Chicago, IL Profile

Chicago, IL, population 2,842,518, is located in Illinois's Cook county, about 23.7 miles from Gary and 26.0 miles from Naperville.

Through the 90's Chicago's population has grown by about 4%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of this decade the population of Chicago has declined by about 2%.

Chicago's property crime levels tend to be higher than Illinois's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Chicago tend to be much higher than Illinois's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	49%
	Females	51%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	42%
	African American	37%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	4%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	17%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	31.50
	Males	30.50
	Females	32.60

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	15.00%	Under 20:	14.00%
20 to 40	17.00%	20 to 40:	17.00%
40 to 60	11.00%	40 to 60:	12.00%
Over 60	6.00%	Over 60:	8.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	2,896,016	N/A
2001	2,896,374	0.01%
2002	2,887,089	-0.32%
2003	2,875,909	-0.39%
2004	2,861,037	-0.52%
2005	2,842,518	-0.65%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$38,625

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	1,533
2002	1,498
2003	N/A
2004	N/A
2005	N/A
2006	N/A
2007	N/A
2008	N/A

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Murder, Man-Slaughter	666	648	598	448	448	468	443	510
Forcible Rape	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Robbery	18,433	18,532	17,302	15,912	15,964	15863	15425	16653
Aggravated Assault	25,533	24,842	19,784	18,746	17,943	17445	17424	17032

Property Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	5,193
2002	5,009
2003	4,990
2004	4,877
2005	4,565
2006	4,539
2007	4,472
2008	4,632

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Burglary	25,966	25,552	25,064	24,428	25,314	24153	24752	26041
Larceny, Theft	97,496	96,380	96,779	93,375	83,373	83737	82942	86043
Motor Vehicle Theft	27,694	25,245	22,779	22,799	22,496	21828	18604	18969
Arson	1,004	1,022	947	782	682	712	700	637