Chicago, IL Profile

Chicago, IL, population 2,851,268, 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 the past decade the population of Chicago has declined by about 2%. Since 2005 Chicago's population has grown by about 1%.

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	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	6.00%	Over 60:	8.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	2,896,017	N/A
2001	2,894,988	-0.04%
2002	2,881,295	-0.47%
2003	2,866,361	-0.52%
2004	2,848,996	-0.61%
2005	2,824,584	-0.86%
2006	2,806,391	-0.64%
2007	2,811,035	0.17%
2008	2,830,026	0.68%
2009	2,851,268	0.75%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$38,625

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

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
2009	N/A
2010	N/A

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	666	-	18,433	25,533
2002	648	-	18,532	24,842
2003	598	-	17,302	19,784
2004	448	-	15,912	18,746
2005	448	-	15,964	17,943
2006	468	-	15863	17445
2007	443	-	15425	17424
2008	510	-	16653	17032
2009	458	-	15877	15727
2010	-	-	-	-

Property Crime Reports

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
2009	4,227
2010	N/A

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	25,966	97,496	27,694
2002	25,552	96,380	25,245
2003	25,064	96,779	22,779
2004	24,428	93,375	22,799
2005	25,314	83,373	22,496
2006	24153	83737	21828
2007	24752	82942	18604
2008	26041	86043	18969
2009	26494	78444	15469
2010	-	-	-