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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Chicago is $28,623, which is about the same as the state average of $30,019 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Chicago median household income is $47,831, which has grown by 23.83% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 22.70% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Chicago residents spend 34.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 28.6 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #318

Chicago, IL	28,623 USD
Illinois	30,019 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Chicago, IL	31,610 USD
Illinois	32,198 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Chicago, IL	34,331 USD
Illinois	39,039 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Chicago, IL	29,058 USD
Illinois	26,489 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #690

Chicago, IL	47,831 USD
Illinois	57,166 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Chicago, IL	72,215 USD
Illinois	78,521 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #644

Chicago, IL	23.83%
Illinois	22.70%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Chicago, IL		Illinois		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.46%	$18,355, see rank	22.23%	$15,728	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	21.67%	$15,430, see rank	27.05%	$17,893	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.00%	$3,472, see rank	2.51%	$3,672	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	11.06%	$25,993, see rank	16.75%	$26,034	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Chicago, IL	54,918 USD
Illinois	70,967 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Chicago, IL	82,892 USD
Illinois	92,664 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Chicago, IL	Illinois	U.S.
White	$62,499, see rank	$62,152	$56,900
Black	$30,303, see rank	$34,174	$35,600
Hispanic	$41,188, see rank	$46,782	$42,396
Asian	$56,373, see rank	$75,890	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$36,682, see rank	$41,567	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$70,139, see rank	$73,264	$53,370
One Race, Other	$40,341, see rank	$44,842	$40,300
Two or More Races	$47,459, see rank	$48,716	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Chicago, IL	Illinois	U.S.
less than 25	$25,481, see rank	$24,207	$25,788
25 to 44	$56,391, see rank	$62,340	$58,398
45 to 64	$51,798, see rank	$70,284	$65,027
65 or over	$30,140, see rank	$38,325	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Chicago, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,168,489, see rank	10,170,489	248,775,628
Male¹	1,039,818, 47.95%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	739,276, 71.10%, see rank	71.38%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	328, 0.03%, see rank	0.30%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	738,948, 71.07%, see rank	71.09%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	643,715, 87.11%, see rank	89.58%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	95,233, 12.89%, see rank	10.42%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	300,542, 28.90%, see rank	28.62%	30.72%
Female¹	1,128,671, 52.05%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	698,712, 61.91%, see rank	61.04%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	110, 0.01%, see rank	0.05%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	698,602, 61.90%, see rank	60.99%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	604,784, 86.57%, see rank	90.48%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	93,818, 13.43%, see rank	9.52%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	429,959, 38.09%, see rank	38.96%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Chicago, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,221,752, 100%	5,928,078	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	609,293, 49.87%, see rank	73.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	108,569, 8.89%, see rank	8.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	332,459, 27.21%, see rank	8.92%	5.06%
Walked	81,785, 6.69%, see rank	3.14%	2.78%
Other Means	35,932, 2.94%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	53,714, 4.40%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Chicago, IL	34.9 minutes
Illinois	28.6 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Chicago, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,248,499	6,032,031	143,435,233
Male¹	643,715, 51.56%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	223,307, 34.69%, see rank	33.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	122,799, 19.08%, see rank	14.62%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	114,138, 17.73%, see rank	18.01%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	765, 0.12%, see rank	0.47%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	41,998, 6.52%, see rank	7.74%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	117,432, 18.24%, see rank	20.51%	17.94%
Female¹	604,784, 48.44%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	252,726, 41.79%, see rank	40.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	132,967, 21.99%, see rank	20.39%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	173,900, 28.75%, see rank	32.33%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	337, 0.06%, see rank	0.11%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,150, 0.19%, see rank	0.21%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	42,573, 7.04%, see rank	6.66%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Chicago, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,248,499, 100%	6,032,031	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,978, 0.16%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	49,571, 3.97%, see rank	5.12%	6.17%
Manufacturing	113,228, 9.07%, see rank	12.55%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	29,481, 2.36%, see rank	3.01%	2.75%
Retail Trade	113,496, 9.09%, see rank	11.00%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	73,449, 5.88%, see rank	5.85%	4.93%
Information	29,536, 2.37%, see rank	2.07%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	102,637, 8.22%, see rank	7.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	191,100, 15.31%, see rank	11.29%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	284,391, 22.78%, see rank	23.07%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	139,927, 11.21%, see rank	9.02%	9.49%
Public Administration	54,322, 4.35%, see rank	3.85%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	65,383, 5.24%, see rank	4.78%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Chicago, IL	%	Illinois	U.S.
Population in Poverty	604,568	22.72%, see rank	14.41%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	105,497	18.69%, see rank	10.54%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.