Chicago Metro Area

  1. Chicago Metro Area Legal Resources
  2. Chicago Metro Area Statistics
  3. Chicago Metro Area Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Chicago Metro Area Employment Information
  5. Chicago Metro Area Family Information
  6. Chicago Metro Area Education Information
  7. Chicago Metro Area Public Benefits Information
  8. Chicago Metro Area Criminal Information
  9. Chicago Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Chicago Metro Area Counties
  11. Chicago Metro Area Cities


Chicago Metro Area Legal Resources Back to top

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Chicago Metro Area Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 8,272,768
  • Land Area (2000): 13,111.482 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 4,273.044 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 3,132,638
Chicago Metro Area Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 16,236,382 98.08%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 27,402 0.17%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 290,886 1.76%

Chicago Metro Area Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Chicago Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Chicago Metro Area Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 388,792 9.39%
2. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 346,458 8.37%
3. Finance and Insurance 236,012 5.70%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 218,156 5.27%
5. Educational Services 189,022 4.57%
6. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 166,220 4.01%
7. Public Administration 155,394 3.75%
8. Health Care 153,952 3.72%
9. Metal Manufactuing 146,402 3.54%
10. Other Transportation 106,532 2.57%
11. Repair and Maintenance 92,046 2.22%
12. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 91,486 2.21%
13. Truck Transportation 84,632 2.04%
14. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 84,126 2.03%
15. Machinery Manufacturing 83,938 2.03%
16. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 82,670 2.00%
17. Food and Beverage Stores 74,104 1.79%
18. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 70,778 1.71%
19. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 68,504 1.65%
20. Food Manufacturing 66,126 1.60%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 493,656 13.65%
2. Educational Services 431,940 11.94%
3. Finance and Insurance 295,274 8.16%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 281,350 7.78%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 192,068 5.31%
6. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 140,334 3.88%
7. Social Assistance 115,486 3.19%
8. Public Administration 111,144 3.07%
9. Department and Other General Stores 84,058 2.32%
10. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 74,688 2.06%
11. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 72,964 2.02%
12. Food and Beverage Stores 72,640 2.01%
13. Personal and Laundry Services 71,434 1.97%
14. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 64,356 1.78%
15. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 57,748 1.60%
16. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 53,560 1.48%
17. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 48,042 1.33%
18. Construction 47,494 1.31%
19. Food Manufacturing 44,066 1.22%
20. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 42,520 1.18%

Chicago Metro Area Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Management Occupations 194,490 4.70%
2. Other Production Occupations 182,484 4.41%
3. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 178,874 4.32%
4. Computer Specialists 165,650 4.00%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 163,966 3.96%
6. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 156,542 3.78%
7. Other Installation / Maintenance 146,654 3.54%
8. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 141,562 3.42%
9. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 138,244 3.34%
10. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 128,192 3.10%
11. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 120,424 2.91%
12. Top Executives 115,526 2.79%
13. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 99,822 2.41%
14. Business Operations Specialists 98,448 2.38%
15. Other Office and Admin Support 93,990 2.27%
16. Engineers 92,638 2.24%
17. Vehicle Mechanics 87,896 2.12%
18. Operations Managers Non Finance 74,644 1.80%
19. Carpenters 72,690 1.76%
20. Other Construction Trades 65,906 1.59%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 247,722 6.85%
2. Secretaries and Admins 226,428 6.26%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 158,454 4.38%
4. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 142,442 3.94%
5. Other Management Occupations 135,814 3.75%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 127,458 3.52%
7. Registered Nurses 125,258 3.46%
8. Business Operations Specialists 111,486 3.08%
9. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 108,494 3.00%
10. Cashiers 106,046 2.93%
11. Customer Service Representatives 101,890 2.82%
12. Other Production Occupations 98,998 2.74%
13. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 89,576 2.48%
14. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 83,892 2.32%
15. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 83,056 2.30%
16. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 77,742 2.15%
17. Computer Specialists 71,982 1.99%
18. Health Technologists and Technicians 69,572 1.92%
19. Accountants and Auditors 69,212 1.91%
20. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 68,302 1.89%

Chicago Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 7,176,229 57.08%
15-35 hours 1,445,684 11.50%
1-14 hours 369,700 2.94%
No regular hours 3,580,593 28.48%

Chicago Metro Area Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 270,661 3.65%
5 AM-5:29 AM 282,289 3.81%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 364,837 4.92%
6 AM-6:29 AM 734,385 9.91%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 761,732 10.28%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,097,786 14.81%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,030,378 13.90%
8 AM-8:29 AM 835,508 11.27%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 388,683 5.24%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 399,101 5.38%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 166,362 2.24%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 84,198 1.14%
Noon-3:59 PM 529,146 7.14%
4 PM-11:59 PM 468,136 6.31%

Chicago Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 151,316 2.04%
5-9 561,987 7.58%
10-14 799,969 10.79%
15-19 884,202 11.93%
20-24 914,101 12.33%
25-29 407,999 5.50%
30-34 1,131,928 15.27%
35-39 255,277 3.44%
40-44 395,291 5.33%
45-59 903,806 12.19%
60-89 745,466 10.06%
At least 90 261,860 3.53%

Chicago Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 167,739 2.26% 3,551,835 47.91%
30-44 251,972 3.40% 1,530,524 20.65%
45-59 183,978 2.48% 719,828 9.71%
At least 60 347,958 4.69% 659,368 8.89%

Chicago Metro Area Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 24,826 0.32%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 841,532 11.02%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 5,291,883 69.27%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 2,384 0.03%
Color 4 Box Other 53,841 0.70%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 951,647 12.46%
Color 6 Box Walked 247,089 3.23%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 226,596 2.97%

Chicago Metro Area 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.


Chicago Metro Area Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 5,944,746 (16,233,808 people)
Families (2000): 4,058,280 (13,617,624 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,553,723
People at same address in 1995: 8,611,806
Chicago Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 459,491 7.72%
$10,000-$14,999 273,205 4.59%
$15,000-$19,999 274,519 4.62%
$20,000-$24,999 298,466 5.02%
$25,000-$29,999 308,533 5.19%
$30,000-$34,999 326,586 5.49%
$35,000-$39,999 315,432 5.30%
$40,000-$44,999 315,173 5.30%
$45,000-$49,999 282,286 4.75%
$50,000-$59,999 544,861 9.16%
$60,000-$74,999 697,217 11.72%
$75,000-$99,999 769,052 12.93%
$100,000-$124,999 442,283 7.44%
$125,000-$149,999 219,221 3.69%
$150,000-$199,999 200,712 3.37%
$200,000 or more 221,102 3.72%

Chicago Metro Area Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 784,060 26.38%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 714,081 24.03%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 140,783 4.74%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 455,430 15.33%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 20,564 0.69%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 434,075 14.61%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 7,134 0.24%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 234,014 7.87%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 2,509 0.08%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 97,476 3.28%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 988 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 79,788 2.68%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 788 0.03%

Chicago Metro Area Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 4,975,145 31.16%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 2,363,990 14.80%
Public Assistance 214,052 1.34%
Retirement 815,833 5.11%
Self Employment 574,431 3.60%
Social Security 1,316,477 8.24%
Supplemental Security 235,059 1.47%
Wage / Salary 4,862,577 30.45%
Other 610,047 3.82%

Chicago Metro Area Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,492,752 49.01%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,552,844 50.99%

Chicago Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 428,715 6.95%
Color 1 Box Married 3,472,049 56.26%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,121,646 34.38%
Color 3 Box Widowed 149,517 2.42%

Chicago Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 628,548 9.48%
Color 1 Box Married 3,460,325 52.16%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,878,189 28.31%
Color 3 Box Widowed 666,615 10.05%

Chicago Metro Area 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.


Chicago Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Chicago Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 943,524 7.79%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,473,228 12.17%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,966,783 24.50%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 2,710,404 22.38%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 659,266 5.44%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 2,171,030 17.93%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,185,740 9.79%

Chicago Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 196,810 2.38% 157,774 1.91% 354,584 4.29%
Kindergarten 215,842 2.61% 50,242 0.61% 266,084 3.22%
Grades 1-4 884,054 10.69% 155,269 1.88% 1,039,323 12.56%
Grades 5-8 861,479 10.41% 134,258 1.62% 995,737 12.04%
Grades 9-12 823,825 9.96% 119,269 1.44% 943,094 11.40%
Undergrad college 557,216 6.74% 258,390 3.12% 815,606 9.86%
Graduate or professional school 100,236 1.21% 147,845 1.79% 248,081 3.00%
Total 3,639,462 43.99% 1,023,047 12.37% 4,662,509 56.36%

Chicago Metro Area 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.


Chicago Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Chicago Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 14,537,990 89.49%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,708,278 10.51%

Chicago Metro Area 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.


Chicago Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 19,071
Chicago Metro Area 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.


Chicago Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Chicago Metro Area Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,264,663 15.29%
10-19 Years 1,188,235 14.36%
20-29 Years 1,194,648 14.44%
30-39 Years 1,338,668 16.18%
40-49 Years 1,240,611 15.00%
50-59 Years 867,213 10.48%
60-69 Years 531,854 6.43%
70-79 Years 411,688 4.98%
80-89 Years 198,971 2.41%
90+ Years 36,217 0.44%

Chicago Metro Area Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 4,047,688 48.93%
Color 1 Box Female 4,225,080 51.07%

Chicago Metro Area Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 4,798,533 58.00%
Color 1 Box African-American 1,541,641 18.64%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 1,416,584 17.12%
Color 2 Box Asian 378,172 4.57%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 114,624 1.39%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 10,585 0.13%
Color 6 Box Other Race 10,410 0.13%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 2,219 0.03%

Chicago Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 2,661,729 21.51%
2. Irish 1,995,727 16.13%
3. Polish 1,664,045 13.45%
4. Italian 1,195,761 9.66%
5. English 808,650 6.53%
6. United States Or American 392,912 3.18%
7. Swedish 380,036 3.07%
8. French Non-Basque 276,179 2.23%
9. Norwegian 242,198 1.96%
10. Russian 223,631 1.81%

Chicago Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 11,271,056 73.69%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 2,310,621 15.11%
3. Polish 364,261 2.38%
4. Tagalog 118,912 0.78%
5. Chinese 116,205 0.76%
6. Italian 93,895 0.61%
7. German 85,836 0.56%
8. Korean 77,524 0.51%
9. Greek 77,490 0.51%
10. Russian 73,388 0.48%

Chicago Metro Area Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 13,702,453 82.77%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 1,124,634 6.79%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 1,727,583 10.44%

Chicago Metro Area 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.
Chicago Metro Area 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.


Chicago Metro Area Counties Back to top

Chicago Metro Area Cities Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
Addison Grafton Oak Lawn
Afton Grandwood Park Oak Park
Alden Grant Oakwood Hills
Algonquin Grayslake Old Mill Creek
Alsip Great Lakes Olympia Fields
Antioch Green Garden Orland
Arlington Heights Green Oaks Orland Park
Aurora Greenfield Oswego
Aux Sable Greenwood Palatine
Avon Gurnee Palos
Bannockburn Hainesville Palos Heights
Barrington Hampshire Palos Hills
Barrington Hills Hanover Palos Park
Bartlett Hanover Park Park City
Batavia Hartland Park Forest
Beach Park Harvard Park Ridge
Bedford Park Harvey Paw Paw
Beecher Harwood Heights Peotone
Bellwood Hawthorn Woods Phoenix
Bensenville Hazel Crest Pierce
Benton Hebron Pingree Grove
Berkeley Hickory Hills Pistakee Highlands
Berwyn Highland Plainfield
Big Grove Highland Park Plano
Big Rock Highwood Plato
Blackberry Hillside Plato Center
Bloom Hinckley Posen
Bloomingdale Hines Prairie Grove
Blue Island Hinsdale Preston Heights
Bolingbrook Hodgkins Prospect Heights
Boulder Hill Hoffman Estates Proviso
Braceville Holiday Hills Reed
Braidwood Homer Rich
Bremen Homer Glen Richmond
Bridgeview Hometown Richton Park
Bristol Homewood Riley
Broadview Huntley Ringwood
Brookfield Indian Creek River Forest
Buffalo Grove Indian Head Park River Grove
Bull Valley Ingalls Park Riverdale
Burbank Ingleside Riverside
Burlington Inverness Riverwoods
Burnham Island Lake Robbins
Burr Ridge Itasca Rockdale
Burton Jackson Rolling Meadows
Calumet Johnsburg Romeoville
Calumet City Joliet Roselle
Calumet Park Justice Rosemont
Campton Kaneville Round Lake
Carbon Hill Kendall Russell
Carol Stream Kenilworth Rutland
Carpentersville Kildeer Sandwich
Cary Kingston Saratoga
Channahon Kinsman Sauk Village
Channel Lake Kirkland Schaumburg
Chemung La Grange Schiller Park
Chicago La Grange Park Seneca
Chicago Heights Lafox Seward
Chicago Ridge Lake Barrington Shabbona
Cicero Lake Bluff Shields
Clare Lake Catherine Shorewood
Clarendon Hills Lake Forest Skokie
Clinton Lake In The Hills Sleepy Hollow
Coal City Lake Villa Somonauk
Coral Lake Zurich South Barrington
Cortland Lakemoor South Chicago Heights
Country Club Hills Lakewood South Elgin
Countryside Lakewood Shores South Grove
Crest Hill Lansing South Holland
Crestwood Lee South Wilmington
Crete Lemont Spring Grove
Crystal Lake Leyden Squaw Grove
Crystal Lawns Libertyville St. Charles
Cuba Lily Lake Steger
Custer Lincolnshire Stickney
Darien Lincolnwood Stone Park
Deer Park Lindenhurst Streamwood
Deerfield Lisbon Sugar Grove
Dekalb Lisle Summit
Des Plaines Little Rock Summit Argo
Diamond Lockport Sycamore
Dixmoor Lombard Symerton
Dolton Long Grove Techny
Dorr Long Lake Third Lake
Downers Grove Lynwood Thornton
Du Page Lyons Tinley Park
Dundee Maine Tower Lakes
Dunham Malta Trout Valley
Dwight Manhattan Troy
East Brooklyn Maple Park Union
East Dundee Marengo University Park
East Hazel Crest Markham Venetian Village
Ela Matteson Vernon
Elburn Mayfield Vernon Hills
Elgin Maywood Verona
Elk Grove Mazon Victor
Elk Grove Village McCook Vienna
Elmhurst McCullom Lake Villa Park
Elmwood Park Mchenry Virgil
Elwood Medinah Volo
Eola Melrose Park Wadsworth
Erienna Merrionette Park Warren
Esmond Mettawa Warrenville
Evanston Midlothian Wasco
Evergreen Park Milan Washington
Fairmont Millbrook Waterman
Felix Millington Wauconda
Florence Milton Waukegan
Flossmoor Minooka Wauponsee
Ford Heights Mokena Wayne
Forest Lake Monee Wesley
Forest Park Montgomery West Chicago
Forest View Mooseheart West Deerfield
Fort Sheridan Moraine West Dundee
Fox Morris Westchester
Fox Lake Morton Grove Western Springs
Fox River Grove Mount Prospect Westmont
Fox River Valley Gardens Mundelein Wheatland
Fox Valley Na-Au-Say Wheaton
Frankfort Naperville Wheeling
Franklin Nettle Creek Will
Franklin Park New Lenox Willow Springs
Fremont New Trier Willowbrook
Gages Lake Newark Wilmette
Gardner Newport Wilmington
Garfield Niles Wilton
Geneva Norman Winfield
Genoa Norridge Winnetka
Gilberts North Aurora Winthrop Harbor
Glen Ellyn North Barrington Wonder Lake
Glencoe North Chicago Wood Dale
Glendale Heights North Riverside Woodridge
Glenview Northbrook Woodstock
Glenwood Northfield Worth
Godley Northlake York
Golf Norwood Park Yorkville
Goodfarm Nunda Zion
Goodings Grove Oak Brook  
Goose Lake Oak Forest