5	7	4
2003 - Total	38	35	75	76	83
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	1	4	1	3
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	1	0	2	2
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	0	0	1
2004 - Construction	2	4	8	2	6
2004 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Finance & Insurance	2	1	2	9	7
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	4	11	11	7
2004 - Information	0	0	0	1	3
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
2004 - Manufacturing	2	2	11	9	5
2004 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	3	2	10	12
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	1	6	4	6
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	1	1	3	1
2004 - Retail Trade	8	8	12	20	38
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	2	0	3	0
2004 - Unclassified	2	1	0	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	1
2004 - Wholesale Trade	1	2	9	4	5
2004 - Total	26	31	66	79	98
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	3	3	2	1
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	1	3
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	2	1	1	0	0
2005 - Construction	7	4	8	4	2
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Finance & Insurance	2	2	9	2	7
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	5	10	5	10
2005 - Information	1	0	1	0	3
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	1	0
2005 - Manufacturing	1	4	10	10	3
2005 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	4	8	2	12
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	2	5	3	6
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	2	1	1	2
2005 - Retail Trade	6	10	27	16	24
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	1	0	3	1
2005 - Unclassified	1	1	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	1
2005 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	5	4	11
2005 - Total	30	39	89	54	86

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Cook County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Cook County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	25,078	79.51%
Below Poverty Level	6,463	20.49%

Cook County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1972	$280	$6	$197	$0	$0	$103	$580	$260	$27	$47
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$595	$228	$415	$0	$0	$149	$1,159	$374	$0	$499
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$305	$426	$723	$0	$0	$268	$1,296	$477	$0	$630
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$290	$584	$603	$0	$0	$387	$1,280	$471	$0	$728
1982	$306	$633	$654	$0	$0	$398	$1,358	$652	$0	$734
1983	$333	$644	$788	$0	$0	$349	$1,470	$816	$0	$612
1984	$420	$738	$664	$0	$0	$395	$1,479	$658	$0	$542
1985	$576	$866	$795	$0	$0	$540	$1,911	$916	$59	$901
1986	$584	$817	$826	$0	$0	$694	$2,104	$992	$0	$1,158
1987	$496	$892	$642	$0	$0	$864	$2,002	$1,103	$85	$1,105
1988	$596	$1,110	$257	$0	$0	$1,028	$1,881	$962	$164	$1,544
1989	$650	$1,134	$264	$0	$0	$746	$1,660	$1,035	$229	$1,357
1990	$820	$1,158	$523	$0	$0	$850	$2,193	$1,113	$234	$1,590
1991	$848	$1,154	$403	$0	$0	$786	$2,037	$1,207	$121	$1,094
1992	$848	$1,139	$398	$0	$0	$786	$2,032	$1,205	$0	$629
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$1,406	$3,219	$255	$0	$0	$1,324	$2,985	$1,445	$1,400	$4,387
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$1,997	$3,032	$719	$0	$0	$1,887	$4,603	$1,971	$1,294	$4,820
2001	$2,025	$3,689	$1,199	$0	$0	$2,275	$5,499	$2,133	$5,084	$10,023
2002	$2,213	$3,643	$1,720	$0	$0	$1,897	$5,830	$2,293	$4,419	$6,463
2003	$2,630	$3,787	$1,966	$0	$0	$2,297	$6,893	$2,628	$3,598	$4,499

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1972	$0	$117	$12	$37	$124	$0	$548
1972	$46	$86	$1	$0	$0	$125	$548
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$0	$209	$45	$115	$415	$41	$1,054
1977	$95	$5	$0	$0	$0	$129	$1,054
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$0	$343	$0	$149	$356	$39	$1,141
1979	$96	$8	$0	$0	$0	$150	$1,141
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$16	$351	$0	$132	$488	$12	$1,272
1981	$130	$18	$0	$0	$0	$125	$1,272
1982	$0	$246	$36	$417	$488	$24	$1,750
1982	$187	$22	$0	$0	$0	$330	$1,750
1983	$0	$383	$48	$458	$674	$12	$1,998
1983	$145	$14	$0	$0	$0	$264	$1,998
1984	$0	$331	$28	$486	$542	$15	$1,983
1984	$164	$14	$0	$0	$0	$403	$1,983
1985	$0	$373	$35	$495	$767	$12	$2,284
1985	$191	$13	$5	$0	$0	$393	$2,284
1986	$0	$609	$7	$520	$747	$14	$2,515
1986	$276	$13	$0	$0	$0	$329	$2,515
1987	$0	$597	$19	$559	$861	$14	$2,916
1987	$312	$14	$0	$0	$0	$540	$2,916
1988	$0	$563	$59	$180	$787	$20	$2,991
1988	$335	$14	$7	$0	$0	$1,026	$2,991
1989	$0	$968	$50	$191	$500	$26	$3,164
1989	$330	$41	$15	$0	$0	$1,043	$3,164
1990	$0	$728	$185	$209	$625	$25	$3,381
1990	$364	$41	$15	$0	$0	$1,189	$3,381
1991	$0	$842	$86	$210	$744	$33	$3,656
1991	$386	$76	$10	$0	$0	$1,269	$3,656
1992	$0	$842	$86	$205	$744	$33	$3,636
1992	$386	$76	$10	$0	$0	$1,254	$3,636
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$0	$806	$92	$332	$1,160	$34	$6,488
1997	$551	$1,448	$0	$0	$0	$2,065	$6,488
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$928	$100	$345	$1,550	$70	$7,171
2000	$797	$106	$83	$0	$0	$3,192	$7,171
2001	$0	$1,015	$134	$360	$2,139	$125	$7,621
2001	$850	$240	$77	$0	$0	$2,681	$7,621
2002	$83	$1,474	$80	$436	$1,782	$0	$12,971
2002	$614	$124	$386	$0	$0	$7,992	$12,971
2003	$1,050	$1,495	$91	$1,103	$1,793	$16	$11,891
2003	$1,113	$202	$219	$0	$0	$4,809	$11,891

Cook County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Cook County Criminal Information Back to top
: 35

Cook County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Cook County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Cook County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	2,423	15.36%
10-19 Years	2,428	15.40%
20-29 Years	2,107	13.36%
30-39 Years	2,245	14.23%
40-49 Years	2,030	12.87%
50-59 Years	1,736	11.01%
60-69 Years	1,379	8.74%
70-79 Years	868	5.50%
80-89 Years	464	2.94%
90+ Years	91	0.58%

Cook County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	7,563	47.96%
Female	8,208	52.04%

Cook County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	10,526	66.74%
African-American	4,565	28.95%
Hispanic/Latino	485	3.08%
Multiracial	101	0.64%
Asian	62	0.39%
Amerindian	24	0.15%
Pacific Islander	5	0.03%
Other Race	3	0.02%

Cook County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	5,693	41.62%
2.	Irish	2,143	15.67%
3.	English	2,019	14.76%
4.	German	1,457	10.65%
5.	African	520	3.80%
6.	Scotch Irish	366	2.68%
7.	Italian	272	1.99%
8.	Dutch	186	1.36%
9.	French Non-Basque	156	1.14%
10.	Scottish	114	0.83%

Cook County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	28,120	95.54%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	984	3.34%
3.	French	82	0.28%
4.	Vietnamese	72	0.24%
5.	Other Native North American	48	0.16%
6.	German	36	0.12%
7.	Chinese	28	0.10%
8.	Arabic	22	0.07%
9.	Italian	16	0.05%
10.	Portuguese / Portuguese Creole	14	0.05%

Cook County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	31,243	97.72%
Naturalized immigrant	250	0.78%
Not a citizen	480	1.50%

Cook County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Cook County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Cook County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Adel	Lenox
Cecil	Sparks

Cook County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

31620	31637
31627	31647

Today on Verdict

Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.

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