West Chicago Population and Demographics

West Chicago Illinois Population and Demographics Resources

West Chicago City, Illinois Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent West Chicago Population: 23469 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 12513 53.32% Female 10956 46.68%       Under 5 years 2408 10.26% 5 to 9 years 2056 8.76% 10 to 14 years 1811 7.72% 15 to 19 years 1963 8.36% 20 to 24 years 2306 9.83% 25 to 34 years 4281 18.24% 35 to 44 years 3835 16.34% 45 to 54 years 2427 10.34% 55 to 59 years 788 3.36% 60 to 64 years 495 2.11% 65 to 74 years 616 2.62% 75 to 84 years 362 1.54% 85 years and over 121 0.52%       Median age (years) 27.8       18 years and over 16061 68.43% Male 8660 36.9% Female 7401 31.54% 21 years and over 14794 63.04% 62 years and over 1362 5.8% 65 years and over 1099 4.68% Male 470 2% Female 629 2.68%       Race     One race 22762 96.99% White 18271 77.85% Black or African American 395 1.68% American Indian and Alaska Native 85 0.36% Asian 457 1.95% Asian indian 115 0.49% Chinese 28 0.12% Filipino 170 0.72% Japanese 17 0.07% Korean 14 0.06% Vietnamese 39 0.17% Other Asian 74 0.32% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 7 0.03% Native Hawaiian 1 0% Guamanian or Chamorro 1 0% Samoan 0 0% Other Pacific Islander 5 0.02% Some other race 3547 15.11% Two or more races 707 3.01%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 23469 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 11405 48.6% Mexican 10550 44.95% Puerto Rican 150 0.64% Cuban 55 0.23% Other Hispanic or Latino 650 2.77% Not Hispanic or Latino 12064 51.4% White alone 11052 47.09%       Relationship     Total Population 23469 100.00% In households 23232 98.99% Householder 6379 27.18% Spouse 4227 18.01% Child 8112 34.56% Own child under 18 years 6492 27.66% Other relatives 2890 12.31% Under 18 years 745 3.17% Nonrelatives 1624 6.92% Unmarried partner 302 1.29% In group quarters 237 1.01% Institutionalized population 230 0.98% Non-Institutionalized population 7 0.03%       Households by Type     Total Households 6379 100.0 % Family households (families) 5230 81.99% With own children under 18 years 3079 48.27% Married-couple family 4227 66.26% With own children under 18 years 2619 41.06% Female householder, no husband present 537 8.42% With own children under 18 years 287 4.5% Non Family households 1149 18.01% Householder living alone 819 12.84% Householder 65 years and over 172 2.7%       Households with individuals under 18 years 3416 53.55% Households with individuals 65 years and over 722 11.32%       Average Household size 3.64 Average family size 3.91       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 6567 100.00% Occupied housing units 6379 97.14% Vacant housing units 188 2.86% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 6 0.09% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.3       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 6379 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 4325 67.8% Renter-occupied housing units. 2054 32.2%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 3.6 Average household size of renter-occupied units 3.73

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