Cook County, Illinois Demographics

Nationwide Claims to Fame

Cook County is 2nd out of 3,143 other counties in Current population (2012)

Cook County is 2nd out of 3,143 other counties in Households

Cook County is 2nd out of 3,143 other counties in Housing units

Cook County is 2nd out of 3,143 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Cook County is 2nd out of 3,143 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Cook County is 2nd out of 3,143 other counties in Retail sales

Cook County is 2nd out of 3,143 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Cook County is 4th out of 3,143 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Cook County is 13th out of 3,143 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Cook County is 17th out of 3,143 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Statewide Claims to Fame

Cook County is 1st in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Cook County is 1st in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Current population (2012)

Cook County is 1st in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Foreign born residents

Cook County is 1st in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Households

Cook County is 1st in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Housing units

Cook County is 1st in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Cook County is 1st in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Cook County is 1st in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Cook County is 1st in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Cook County is 1st in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Retail sales

Cook County is 1st in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Cook County is 1st in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Main Cities Within Cook County, Illinois

Cook County, Illinois Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Cook County	Rank	Illinois	US
Current population (2012)	5,231,351	1st	12,875,255	313,914,040
Size in square miles	945.3	6th	55,518.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	5,495.1	1st	231.1	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Cook County	Rank	Illinois	US
Residents younger than 5	6.6%	9th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	23.2%	25th	23.8%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	12.4%	92nd	13.2%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Cook County	Rank	Illinois	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	83.7%	86th	86.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	33.7%	7th	30.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Cook County	Rank	Illinois	US
Race - White	65.9%	99th	77.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	24.8%	4th	14.8%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.8%	4th	0.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	6.7%	4th	5.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	5th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.7%	23rd	1.7%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	24.6%	2nd	16.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	43.4%	102nd	63.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Cook County	Rank	Illinois	US
Female residents	51.5%	11th	50.9%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	21.0%	1st	13.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Cook County	Rank	Illinois	US
Housing units	2,175,941	1st	5,297,318	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	53.9%	1st	32.9%	25.9%
Households	1,934,771	1st	4,773,002	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	59.8%	100th	68.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$256,900	3rd	$198,500	$186,200
People per household	2.6	13th	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	3,325	1st	13,797	829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Cook County	Rank	Illinois	US
Income per capita	$29,920	7th	$29,376	$27,915
Income per household	$54,598	17th	$56,576	$52,762
Income below poverty line	15.8%	28th	13.1%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Cook County	Rank	Illinois	US
Non-farm private establishments	127,846	1st	312,437	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	2,193,827	1st	5,038,462	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	510,931	1st	1,123,817	27,092,908
Retail sales	$60,585,557	1st	$165,450,520	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$11,571	25th	$12,947	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$13,094,372	1st	$25,469,026	$613,795,732