Illinois

2022 population: 12,582,032 ( 248,600 from 2010 , 230,513 from 2020)
Land area: 55512.9 square miles
Population density: 226.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,483,551	59.48%	8.4%
Black:	1,773,951	14.10%	3.2%
Indian:	19,669	0.16%	4.4%
Asian:	773,250	6.15%	32.5%
2+ races:	227,886	1.81%	23.9%
Hispanic:	2,303,725	18.31%	13.6%

Total non-White:	5,098,481	40.52%	9.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	296,603	11.6
Deaths:	290,254	11.3
Net Migration:	-282,048	-11.0
Net Immigration:	43,472	1.7

Change in White population:	-684,202	-5.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	435,602	3.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
12,830,632
8,167,753	63.66%
1,832,924	14.29%
18,849	0.15%
583,563	4.55%
183,957	1.43%
2,027,578	15.80%
4,662,879	36.34%

2000
12,419,293
8,424,140	67.83%
1,856,152	14.95%
18,232	0.15%
423,032	3.41%
153,996	1.24%
1,530,262	12.32%
3,995,153	32.17%

1990
11,430,602
8,570,743	74.98%
1,675,161	14.66%
21,185	0.19%
284,831	2.49%
n/a
878,682	7.69%
2,859,859	25.02%

1980
11,426,518
8,936,472	78.21%
1,660,074	14.53%
11,517	0.10%
172,213	1.51%
n/a
634,617	5.55%
2,490,046	21.79%

1970
11,113,976
9,284,825	83.54%
1,378,814	12.41%
11,038	0.10%
47,204	0.42%
n/a
364,397	3.28%
1,829,151	16.46%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
1,681,839	13.5
960,627	7.7
-632,866	-5.1
403,978	3.3

-256,387	-2.1
667,726	5.4

Number	Rate
1990's
1,868,819	16.3
1,057,106	9.2
-617,856	-5.4
431,781	3.8

-146,603	-1.3
1,135,294	9.9

Number	Rate
1980's
1,829,363	16.0
1,022,414	8.9
-733,497	-6.4
n/a

-365,729	-3.2
369,813	3.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-598,291	-5.4
n/a

-348,353	-3.1
660,895	5.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Illinois

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.7
2,820,477	22.4%
9,761,555	77.6%
2,070,907	16.5%

4,968,761
2.51

3,134,103	63.1%
2,301,882	73.4%
305,547	9.7%
1,834,658	36.9%

2010
Number	Percent
36.6
3,129,179	24.4%
9,701,453	75.6%
1,609,213	12.5%

4,836,972
2.59

3,182,984	65.8%
2,332,995	73.3%
334,269	10.5%
1,653,988	34.2%

2000
Number	Percent
34.8
3,239,229	26.1%
9,180,064	73.9%
1,498,929	12.1%

4,592,740
2.63

3,125,318	68.0%
2,396,891	76.7%
306,593	9.8%
1,467,422	32.0%

1990
Number	Percent
32.9
2,947,821	25.8%
8,482,781	74.2%
1,434,380	12.5%

4,197,720
2.66

2,944,521	70.1%
2,319,236	78.8%
271,242	9.2%
1,253,199	29.9%

1980
Number	Percent
30.2
3,247,417	28.4%
8,179,101	71.6%
1,259,296	11.0%

4,046,638
2.76

2,945,108	72.8%
2,409,270	81.8%
258,726	8.8%
1,101,530	27.2%

2022 Housing Data for Illinois

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	261,983	5.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	173,630	3.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	154,823	3.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	177,580	3.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	180,267	3.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	170,699	3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	167,549	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	163,182	3.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	170,068	3.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	327,280	6.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	439,391	8.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	639,046	12.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	503,024	10.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	373,231	7.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	467,313	9.4%
$200,000 or more	599,695	12.1%

Median Household Income	78,433
Per Capita Income	43,198

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	98

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	226,702	4.6%
Public Assistance	128,403	2.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	691,454	13.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,832,554	72.2%
Unemployed	307,191	4.6%
In Armed Forces	16,174	0.2%

Total Labor Force	5,155,919	77.0%
Not in Labor Force	1,540,173	23.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,407,271	1,933,500	55.5%
Non-Profit	200,389	383,448	34.3%
Self-Employed	342,008	202,901	62.8%

Local Government	189,841	278,907	40.5%
State Government	95,472	119,716	44.4%
Federal Government	61,990	54,213	53.3%

Total Private + Self	2,749,279	2,136,401	56.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	547,692	836,284	39.6%
Total	3,296,971	2,972,685	52.6%

Pct. Govt.	12.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,110,099	17.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,276,600	20.3%
Professional, Technical	1,504,295	24.0%
Service Occupations	1,018,669	16.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	19,504	0.3%
All others	1,370,784	21.8%

White Collar		62.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	864,509	13.8%
Manufacturing	731,486	11.6%
Retail trade	658,806	10.5%
Educational services	601,544	9.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	523,620	8.3%
Accommodation and food services	406,312	6.5%
Transportation and warehousing	390,066	6.2%
Finance and insurance	356,631	5.7%
Construction	342,937	5.5%
Other services	287,651	4.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	252,294	4.0%
Public administration	233,544	3.7%
Wholesale trade	175,238	2.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	121,517	1.9%
Information	107,181	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	107,083	1.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	55,122	0.9%
Utilities	44,120	0.7%
Management	10,958	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	9,828	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,764,985	13.83%
Puerto Rican	208,914	1.64%
Cuban	28,595	0.22%
Dominican	9,311	0.07%

Total Central American	91,612	0.72%
Costa Rican	2,785	0.02%
Guatemalan	43,359	0.34%
Honduran	17,241	0.14%
Nicaraguan	4,025	0.03%
Panamanian	3,537	0.03%
Salvadoran	20,235	0.16%
Other Central American	430	0.00%

Total South American	102,476	0.80%
Argentinean	6,273	0.05%
Bolivian	3,252	0.03%
Chilean	4,390	0.03%
Colombian	28,537	0.22%
Ecuadorian	32,118	0.25%
Paraguayan	290	0.00%
Peruvian	13,798	0.11%
Uruguayan	1,057	0.01%
Venezuelan	11,906	0.09%
Other South American	855	0.01%

Other Hispanic	69,811	0.55%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	258,097	2.02%
Chinese	130,747	1.02%
Filipino	130,195	1.02%
Korean	57,853	0.45%
Vietnamese	30,001	0.24%
Japanese	17,117	0.13%
Thai	8,571	0.07%
Burmese	7,017	0.06%
Taiwanese	6,170	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	9,218,963	76.6%
Spanish	1,634,951	13.6%
Other Indo-European	301,817	2.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	296,204	2.5%
Other Asian	111,259	0.9%
Chinese	107,876	0.9%
Tagalog	82,943	0.7%
Arabic	69,061	0.6%
Other	67,834	0.6%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,105,378	16.5%
Irish	1,370,654	10.7%
English	809,227	6.3%
Polish	807,077	6.3%
Italian	701,382	5.5%
American	438,062	3.4%
Swedish	226,157	1.8%
French	190,928	1.5%
European	166,231	1.3%
Scottish	141,071	1.1%
Norwegian	137,403	1.1%
Dutch	132,602	1.0%
Russian	98,986	0.8%
Czech	89,038	0.7%
Greek	86,493	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	11,912,208	93.4%
Not a citizen	845,426	6.6%

Native	10,952,953	85.9%
Foreign-born	1,804,681	14.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
393,775	4.5%	468,961	5.4%	2,215,906	25.3%	2,460,324	28.1%	1,924,339	22.0%	1,283,111	14.7%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	393,775	4.5%
9-12 Years	468,961	5.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,215,906	25.3%
Some College	2,460,324	28.1%
Bach. Degree	1,924,339	22.0%
Grad Degree	1,283,111	14.7%
Average years of education: 13.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	5,928,977	5,557,047	371,930	6.3%
1991	5,929,544	5,497,103	432,441	7.3%
1992	6,028,873	5,555,120	473,753	7.9%
1993	6,078,020	5,623,228	454,792	7.5%
1994	6,112,736	5,756,664	356,072	5.8%
1995	6,173,219	5,851,697	321,522	5.2%
1996	6,244,024	5,913,081	330,943	5.3%
1997	6,296,316	5,994,538	301,778	4.8%
1998	6,339,420	6,055,567	283,853	4.5%
1999	6,463,083	6,178,486	284,597	4.4%

2000	6,494,442	6,206,065	288,377	4.4%
2001	6,454,099	6,103,098	351,001	5.4%
2002	6,341,899	5,925,994	415,905	6.6%
2003	6,310,532	5,885,145	425,387	6.7%
2004	6,348,738	5,955,750	392,988	6.2%
2005	6,410,781	6,044,694	366,087	5.7%
2006	6,515,697	6,217,924	297,773	4.6%
2007	6,639,205	6,301,410	337,795	5.1%
2008	6,652,948	6,222,182	430,766	6.5%
2009	6,601,628	5,928,544	673,084	10.2%

2010	6,612,443	5,918,209	694,234	10.5%
2011	6,567,539	5,925,788	641,751	9.8%
2012	6,583,705	5,989,458	594,247	9.0%
2013	6,556,593	5,961,197	595,396	9.1%
2014	6,516,388	6,049,067	467,321	7.2%
2015	6,511,808	6,119,941	391,867	6.0%
2016	6,559,052	6,172,679	386,373	5.9%
2017	6,485,472	6,164,391	321,081	5.0%
2018	6,472,198	6,189,229	282,969	4.4%
2019	6,445,995	6,188,688	257,307	4.0%

2020	6,249,150	5,657,535	591,615	9.5%
2021	6,366,437	5,980,447	385,990	6.1%
2022	6,472,677	6,176,883	295,794	4.6%
2023	6,437,864	6,150,676	287,188	4.5%

Migration Data for Illinois

Inflows From (2011-2021)
From State	Number of People
Indiana	164,046
Florida	139,564
Texas	137,115
California	136,517
Wisconsin	125,977
Missouri	119,360
Michigan	76,551
Iowa	74,325
New York	63,972
Ohio	56,311
Georgia	54,059
Arizona	53,902
Tennessee	47,534
North Carolina	42,776
Colorado	41,400

Outflows To (2011-2021)
To State	Number of People
Indiana	228,639
Florida	221,739
Texas	213,094
California	184,874
Wisconsin	173,760
Missouri	143,296
Arizona	98,180
Michigan	94,680
Iowa	92,035
Georgia	78,938
Tennessee	76,051
Colorado	71,346
Ohio	63,562
North Carolina	61,380
New York	58,797

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	5,427,357
Median Value	$239,100

Occupied	4,968,761	91.6%
Vacant	458,596	8.4%

Owned	3,312,809	66.7%
Rented	1,655,952	33.3%
Median Rent	$1,179

Single-Family Units	3,492,479	64.3%
Detached	3,169,198	58.4%
Attached	323,281	6.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,166,115	21.5%
Mobile Homes	125,591	2.3%

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Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Illinois

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2022 Educational Attainment Data for Illinois

Historical Labor Force Data for Illinois

Migration Data for Illinois

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