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Cook County Facts

Census Statistics

	Cook County	Illinois
Population, 2003 estimate	5,351,552	12,653,544
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003	-0.5%	1.9%
Population, 2000	5,376,741	12,419,293
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	5.3%	8.6%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000	7.2%	7.1%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000	26.0%	26.1%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000	11.7%	12.1%
Female persons, percent, 2000	51.6%	51.0%?
White persons, percent, 2000 (a)	56.3%	73.5%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)	26.1%	15.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.3%	0.2%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)	4.8%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a	Z	Z
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)	9.9%	5.8%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000	2.5%	1.9%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)	19.9%	12.3%
White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000	47.6%	67.8%?
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000', pct age 5+, 2000	57.0%	56.8%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000	19.8%	12.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000	30.8%	19.2%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000	77.7%	81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000	28.0%	26.1%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000	973,558	1,999,717
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000	32.6	28.0?
Housing units, 2002	2,108,657	4,981,258
Homeownership rate, 2000	57.9%	67.3%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000	54.4%	34.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000	$157,700	$130,800?
Households, 2000	1,974,181	4,591,779
Persons per household, 2000	2.68	2.63
Median household income, 1999	$45,922	$46,590
Per capita money income, 1999	$23,227	$23,104
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999	13.5%	10.7%
Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001	127,162	307,356
Private nonfarm employment, 2001	2,515,882	5,447,349
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001	-1.5%	-1.0%
Nonemployer establishments, 2000	292,374	668,171
Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)	74,563,276	200,019,991
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)	42,547,231	108,002,177
Retail sales per capita, 1997	$8,199	$8,992
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997	20.1%	12.5%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997	26.4%	27.2%
Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002	16,102	60,971
Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000)	29,178,210	70,275,202
Land area, 2000 (square miles)	946	55,584
Persons per square mile, 2000	5,685.6	223.4
Metropolitan Area	Chicago, IL PMSA	?
FIPS Code	031	17

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