Illinois 8th Congressional District Demographics

IL8 is 50th out of 435 other congressional districts in Race - Asian

IL8 is 2nd in Illinois out of 18 other congressional districts in Current population (2012)

IL8 is 2nd in Illinois out of 18 other congressional districts in Foreign born residents

IL8 is 2nd in Illinois out of 18 other congressional districts in Race - Asian

IL8 is 2nd in Illinois out of 18 other congressional districts in Residents younger than 5

IL8 is 3rd in Illinois out of 18 other congressional districts in Race - Hispanic or Latino

IL8 is 4th in Illinois out of 18 other congressional districts in Race - Two or More

IL8 is 5th in Illinois out of 18 other congressional districts in People per household

IL8 is 5th in Illinois out of 18 other congressional districts in Residents younger than 18

IL8 is 6th in Illinois out of 18 other congressional districts in Income per household

IL8 is 6th in Illinois out of 18 other congressional districts in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Size Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	Illinois	US
Current population (2012)	726,418	2nd	12,875,255	313,914,040

Age Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	Illinois	US
Residents younger than 5	7.3%	2nd	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	25.3%	5th	23.8%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	10.1%	16th	13.2%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	Illinois	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	86.8%	13th	86.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	32.8%	8th	30.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	Illinois	US
Race - White	69.6%	13th	77.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	5.1%	10th	14.8%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%	6th	0.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	11.4%	2nd	5.0%	5.1%
Race - Two or More	2.6%	4th	1.7%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	28.1%	3rd	16.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	53.4%	14th	63.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	Illinois	US
Female residents	50.0%	17th	50.9%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	28.2%	2nd	13.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	Illinois	US
Housing units	267,750	13th	5,297,318	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	33.3%	6th	32.9%	25.9%
Households	250,448	13th	4,773,002	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	68.5%	9th	68.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$196,000	8th	$198,500	$186,200
People per household	2.7	5th	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	Illinois	US
Income per capita	$27,735	9th	$29,376	$27,915
Income per household	$64,250	6th	$56,576	$52,762
Income below poverty line	10.0%	16th	13.1%	14.3%