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People QuickFacts | Cook County | Illinois
Population, 2013 estimate | 5,240,700 | 12,882,135
Population, 2012 estimate | 5,227,992 | 12,868,192
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 5,194,675 | 12,830,632
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | 0.9% | 0.4%
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 0.6% | 0.3%
Population, 2010 | 5,194,675 | 12,830,632
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2012 | 6.6% | 6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2012 | 23.2% | 23.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2012 | 12.4% | 13.2%
Female persons, percent, 2012 | 51.5% | 50.9%
White alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 65.9% | 77.9%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 24.8% | 14.8%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.8% | 0.6%
Asian alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 6.7% | 5.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent, 2012 | 1.7% | 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 (b) | 24.6% | 16.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 | 43.4% | 63.0%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 86.5% | 86.8%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 21.2% | 13.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 34.4% | 22.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 84.1% | 87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 34.3% | 31.1%
Veterans, 2008-2012 | 224,033 | 755,256
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 31.8 | 28.1
Housing units, 2012 | 2,174,240 | 5,295,329
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 59.0% | 68.0%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 53.9% | 32.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $244,900 | $190,800
Households, 2008-2012 | 1,933,670 | 4,774,275
Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.64 | 2.62
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $30,048 | $29,519
Median household income, 2008-2012 | $54,648 | $56,853
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 16.4% | 13.7%
Business QuickFacts | Cook County | Illinois
Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 | 127,846 | 312,437
Private nonfarm employment, 2011 | 2,193,827 | 5,038,462
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 | 1.1% | 1.2%
Nonemployer establishments, 2011 | 439,828 | 920,076
Total number of firms, 2007 | 510,931 | 1,123,817
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 16.4% | 9.5%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | 0.6% | 0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 6.9% | 5.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.1% | 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 7.2% | 5.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 32.3% | 30.5%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 77,932,858 | 257,760,713
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 83,964,561 | 231,082,768
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 60,585,557 | 165,450,520
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $11,571 | $12,947
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 13,094,372 | 25,469,026
Building permits, 2012 | 3,325 | 13,797
Geography QuickFacts | Cook County | Illinois
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 945.33 | 55,518.93
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 5,495.1 | 231.1
FIPS Code | 31 | 17
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area | Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metro Area
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts