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Illinois Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Illinois Population & Age Distribution

The Total Population of Illinois is:

12,582,032

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.7%
5 - 17:
16.5%
18 - 24:
9.3%
25 - 34:
13.6%
35 - 54:
25.7%
55 - 64:
13.0%
Over 65 Years:
16.2%

Educational Attainment of Adults

High School Graduates
College Graduated
Attending College
90.1%
90.1%
36.7%
36.7%
4.9%
4.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Illinois
USA
$43,198
$43,198
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Illinois
USA
$78,433
$78,433
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

11.8%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Manufacturing
Retail
Education
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Accommodation
Transportation
Finance
Construction
Other
Administration
Public Service
Wholesale
Arts
Information Technology
Real Estate
Agriculture
Utilities
Management
Mining
13.8%
13.8%
11.6%
11.6%
10.5%
10.5%
9.6%
9.6%
8.3%
8.3%
6.5%
6.5%
6.2%
6.2%
5.7%
5.7%
5.5%
5.5%
4.6%
4.6%
4.0%
4.0%
3.7%
3.7%
2.8%
2.8%
1.9%
1.9%
1.7%
1.7%
1.7%
1.7%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic Or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black Or African American
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
American Indian And Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian And Other Pacific Islanders
59.6%
59.6%
17.8%
17.8%
13.7%
13.7%
5.7%
5.7%
3.1%
3.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Other groups
Unclassified
German
Irish
English
Polish
Italian
Swedish
French
European
Scottish
Norwegian
Dutch
Russian
Czech
Greek
Lithuanian
African
Scots-Irish
Ukrainian
34.1%
34.1%
21.5%
21.5%
16.5%
16.5%
10.7%
10.7%
6.3%
6.3%
6.3%
6.3%
5.5%
5.5%
1.8%
1.8%
1.5%
1.5%
1.3%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Indic languages
Polish
Chinese
Tagalog
Slavic languages
Arabic
Other Asian languages
Other Indo-European
African languages
Gujarathi
French
Hindi
German
Korean
Urdu
Serbo-Croatian
Vietnamese
Russian
76.6%
76.6%
13.6%
13.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.5%
1.5%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born IL Residents

14.1%


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