Chicago

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


Chicago Legal Resources Back to top

Chicago Government Website

Chicago Legal Code

Illinois Constitution
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Illinois Governor
Illinois Legislature
Illinois Courts
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Chicago Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 2,896,016
  • Land Area (2000): 588.271 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 17.791 square kilometers
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 22.4186 (-5.3) / (-17.8)
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 75.1186 (24.0) / 84.4186 (29.1)
  • Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 6,176
  • Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 940
  • Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 37 inches
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Houses (2000): 1,152,868
Very Low Income (VLI) Owner Households (2000): 92,855
Very Low Income (VLI) Renter Households (2000): 275,594
Chicago 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 Employment Information Back to top
Chicago Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 1,327,862 1,208,686 119,176 8.98% 90
1991 1,304,602 1,176,005 128,598 9.86% 99
1992 1,314,640 1,177,271 137,369 10.45% 104
1993 1,314,216 1,180,842 133,374 10.15% 101
1994 1,293,325 1,193,066 100,260 7.75% 78
1995 1,321,246 1,230,004 91,242 6.91% 69
1996 1,322,407 1,228,428 93,979 7.11% 71
1997 1,345,246 1,259,768 85,478 6.35% 64
1998 1,337,379 1,258,289 79,090 5.91% 59
1999 1,355,681 1,275,174 80,507 5.94% 59
2000 1,383,496 1,307,918 75,578 5.46% 55
2001 1,377,439 1,284,252 93,187 6.77% 68
2002 1,347,074 1,235,053 112,021 8.32% 83
2003 1,322,712 1,214,943 107,769 8.15% 82
2004 1,308,918 1,211,347 97,571 7.45% 75
2005 1,295,925 1,204,605 91,320 7.05% 71
2006 1,302,988 1,234,464 68,524 5.26% 53
2007 1,328,116 1,253,361 74,756 5.63% 56
2008 1,349,296 1,253,523 95,773 7.10% 71
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 1,343,239 1,258,966 84,273 6.27% 63
Feb 2008 1,343,717 1,261,487 82,230 6.12% 61
Mar 2008 1,342,187 1,262,100 80,087 5.97% 60
Apr 2008 1,343,803 1,264,175 79,628 5.93% 59
May 2008 1,356,435 1,256,814 99,621 7.34% 73
Jun 2008 1,371,827 1,260,012 111,815 8.15% 82
Jul 2008 1,367,411 1,251,750 115,661 8.46% 85
Aug 2008 1,346,398 1,236,030 110,368 8.20% 82
Sep 2008 1,328,645 1,230,373 98,272 7.40% 74
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Chicago Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 54,509 8.60%
2. Construction 48,276 7.61%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 46,960 7.41%
4. Finance and Insurance 36,483 5.75%
5. Educational Services 32,964 5.20%
6. Public Administration 32,865 5.18%
7. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 30,676 4.84%
8. Health Care 27,099 4.27%
9. Other Transportation 24,362 3.84%
10. Metal Manufactuing 22,757 3.59%
11. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 15,146 2.39%
12. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 14,253 2.25%
13. Repair and Maintenance 13,969 2.20%
14. Food Manufacturing 12,930 2.04%
15. Food and Beverage Stores 11,834 1.87%
16. Truck Transportation 11,246 1.77%
17. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 11,222 1.77%
18. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 8,951 1.41%
19. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 8,743 1.38%
20. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 8,403 1.33%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 78,893 13.46%
2. Educational Services 66,721 11.38%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 53,414 9.11%
4. Finance and Insurance 47,597 8.12%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 34,847 5.95%
6. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 26,751 4.56%
7. Public Administration 26,242 4.48%
8. Social Assistance 21,921 3.74%
9. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 14,385 2.45%
10. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 11,904 2.03%
11. Personal and Laundry Services 10,517 1.79%
12. Department and Other General Stores 10,507 1.79%
13. Food and Beverage Stores 10,288 1.76%
14. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 10,234 1.75%
15. Food Manufacturing 9,505 1.62%
16. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 9,392 1.60%
17. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 9,030 1.54%
18. Other Transportation 8,022 1.37%
19. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 7,515 1.28%
20. U.S. Postal Service 6,494 1.11%

Chicago Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 30,408 4.80%
2. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 26,226 4.14%
3. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 24,725 3.90%
4. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 23,524 3.71%
5. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 23,513 3.71%
6. Other Management Occupations 22,597 3.56%
7. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 21,098 3.33%
8. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 21,005 3.31%
9. Computer Specialists 20,517 3.24%
10. Other Sales and Related Occupations 19,019 3.00%
11. Other Installation / Maintenance 18,473 2.91%
12. Other Office and Admin Support 17,461 2.75%
13. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 14,760 2.33%
14. Business Operations Specialists 14,261 2.25%
15. Law Enforcement Workers 12,533 1.98%
16. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 12,126 1.91%
17. Vehicle Mechanics 12,058 1.90%
18. Other Protective Service Workers 11,221 1.77%
19. Lawyers 10,401 1.64%
20. Other Food Preparation and Servers 10,304 1.63%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 40,853 6.97%
2. Secretaries and Admins 30,490 5.20%
3. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 22,920 3.91%
4. Other Management Occupations 22,355 3.81%
5. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 21,297 3.63%
6. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 20,699 3.53%
7. Cashiers 18,701 3.19%
8. Other Production Occupations 18,700 3.19%
9. Business Operations Specialists 18,383 3.14%
10. Other Sales and Related Occupations 17,453 2.98%
11. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 15,057 2.57%
12. Registered Nurses 14,700 2.51%
13. Customer Service Representatives 14,451 2.47%
14. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 13,949 2.38%
15. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 13,152 2.24%
16. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 13,091 2.23%
17. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 13,058 2.23%
18. Child Care Workers 11,578 1.98%
19. Accountants and Auditors 11,056 1.89%
20. Health Technologists and Technicians 10,761 1.84%

Chicago Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 1,192,243 53.81%
15-35 hours 221,497 10.00%
1-14 hours 52,690 2.38%
No regular hours 749,144 33.81%

Chicago Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 47,261 4.06%
5 AM-5:29 AM 48,685 4.18%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 49,060 4.21%
6 AM-6:29 AM 110,061 9.46%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 98,625 8.47%
7 AM-7:29 AM 163,066 14.01%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 158,304 13.60%
8 AM-8:29 AM 142,114 12.21%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 61,449 5.28%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 65,888 5.66%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 30,129 2.59%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 15,413 1.32%
Noon-3:59 PM 96,862 8.32%
4 PM-11:59 PM 77,057 6.62%

Chicago Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 15,074 1.30%
5-9 50,657 4.35%
10-14 88,225 7.58%
15-19 121,499 10.44%
20-24 142,451 12.24%
25-29 60,352 5.18%
30-34 218,508 18.77%
35-39 40,375 3.47%
40-44 69,961 6.01%
45-59 171,100 14.70%
60-89 133,591 11.48%
At least 90 52,181 4.48%

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

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 69,413 5.96% 408,845 35.12%
30-44 100,347 8.62% 228,497 19.63%
45-59 61,676 5.30% 109,424 9.40%
At least 60 79,488 6.83% 106,284 9.13%

Chicago Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 5,956 0.50%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 172,722 14.49%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 597,598 50.13%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 412 0.03%
Color 4 Box Other 8,806 0.74%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 310,924 26.08%
Color 6 Box Walked 67,556 5.67%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 28,165 2.36%

Chicago 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 Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 1,061,964 (2,836,388 people)
Families (2000): 638,290 (2,235,140 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 165,329
People at same address in 1995: 1,457,813
Chicago Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 146,192 13.77%
$10,000-$14,999 71,103 6.70%
$15,000-$19,999 65,654 6.18%
$20,000-$24,999 66,685 6.28%
$25,000-$29,999 66,446 6.26%
$30,000-$34,999 67,224 6.33%
$35,000-$39,999 62,459 5.88%
$40,000-$44,999 58,506 5.51%
$45,000-$49,999 50,175 4.72%
$50,000-$59,999 89,305 8.41%
$60,000-$74,999 99,395 9.36%
$75,000-$99,999 95,162 8.96%
$100,000-$124,999 51,340 4.83%
$125,000-$149,999 24,403 2.30%
$150,000-$199,999 21,884 2.06%
$200,000 or more 26,031 2.45%

Chicago Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 345,832 32.57%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 210,235 19.80%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 66,930 6.30%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 144,992 13.65%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 11,216 1.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 119,686 11.27%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 3,460 0.33%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 76,880 7.24%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 1,110 0.10%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 39,295 3.70%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 464 0.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 41,470 3.91%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 358 0.03%

Chicago Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 850,095 31.55%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 309,788 11.50%
Public Assistance 73,415 2.72%
Retirement 129,550 4.81%
Self Employment 86,374 3.21%
Social Security 229,915 8.53%
Supplemental Security 72,143 2.68%
Wage / Salary 830,160 30.81%
Other 112,847 4.19%

Chicago Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 196,504 50.96%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 189,132 49.04%

Chicago Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 81,190 7.54%
Color 1 Box Married 491,733 45.68%
Color 2 Box Never Married 473,738 44.01%
Color 3 Box Widowed 29,715 2.76%

Chicago Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 117,028 9.94%
Color 1 Box Married 485,054 41.19%
Color 2 Box Never Married 447,784 38.03%
Color 3 Box Widowed 127,670 10.84%

Chicago 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 Education Information Back to top
Chicago Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 247,569 11.57%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 361,392 16.89%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 503,614 23.54%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 428,415 20.03%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 93,934 4.39%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 319,850 14.95%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 184,387 8.62%

Chicago 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 35,523 1.23% 17,860 0.62% 53,383 1.84%
Kindergarten 37,556 1.30% 9,159 0.32% 46,715 1.61%
Grades 1-4 150,322 5.19% 29,257 1.01% 179,579 6.20%
Grades 5-8 141,809 4.90% 26,700 0.92% 168,509 5.82%
Grades 9-12 132,701 4.58% 27,737 0.96% 160,438 5.54%
Undergrad college 97,531 3.37% 58,202 2.01% 155,733 5.38%
Graduate or professional school 19,101 0.66% 34,976 1.21% 54,077 1.87%
Total 614,543 21.22% 203,891 7.04% 818,434 28.26%

Chicago 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 Business Information Back to top
Wholesale trade sales (2002): $29,983,954,000
Retail sales (2002): $17,303,363,000
Accommodation and foodservices sales (2002): $5,527,041,000
Chicago Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Chicago Public Benefits Information Back to top
Chicago Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 2,282,247 80.39%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 556,791 19.61%

Chicago Government Finances By Year

Year Color 0 Box Property Taxes Color 1 Box Other Taxes Color 2 Box Intergov. Revenue Color 3 Box Utility Revenue Color 4 Box Employee Retirement Revenue Color 5 Box Other Revenue Total Revenue Salaries & Wages Total Debt Total Cash & Securities
1951 $79,101 $43,450 $33,116 $22,065 $9,195 $8,975 $152,452 $100,482 $248,358 $0
1952 $89,813 $49,741 $32,441 $28,700 $10,780 $9,808 $171,542 $112,866 $262,131 $241,740
1953 $108,358 $52,460 $33,848 $30,379 $11,514 $13,077 $197,176 $131,561 $315,759 $303,504
1954 $111,285 $56,895 $44,457 $30,239 $14,154 $13,156 $213,291 $144,766 $333,952 $322,133
1955 $107,730 $73,565 $51,953 $31,204 $15,108 $16,987 $222,982 $157,368 $438,535 $407,298
1956 $117,129 $92,340 $48,925 $30,863 $16,099 $22,769 $235,785 $174,531 $472,080 $421,095
1957 $116,800 $96,067 $48,859 $36,942 $18,130 $27,189 $247,920 $191,058 $554,210 $455,519
1958 $124,893 $95,847 $43,792 $40,083 $21,831 $28,917 $259,516 $202,052 $585,820 $417,011
1959 $136,729 $100,307 $61,191 $40,794 $23,271 $32,852 $294,837 $217,888 $769,804 $546,612
1960 $148,153 $98,617 $56,160 $40,128 $26,566 $39,240 $310,247 $223,162 $828,239 $555,396
1961 $164,698 $99,477 $45,390 $49,262 $29,111 $41,725 $330,186 $249,242 $913,563 $540,326
1962 $155,500 $100,875 $66,795 $55,950 $32,150 $60,645 $371,040 $258,500 $918,000 $538,170
1963 $197,500 $101,945 $52,390 $55,950 $33,900 $60,580 $400,320 $260,500 $983,000 $651,155
1964 $197,110 $101,925 $52,430 $55,989 $33,919 $60,548 $399,996 $260,937 $983,293 $0
1965 $189,370 $108,824 $53,452 $56,072 $36,890 $63,571 $399,355 $265,018 $964,512 $0
1966 $190,702 $110,989 $91,345 $56,111 $36,726 $62,182 $437,066 $270,414 $965,479 $0
1967 $195,817 $116,262 $94,317 $57,921 $42,324 $65,042 $455,421 $307,320 $973,492 $748,461
1968 $204,220 $123,685 $123,494 $57,702 $46,294 $78,414 $510,124 $333,225 $946,082 $0
1969 $200,003 $147,876 $142,734 $58,625 $50,780 $80,369 $532,511 $373,818 $1,003,071 $0
1970 $223,822 $155,846 $149,079 $59,361 $54,511 $88,254 $575,027 $445,137 $1,097,381 $802,481
1971 $273,982 $175,349 $187,672 $71,963 $66,587 $103,322 $703,526 $508,298 $1,215,914 $956,926
1972 $296,805 $184,633 $189,315 $69,486 $76,069 $116,883 $748,558 $567,484 $1,384,761 $1,057,130
1973 $341,545 $215,024 $270,416 $70,873 $86,298 $120,605 $889,737 $622,473 $1,387,359 $1,140,273
1974 $318,811 $232,785 $323,095 $73,335 $94,248 $138,759 $948,248 $666,086 $1,353,427 $1,227,271
1975 $312,640 $282,506 $338,878 $95,444 $100,361 $146,771 $994,094 $677,907 $1,304,465 $1,216,498
1976 $317,935 $306,260 $310,388 $92,687 $122,690 $134,094 $977,794 $699,401 $1,393,186 $1,420,388
1977 $319,623 $335,260 $423,728 $92,916 $138,200 $150,095 $1,124,562 $803,846 $1,351,558 $1,481,040
1978 $305,369 $363,542 $572,232 $111,006 $149,699 $159,647 $1,297,953 $841,819 $1,309,551 $1,701,140
1979 $310,025 $407,859 $520,130 $111,645 $166,034 $156,046 $1,263,880 $848,775 $827,160 $1,597,528
1980 $315,344 $420,897 $717,975 $110,769 $164,106 $204,923 $1,513,117 $930,808 $1,069,891 $2,023,410
1981 $344,735 $446,839 $708,799 $109,775 $176,564 $263,996 $1,603,869 $822,344 $1,199,766 $2,238,312
1982 $340,995 $531,121 $746,023 $142,550 $226,327 $275,154 $1,731,049 $982,847 $1,159,171 $2,405,986
1983 $378,499 $638,619 $743,299 $158,201 $275,536 $302,126 $1,857,661 $1,107,761 $1,233,316 $2,799,362
1984 $403,793 $657,794 $710,197 $157,718 $287,617 $265,735 $1,825,060 $1,159,077 $1,506,108 $2,862,866
1985 $396,224 $764,207 $646,808 $163,207 $251,966 $358,455 $1,816,660 $1,305,339 $1,901,380 $3,494,056
1986 $408,099 $783,769 $637,872 $174,270 $379,256 $445,656 $2,045,153 $1,258,190 $2,904,043 $4,478,392
1987 $383,003 $823,049 $671,208 $185,575 $569,094 $470,875 $2,279,755 $1,294,334 $3,137,198 $4,798,450
1988 $505,943 $923,561 $707,341 $187,632 $453,829 $490,665 $2,345,410 $1,412,285 $3,214,521 $4,951,094
1989 $497,232 $939,547 $653,500 $192,203 $409,807 $544,733 $2,297,475 $1,445,477 $3,639,333 $5,922,684
1990 $626,619 $970,560 $752,154 $206,585 $537,213 $683,840 $2,806,411 $1,441,482 $4,297,701 $6,677,278
1991 $591,279 $1,002,560 $837,529 $211,206 $945,298 $714,115 $3,299,427 $1,499,689 $5,938,795 $8,510,074
1992 $596,212 $995,736 $821,579 $228,370 $988,464 $884,034 $3,518,659 $1,574,689 $6,012,046 $8,893,177
1993 $619,746 $1,056,995 $795,989 $265,553 $656,074 $869,075 $3,206,437 $1,671,718 $6,371,325 $9,435,692
1994 $624,252 $938,129 $950,299 $260,214 $687,439 $923,390 $3,445,594 $1,749,267 $6,965,521 $9,655,076
1995 $637,131 $1,025,109 $1,053,787 $279,665 $585,611 $1,150,574 $3,706,768 $1,968,315 $7,172,828 $9,996,218
1996 $652,529 $1,070,157 $1,145,793 $268,059 $711,470 $1,188,075 $3,965,926 $2,022,413 $7,447,717 $10,702,436
1997 $625,582 $1,116,522 $1,195,517 $276,965 $1,183,307 $1,235,305 $4,516,676 $2,036,065 $8,216,145 $12,108,640
1998 $650,014 $1,161,768 $1,251,608 $280,661 $855,797 $1,272,153 $4,310,233 $2,069,603 $8,783,372 $12,704,197
1999 $677,426 $1,221,784 $1,140,122 $293,233 $982,601 $1,342,222 $4,435,604 $2,200,255 $9,620,121 $13,510,043
2000 $642,692 $1,267,690 $1,132,660 $296,949 $1,015,485 $1,429,065 $4,516,851 $2,273,226 $10,282,282 $15,361,398
2001 $664,007 $1,368,943 $1,336,645 $309,524 $1,195,599 $1,514,136 $5,019,911 $2,295,173 $11,196,041 $16,319,172
2002 $641,351 $1,400,952 $1,297,926 $311,763 $0 $1,302,914 $3,553,954 $2,173,262 $13,145,080 $20,992,012
2003 $662,919 $1,404,546 $1,296,032 $321,229 $368,467 $1,556,435 $4,205,082 $2,161,457 $13,539,008 $18,588,601
2004 $729,458 $1,511,782 $1,260,512 $317,957 $2,369,273 $1,713,758 $6,390,958 $2,363,511 $14,984,565 $18,261,642
2005 $386,924 $1,548,608 $1,245,603 $332,002 $1,418,796 $1,744,306 $5,127,631 $2,194,329 $15,344,063 $17,962,742
2006 $428,876 $1,750,606 $1,324,633 $347,452 $1,206,817 $3,753,346 $7,061,124 $2,488,691 $15,862,388 $20,828,080


Year Color 0 Box Education Color 1 Box Financial Control Color 2 Box Public Buildings Color 3 Box Public Health Color 4 Box Transportation Color 5 Box Parks & Recreation Total Expenses
Color 6 Box Protective Services Color 7 Box Welfare Color 8 Box Interest On General Debt Color 9 Box Utilities Color 10 Box Employee Retirement Color 11 Box Other
1951 $0 $9,357 $2,262 $11,627 $29,818 $1,347 $201,523
$47,094 $18,989 $2,994 $17,652 $13,184 $47,199
1952 $0 $11,008 $2,404 $11,268 $30,966 $3,085 $216,503
$53,100 $18,580 $3,115 $21,234 $14,122 $47,621
1953 $0 $12,912 $2,591 $11,426 $39,039 $3,333 $235,458
$56,159 $16,417 $4,155 $24,044 $15,292 $50,090
1954 $0 $12,458 $5,249 $12,618 $38,009 $4,033 $270,962
$62,509 $22,932 $4,980 $29,379 $17,171 $61,624
1955 $0 $13,033 $4,266 $12,868 $60,944 $3,943 $304,932
$67,190 $30,226 $7,555 $32,850 $16,948 $55,109
1956 $0 $13,371 $4,622 $14,161 $81,287 $4,832 $349,890
$76,305 $25,215 $8,541 $36,880 $18,109 $66,567
1957 $0 $14,939 $4,901 $16,564 $119,176 $5,090 $405,606
$83,787 $24,321 $8,177 $44,143 $19,228 $65,280
1958 $0 $16,352 $5,397 $13,997 $119,868 $8,236 $435,112
$90,137 $7,588 $12,056 $57,524 $20,493 $83,464
1959 $0 $16,777 $0 $14,610 $88,043 $6,968 $437,960
$98,867 $9,700 $17,002 $51,728 $21,845 $112,420
1960 $0 $17,021 $0 $14,506 $75,165 $7,073 $487,145
$106,314 $9,466 $19,705 $57,658 $24,935 $155,302
1961 $0 $18,864 $0 $15,729 $64,791 $6,632 $539,290
$118,889 $9,660 $21,918 $50,474 $27,086 $205,247
1962 $0 $20,123 $7,655 $17,027 $84,898 $5,584 $514,552
$123,041 $10,053 $22,350 $56,198 $29,450 $138,173
1963 $0 $19,812 $0 $16,670 $47,747 $5,175 $450,073
$124,078 $10,255 $25,050 $51,363 $32,250 $117,673
1964 $0 $19,780 $11,032 $16,665 $47,666 $5,172 $449,841
$124,036 $10,250 $25,060 $51,407 $32,230 $106,543
1965 $0 $18,981 $37,683 $17,373 $54,938 $5,274 $488,545
$127,981 $10,264 $24,497 $53,441 $34,075 $104,038
1966 $0 $19,262 $30,162 $19,455 $58,588 $5,187 $504,550
$129,139 $10,218 $23,625 $49,134 $36,935 $122,845
1967 $29 $20,316 $12,369 $21,345 $82,638 $5,296 $548,142
$145,129 $10,831 $26,900 $50,365 $39,737 $133,187
1968 $78 $13,140 $16,777 $23,501 $68,035 $5,730 $626,441
$162,477 $8,155 $22,711 $50,082 $42,872 $212,883
1969 $0 $15,229 $16,341 $29,493 $71,054 $6,098 $722,130
$183,858 $8,270 $23,132 $51,828 $44,558 $272,269
1970 $1,745 $17,614 $20,905 $31,434 $91,722 $6,530 $790,382
$214,436 $11,828 $30,000 $52,609 $47,409 $264,150
1971 $8,048 $19,660 $23,760 $34,459 $107,513 $7,833 $870,455
$250,869 $10,543 $33,702 $52,288 $52,000 $269,780
1972 $26,138 $21,170 $38,485 $39,598 $120,497 $9,276 $971,426
$278,548 $10,058 $48,606 $60,744 $54,379 $263,927
1973 $22,004 $21,131 $68,717 $42,445 $118,892 $7,838 $1,031,382
$288,096 $10,868 $42,764 $66,522 $64,258 $277,847
1974 $20,187 $23,720 $53,712 $41,831 $133,491 $9,473 $1,086,087
$304,729 $13,248 $48,310 $63,746 $73,729 $299,911
1975 $37,612 $24,883 $44,293 $47,548 $144,456 $9,952 $1,126,408
$327,015 $18,538 $49,717 $65,647 $76,523 $280,224
1976 $26,208 $30,746 $41,296 $50,916 $148,098 $8,146 $1,241,297
$380,561 $17,046 $45,530 $74,813 $88,016 $329,921
1977 $17,438 $34,681 $42,934 $55,379 $137,131 $13,894 $1,348,747
$423,214 $23,746 $45,757 $78,570 $99,190 $376,813
1978 $18,721 $35,848 $30,063 $57,048 $150,369 $11,095 $1,439,596
$442,054 $28,112 $49,535 $84,995 $108,188 $423,568
1979 $29,352 $38,537 $20,114 $64,913 $154,567 $15,176 $1,505,615
$456,770 $20,256 $34,836 $84,611 $117,241 $469,242
1980 $33,141 $41,814 $17,875 $93,422 $235,601 $16,634 $1,777,996
$485,700 $12,425 $39,407 $78,187 $129,940 $593,850
1981 $23,409 $35,549 $20,487 $69,152 $187,721 $8,702 $2,074,219
$513,067 $45,336 $64,055 $94,576 $147,436 $864,729
1982 $26,531 $42,083 $33,083 $70,453 $260,706 $9,995 $2,042,021
$533,602 $61,048 $72,346 $109,823 $160,946 $661,405
1983 $22,433 $52,328 $36,466 $53,127 $369,873 $12,588 $2,360,617
$580,019 $64,290 $114,073 $104,440 $169,493 $781,487
1984 $23,154 $57,427 $37,099 $51,981 $329,642 $13,656 $2,320,106
$636,107 $68,811 $102,599 $124,242 $184,784 $690,604
1985 $27,194 $69,200 $40,047 $50,753 $409,420 $12,078 $2,334,450
$642,929 $56,288 $117,788 $133,489 $208,761 $566,503
1986 $30,343 $69,797 $41,263 $53,647 $513,526 $18,459 $2,567,231
$667,444 $80,464 $158,127 $133,976 $222,233 $577,952
1987 $33,762 $83,805 $43,503 $65,777 $756,888 $32,862 $3,078,482
$721,865 $87,098 $184,914 $144,500 $260,563 $662,945
1988 $34,442 $101,817 $40,513 $71,137 $681,274 $39,677 $3,127,313
$751,852 $88,111 $167,027 $157,965 $289,009 $704,489
1989 $29,647 $102,659 $44,090 $74,391 $620,854 $39,809 $3,211,760
$773,528 $78,751 $211,909 $170,210 $320,264 $745,648
1990 $543 $102,692 $22,837 $78,967 $708,992 $41,117 $3,440,149
$745,067 $82,732 $246,504 $193,343 $348,728 $868,627
1991 $30,407 $98,952 $19,926 $84,623 $796,687 $36,090 $3,653,435
$790,493 $96,545 $257,048 $184,934 $390,721 $867,009
1992 $35,092 $118,340 $23,270 $97,037 $799,000 $44,082 $3,887,175
$857,942 $109,556 $356,239 $197,549 $408,322 $840,746
1993 $33,038 $120,085 $29,995 $104,285 $894,868 $43,822 $4,225,624
$923,675 $106,427 $357,486 $207,297 $466,328 $938,318
1994 $644 $105,061 $40,036 $107,731 $750,331 $43,613 $4,201,070
$982,434 $126,565 $395,997 $210,453 $500,000 $938,205
1995 $679 $97,859 $35,071 $116,164 $839,169 $46,472 $4,641,171
$1,010,086 $124,649 $467,262 $249,473 $559,019 $1,095,268
1996 $805 $113,762 $39,719 $129,475 $860,179 $42,583 $4,768,216
$1,091,505 $131,951 $452,267 $284,546 $593,628 $1,027,796
1997 $901 $120,369 $42,673 $125,126 $919,136 $42,437 $5,097,961
$1,133,681 $139,055 $487,803 $322,078 $631,866 $1,132,836
1998 $767 $132,738 $65,432 $128,162 $841,995 $52,990 $5,053,096
$1,243,520 $135,885 $500,929 $318,568 $651,023 $981,087
1999 $753 $143,014 $64,707 $137,579 $1,141,172 $47,629 $5,468,729
$1,282,288 $132,467 $499,617 $279,407 $688,873 $1,051,223
2000 $805 $150,874 $75,271 $139,147 $1,172,957 $75,969 $6,021,880
$1,414,359 $132,103 $504,742 $317,738 $838,859 $1,199,056
2001 $873 $159,650 $82,743 $169,267 $1,348,370 $71,249 $6,490,657
$1,379,888 $139,314 $552,956 $329,706 $881,660 $1,374,981
2002 $874 $151,472 $77,599 $188,506 $1,414,893 $72,653 $7,070,856
$1,421,929 $141,392 $589,118 $596,464 $945,177 $1,470,779
2003 $1,072 $142,006 $58,094 $215,049 $1,577,007 $71,924 $7,018,149
$1,490,721 $163,117 $590,927 $373,678 $1,001,117 $1,333,437
2004 $1,068 $148,184 $66,172 $191,842 $1,519,065 $96,312 $7,208,927
$1,560,838 $160,033 $653,908 $370,998 $1,044,400 $1,396,107
2005 $958 $166,330 $37,406 $193,269 $1,413,177 $148,616 $7,343,553
$1,596,546 $139,077 $700,616 $276,257 $1,230,722 $1,440,579
2006 $961 $152,804 $38,915 $177,602 $1,325,889 $76,783 $7,621,606
$1,564,639 $135,013 $756,221 $316,467 $1,272,063 $1,804,249

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Correctional Institution Population (2000): 11,658
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Chicago Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 442,534 15.28%
10-19 Years 401,764 13.87%
20-29 Years 519,810 17.95%
30-39 Years 479,483 16.56%
40-49 Years 384,230 13.27%
50-59 Years 269,635 9.31%
60-69 Years 183,799 6.35%
70-79 Years 137,831 4.76%
80-89 Years 64,940 2.24%
90+ Years 11,990 0.41%

Chicago Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 1,405,107 48.52%
Color 1 Box Female 1,490,909 51.48%

Chicago Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 1 Box African-American 1,053,739 36.39%
Color 0 Box Caucasian 907,166 31.32%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 753,644 26.02%
Color 2 Box Asian 124,437 4.30%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 47,474 1.64%
Color 6 Box Other Race 4,331 0.15%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 4,253 0.15%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 972 0.03%

Chicago Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Polish 210,421 17.95%
2. Irish 191,729 16.35%
3. German 189,618 16.17%
4. Italian 101,903 8.69%
5. English 57,579 4.91%
6. United States Or American 38,779 3.31%
7. Russian 28,845 2.46%
8. African 26,959 2.30%
9. Swedish 24,882 2.12%
10. French Non-Basque 24,043 2.05%

Chicago Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 1,726,905 64.64%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 625,240 23.40%
3. Polish 86,309 3.23%
4. Chinese 28,475 1.07%
5. Tagalog 20,980 0.79%
6. Serbo Croatian 13,703 0.51%
7. French 13,257 0.50%
8. Other Indo European 12,169 0.46%
9. Urdu 11,930 0.45%
10. German 11,681 0.44%

Chicago Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 2,267,061 78.28%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 223,984 7.73%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 404,919 13.98%

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