Chicago City, Illinois

Chicago City is a United States city located in the Cook and DuPage counties, Illinois, United States. As of 2000 the population was 2896016. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 2853114, making it the most populous in Illinois. The city has a total area of 234 sq mi (606.06 sq km), of which, 227.13 square miles (588.26 sq km) of it is land and 6.87 square miles (17.79 sq km) of it is water, it is the largest by area in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is ranks first in the size of its inland waterways in Illinois.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2896016 people in the city, organized into 1061928 households, and 632558 families residing in the city. The population density was 12750.3 people per square mile (4922.92/kmē), it is the fifth most populated city in terms of population density. There were 1152868 housing units at an average density of 5075.8 per square mile (1959.78/kmē). The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.5. In the city the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 33.4% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males. The median age of the city's population was 31.5 years, the median age of male residents at 30.5 and the median age of female residents at 32.6. The racial makeup of the city was 1215315 White, 1065009 Black or African American, 10290 American Indian, 125974 Asian, 1788 Native Hawaiian, 84437 from two or more races and 393203 Ohter races.

Chicago city Illinois Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Chicago city Illinois School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Chicago City Illinois GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $38625, it is 661st wealthiest city by median household income in Illinois. The median income for a family in the city was $42724, it would be the 773rd highest city by median family income in the U.S. state of Illinois. The per capita income for the city was $20175, making its Illinois's 392nd highest city by per capita income. The median income was $24627, The median income for males was $26966, compared to $21734 for females.

In 2000, 818434 pupils and students, of which 49.1% are male and 50.9% are female, 28.26% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.52% nursery or pri school, 5.71% kindergarten, 42.53% elementary school, 19.6% high school and 25.64% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census2896016
April 2000 Estimate2896051
July 2000 Estimate2895843
July 2001 Estimate2896208
July 2002 Estimate2884382
July 2003 Estimate2871981
July 2004 Estimate2857596
July 2005 Estimate2836800
July 2006 Estimate2826099
July 2007 Estimate2832508
July 2008 Estimate2853114
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school270092637453383
Kindergarten237852293046715
Elementary school177520170568348088
High school7946980969160438
College or graduate school94044115766209810
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Chicago city, Illinois$38625$42724$20175
Cook County, Illinois$45922$53784$23227
Illinois, United States$46590$55545$23104
United States$41994$50046$21587