Chicago City, Illinois Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Chicago Population: 2896016 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 1405107 48.52% Female 1490909 51.48%       Under 5 years 218522 7.55% 5 to 9 years 224012 7.74% 10 to 14 years 200802 6.93% 15 to 19 years 200962 6.94% 20 to 24 years 239252 8.26% 25 to 34 years 533199 18.41% 35 to 44 years 433268 14.96% 45 to 54 years 330507 11.41% 55 to 59 years 116932 4.04% 60 to 64 years 99757 3.44% 65 to 74 years 159915 5.52% 75 to 84 years 103720 3.58% 85 years and over 35168 1.21%       Median age (years) 31.5       18 years and over 2136176 73.76% Male 1018583 35.17% Female 1117593 38.59% 21 years and over 2006360 69.28% 62 years and over 356641 12.31% 65 years and over 298803 10.32% Male 116655 4.03% Female 182148 6.29%       Race     One race % White 1215315 41.97% Black or African American 1065009 36.77% American Indian and Alaska Native 10290 0.36% Asian 125974 4.35% Asian indian 25004 0.86% Chinese 31813 1.1% Filipino 28423 0.98% Japanese 5467 0.19% Korean 11895 0.41% Vietnamese 8221 0.28% Other Asian 15151 0.52% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1788 0.06% Native Hawaiian 336 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 480 0.02% Samoan 436 0.02% Other Pacific Islander 536 0.02% Some other race 393203 13.58% Two or more races 84437 2.92%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 2896016 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 753644 26.02% Mexican 530462 18.32% Puerto Rican 113055 3.9% Cuban 8084 0.28% Other Hispanic or Latino 102043 3.52% Not Hispanic or Latino 2142372 73.98% White alone 907166 31.32%       Relationship     Total Population 2896016 100.00% In households 2836469 97.94% Householder 1061928 36.67% Spouse 372970 12.88% Child 878481 30.33% Own child under 18 years 605046 20.89% Other relatives 331356 11.44% Under 18 years 133390 4.61% Nonrelatives 191734 6.62% Unmarried partner 62644 2.16% In group quarters 59547 2.06% Institutionalized population 27323 0.94% Non-Institutionalized population 32224 1.11%       Households by Type     Total Households 1061928 100.0 % Family households (families) 632558 59.57% With own children under 18 years 306456 28.86% Married-couple family 372970 35.12% With own children under 18 years % Female householder, no husband present 200963 18.92% With own children under 18 years 105705 9.95% Non Family households 429370 40.43% Householder living alone 345832 32.57% Householder 65 years and over 92345 8.7%       Households with individuals under 18 years 364392 34.31% Households with individuals 65 years and over 228458 21.51%       Average Household size 2.67 Average family size 3.5       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 1152868 100.00% Occupied housing units 1061928 92.11% Vacant housing units 90940 7.89% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 4549 0.39% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.7 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.7       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 1061928 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 464865 43.78% Renter-occupied housing units. 597063 56.22%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.9 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.49

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