Chicago, IL Population

Overview

2.74 million

Total Population

35.1

Median age

51.21%

Female population %

95.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

42.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

787,795

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Chicago's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Chicago is 35.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Chicago's population under 18 was 20.39%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Chicago's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.78% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Chicago, 17.12% were under the age of 15, 23.16% aged 15 to 29, 46.94% aged 30 to 64, 11.21% aged 65 to 84, and 1.57% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 66,201 more females than males in Chicago:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.21% females and 48.79% males in Chicago, IL.
The Chicago, IL gender ratio is 95.3:100 i.e. 95.3 men to 100 women (0.953).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 139,159.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 143,076.

Chicago's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Chicago population: 45.33% are White, 29.22% are Black or African American, 0.49% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 6.85% are Asian, 0.04% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 10.67% are some other race and 7.40% are multiracial.
Chicago's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 787,795 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1.95 million (71.27% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Chicago is White with a population of 1.24 million (45.33% of the total population).

Chicago's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 2,895,723 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Chicago's population decreased by 198,243 (6.85%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Chicago's population increased by 42,596 (1.58%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Chicago's population was lowest in year 2022 at 2,665,039.