Census Facts about Illinois

Population, 2006 estimate	12,831,970	299,398,484
	Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006	3.3%	6.4%
	Population, 2000	12,419,293	281,421,906
	Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006	6.9%	6.8%
	Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006	25.1%	24.6%
	Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006	12.0%	12.4%
	Female persons, percent, 2006	50.8%	50.7%
	White persons, percent, 2006 (a)	79.3%	80.1%
	Black persons, percent, 2006 (a)	15.0%	12.8%
	American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a)	0.3%	1.0%
	Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a)	4.2%	4.4%
	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a)	0.1%	0.2%
	Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006	1.1%	1.6%
	Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b)	14.7%	14.8%
	White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006	65.3%	66.4%
	Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over	56.8%	54.1%
	Foreign born persons, percent, 2000	12.3%	11.1%
	Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000	19.2%	17.9%
	High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000	81.4%	80.4%
	Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000	26.1%	24.4%
	Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000	1,999,717	49,746,248
	Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000	28.0	25.5
	Housing units, 2006	5,199,589	126,316,181
	Homeownership rate, 2000	67.3%	66.2%
	Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000	34.0%	26.4%
	Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000	$130,800	$119,600
	Households, 2000	4,591,779	105,480,101
	Persons per household, 2000	2.63	2.59
	Median household income, 2004	$47,711	$44,334
	Per capita money income, 1999	$23,104	$21,587
	Persons below poverty, percent, 2004	11.9%	12.7%

	Business QuickFacts	Illinois	USA
	Private nonfarm establishments, 2005	318,9271	7,499,702
	Private nonfarm employment, 2005	5,235,8661	116,317,003
	Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005	-4.8%1	2.0%
	Nonemployer establishments, 2005	835,236	20,392,068
	Total number of firms, 2002	958,120	22,974,655
	Black-owned firms, percent, 2002	7.2%	5.2%
	American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002	0.4%	0.9%
	Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002	4.6%	4.8%
	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002	0.1%	0.1%
	Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002	4.1%	6.8%
	Women-owned firms, percent, 2002	29.7%	28.2%
	Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000)	188,365,216	3,916,136,712
	Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000)	317,467,059	4,634,755,112
	Retail sales, 2002 ($1000)	131,469,518	3,056,421,997
	Retail sales per capita, 2002	$10,446	$10,615
	Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000)	19,072,168	449,498,718
	Building permits, 2006	58,802	1,838,903
	Federal spending, 2004 ($1000)	76,828,3601	2,143,781,7272

	Geography QuickFacts	Illinois	USA
	Land area, 2000 (square miles)	55,583.58	3,537,438.44
	Persons per square mile, 2000

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