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City Data forChicago,IL

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Housing Data (November 2024)

Median Price per SqFt
$244
Median Listing Price
$352,450
Median Days on Market
44
Active Listings
4942
New Listings
1424
Total Listings (Active + Pending)
7429
Avg Listing Price
$496,633
Avg Listing Price Change MoM
-2%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY
1%

City Data

City
Chicago
State ID
IL
Population
2,693,976

Age Breakdown

Median Age
34.6
Under 10 years old
11.9%
Age 10-19
11.4%
Age 20s
17.8%
Age 30s
17.0%
Age 40s
12.5%
Age 50s
11.5%
Age 60s
9.3%
Age 70s
5.3%
Age Over 80
3.0%

Gender Breakdown

Male
48.6%
Female
51.4%

Marital Status

Married
35.5%
Divorced
10.6%
Never Married
48.7%
Widowed
5.2%

Household

Family Size
3.42
Family Dual Income
52.5
Median Household Income
$58,247
Median Individual Income
$31,613
Home Ownership
45.0%
Home Value
$258,430
Median Rent
$1,112
Rent Burden
33.0%
Poverty
18.4%

Education

No Highschool Degree or GED
14.9%
Highschool Education
22.5%
Some College
23.1%
Bachelors Degree
23.3%
Graduate Degree
16.2%
Total College or Above
39.5%
Stem Degree
42.0%

Workforce

Labor Force Participation
66.9%
Unemployment Rate
8.1%
Disabled
10.5%

Ethnicity

White
50.0%
Black
29.6%
Asian
6.6%
Native American
0.3%
Pacific Islander
0.0%
Other
10.6%
Multiple
2.8%

Other

Hispanic
28.8%
Limited English
8.4%
Health Uninsured
9.6%
Veteran
3.2%
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