More about ChicagoCity of Chicago Geography | History | Government | Places and Landmarks | Schools | Sports | Community Areas | Neighborhoods | Counties of Chicagoland | Economy | Parks Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago%2C_Illinois" Categories: Cities in Illinois | Chicagoans | Coastal cities | Cook County, Illinois | Chicago, Illinois Views ArticleDiscussionEdit this pageHistory Personal tools Create account / log in if (window.isMSIE55) fixalpha(); Navigation Main Page Community portal Current events Recent changes Random article Help / Contact us Donations Search Toolbox What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Printable version In other languages Български Bosanski Català Dansk Deutsch Español Esperanto Français Galego हिन्दी עברית Hrvatski Bahasa Indonesia Italiano Latina Lietuvių Nederlands 日本語 Norsk (bokmål) Polski Português Русский Suomi Svenska 中文 This page was last modified 06:52, 21 July 2005. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License (see Copyrights for details). About Wikipedia DisclaimersChicago Demographics People living in the Chicago area are called "Chicagoans." As of the census2 of 2000, there are 2,896,016 people, 1,061,928 households, and 632,909 families residing in the city of Chicago proper. This encompasses about one-fifth of the entire population of the state of Illinois and 1% of the population of the United States. The population density is 4,923.0/km² (12,750.3/mi²). There are 1,152,868 housing units at an average density of 1,959.8/km² (5,075.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 41.97% White, 36.77% Black or African American, 0.36% Native American, 4.35% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 13.58% from other races, and 2.92% from two or more races. Of the population, 26.02% are Hispanic or Latino of any race. Children Playing in Chicagos Millenium Park Chicagos unique culture arises from it being a melting pot, with nearly even percentages of whites and African-Americans and a sizeable Hispanic minority. The main white ethnic groups in Chicago are Irish, German, Italian and Polish. Chicago has a large Irish-American population on its South Side. Many of Chicagos politicians have come from this population, including the current mayor, Richard M. Daley. Chicago has the largest ethnically Polish population outside of Polish capital of Warsaw, making it one of the most important Polonia centers. It is also considered to be the second-largest Serbian city in the world after Belgrade (which has a population of two million). There are 1,061,928 households, of which 28.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.1% are married couples living together, 18.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 40.4% are non-families. Of all households, 32.6% are made up of individuals and 8.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.67 and the average family size is 3.50. Of the city population, 26.2% are under the age of 18, 11.2% are from 18 to 24, 33.4% are from 25 to 44, 18.9% are from 45 to 64, and 10.3% are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 32 years. For every 100 females there are 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.1 males. The median income for a household in the city is $38,625, and the median income for a family is $42,724. Males have a median income of $35,907 versus $30,536 for females. The per capita income for the city is $20,175. Below the poverty line are 19.6% of the population and 16.6% of the families. Of the total population, 28.1% of those under the age of 18 and 15.5% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. The city itself makes up 23,3% percent of the total population of Illinois, down from a top 44,3% in 1930. Today...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s...Except around 70 near the lake. Northeast winds around 10 mph. Tonight...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable after midnight. Saturday...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Light and variable winds early in the morning becoming east around 10 mph in the late morning and afternoon. Saturday Night...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Light and variable winds in the evening becoming southeast around 10 mph after midnight. Sunday...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Sunday Night...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Monday...Considerable cloudiness with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Monday Night...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Tuesday...Considerable cloudiness with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Tuesday Night...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Wednesday...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Thursday...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Powered by HAMweather Copyright 2003 HAMweather, LLC, all rights reserved.
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