In the 2010 United States Census, there were 2,695,598 people and 1,194,337

households residing within the city limits of Chicago. More than half the
population of the state of Illinois lives in the Chicago metropolitan area. The
2000 United States Census had shown the population density of the city itself was
12,750.3 people per square mile (4,923.0/km2), making it one of the nation's most
densely populated cities. There were 1,152,868 housing units at an average density
of 5,075.8 per square mile (1,959.8/km2).

Of the 1,061,928 households in the 2000 census, 28.9% had children under the age of
18 living with them, 35.1% were married couples living together, 18.9% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 40.4% were non-families. The median income
for a household in the city was $38,625 in 2000, and the median income for a family
was $46,748. Males had a median income of $35,907 versus $30,536 for females. Below
the poverty line were 19.6% of the population and 16.6% of the families.

Historical population
Census Pop. Note %±
1840 4,470 —
1850 29,963 570.3%
1860 112,172 274.4%
1870 298,977 166.5%
1880 503,185 68.3%
1890 1,099,850 118.6%
1900 1,698,575 54.4%
1910 2,185,283 28.7%
1920 2,701,705 23.6%
1930 3,376,438 25.0%
1940 3,396,808 0.6%
1950 3,620,962 6.6%
1960 3,550,404 −1.9%
1970 3,366,957 −5.2%
1980 3,005,072 −10.7%
1990 2,783,911 −7.4%
2000 2,896,016 4.0%
2010 2,695,598 −6.9%
2020 2,746,388 1.9%

Chicago, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table
excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate
category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000[6] Pop 2010[7] Pop 2020[8] % 2000
% 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 907,166 854,717 863,622 31.32% 31.71% 31.45%
Black or African American alone (NH) 1,053,739 872,286 787,551 36.39%
32.36% 28.68%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 4,253 4,097 3,332 0.15% 0.15% 0.12%
Asian alone (NH) 124,437 144,903 189,857 4.30% 5.38% 6.91%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 972 557 529 0.03% 0.02% 0.02%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 4,331 4,227 11,536 0.15% 0.16% 0.42%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) 47,474 35,949 70,443 1.64% 1.33%
2.56%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 753,644 778,862 819,518 26.02% 28.89%
29.84%
Total 2,896,016 2,695,598 2,746,388 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%