Illinois 17th Congressional District Demographics

IL17 is 1st in Illinois out of 18 other congressional districts in Race - Two or More

IL17 is 1st in Illinois out of 18 other congressional districts in Residents 65 or older

IL17 is 3rd in Illinois out of 18 other congressional districts in Households

IL17 is 3rd in Illinois out of 18 other congressional districts in Housing units

IL17 is 4th in Illinois out of 8 other congressional districts in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

IL17 is 6th in Illinois out of 18 other congressional districts in Race - Black or African American

IL17 is 6th in Illinois out of 18 other congressional districts in Race - White

IL17 is 7th in Illinois out of 18 other congressional districts in Income below poverty line

IL17 is 7th in Illinois out of 18 other congressional districts in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

IL17 is 8th in Illinois out of 18 other congressional districts in Residents younger than 5

Size Demographics
	17th Congressional District	Rank	Illinois	US
Current population (2012)	703,477	18th	12,875,255	313,914,040

Age Demographics
	17th Congressional District	Rank	Illinois	US
Residents younger than 5	6.3%	8th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.6%	14th	23.8%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	16.7%	1st	13.2%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	17th Congressional District	Rank	Illinois	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	87.2%	12th	86.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	16.9%	18th	30.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	17th Congressional District	Rank	Illinois	US
Race - White	82.6%	6th	77.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	11.0%	6th	14.8%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%	4th	0.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.1%	16th	5.0%	5.1%
Race - Two or More	2.8%	1st	1.7%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	8.5%	13th	16.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	77.3%	7th	63.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	17th Congressional District	Rank	Illinois	US
Female residents	50.7%	10th	50.9%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	4.8%	15th	13.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	17th Congressional District	Rank	Illinois	US
Housing units	323,234	3rd	5,297,318	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	19.1%	13th	32.9%	25.9%
Households	287,465	3rd	4,773,002	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	67.4%	11th	68.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$96,500	18th	$198,500	$186,200
People per household	2.3	14th	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics
	17th Congressional District	Rank	Illinois	US
Income per capita	$22,646	16th	$29,376	$27,915
Income per household	$42,521	18th	$56,576	$52,762
Income below poverty line	17.9%	7th	13.1%	14.3%