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2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
Chicago city, Cook County pt.
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TABLE 1. PROFILE OF GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
Total population
2,689,346
2,626,826
2,751,866
SEX AND AGE
Male
1,273,148
1,237,407
1,308,889
Female
1,416,198
1,381,474
1,450,922
Under 5 years
189,857
177,291
202,423
5 to 9 years
213,413
198,391
228,435
10 to 14 years
169,737
156,438
183,036
15 to 19 years
170,331
157,943
182,719
20 to 24 years
229,219
216,144
242,294
25 to 34 years
486,260
467,595
504,925
35 to 44 years
413,006
395,102
430,910
45 to 54 years
337,106
323,358
350,854
55 to 59 years
116,850
107,757
125,943
60 to 64 years
92,695
83,500
101,890
65 to 74 years
137,364
128,350
146,378
75 to 84 years
106,664
99,036
114,292
85 years and over
26,844
22,250
31,438
 
Median age (years)
32.3
31.8
32.8
 
18 years and over
2,015,514
1,970,819
2,060,209
21 years and over
1,905,463
1,863,104
1,947,822
62 years and over
323,155
309,166
337,144
65 years and over
270,872
259,951
281,793
Male
100,138
93,533
106,743
Female
170,734
163,779
177,689
 
RACE
One race
2,625,762
2,563,984
2,687,540
White
1,195,448
1,139,051
1,251,845
Black or African American
1,010,296
977,136
1,043,456
American Indian and Alaska Native
9,319
3,287
15,351
Asian
109,949
94,889
125,009
Asian Indian
19,372
10,650
28,094
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
22,706
14,796
30,616
Filipino
28,869
19,677
38,061
Japanese
3,900
2,032
5,768
Korean
12,885
6,861
18,909
Vietnamese
12,115
2,496
21,735
Other Asian
10,102
5,226
14,978
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
1,159
0
2,778
Native Hawaiian
N
N
N
Guamanian or Chamorro
N
N
N
Samoan
N
N
N
Other Pacific Islander
N
N
N
Some other race
299,591
264,004
335,178
Two or more races
63,584
50,437
76,731
Two races including Some other race
37,937
26,402
49,472
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
25,647
19,644
31,650
 
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White
1,247,652
1,189,311
1,305,993
Black or African American
1,025,253
991,380
1,059,126
American Indian and Alaska Native
22,504
15,891
29,117
Asian
120,154
103,540
136,768
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
1,971
37
3,905
Some other race
338,626
301,221
376,032
 
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Total population
2,689,346
2,626,826
2,751,866
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
699,010
659,258
738,762
Mexican
509,387
469,917
548,857
Puerto Rican
112,508
89,291
135,725
Cuban
5,328
2,056
8,600
Other Hispanic or Latino
71,787
55,214
88,360
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,990,336
1,941,260
2,039,412
White alone
830,698
797,823
863,573
Black or African American alone
1,001,176
968,895
1,033,457
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
3,836
2,137
5,536
Asian alone
109,524
94,501
124,547
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
1,159
0
2,778
Some other race alone
14,596
3,970
25,222
Two or more races:
29,347
21,703
36,991
Two races including Some other race
7,357
2,805
11,909
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
21,990
16,441
27,539
 
RELATIONSHIP
Household population
2,689,346
2,626,826
2,751,866
Householder
1,088,400
1,063,950
1,112,850
Spouse
365,659
347,115
384,203
Child
783,080
749,286
816,874
Other relatives
292,424
267,418
317,430
Nonrelatives
159,783
144,433
175,133
Unmarried partner
60,175
51,082
69,268
 
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households
1,023,448
1,001,762
1,045,134
Family households (families)
590,660
570,284
611,036
With own children under 18 years
273,909
258,930
288,888
Married-couple families
340,846
322,944
358,749
With own children under 18 years
148,937
137,140
160,735
Female householder, no husband present
187,270
173,342
201,198
With own children under 18 years
104,088
94,129
114,047
Nonfamily households
432,788
413,372
452,204
Householder living alone
357,413
340,327
374,499
65 years and over
93,489
84,734
102,244
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years
341,744
324,508
358,980
Households with one or more people 65 years and over
209,535
200,138
218,932
 
Average household size
2.63
2.60
2.66
Average family size
3.51
3.44
3.58
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units
1,129,279
1,108,284
1,150,274
Occupied housing units
1,023,448
1,001,762
1,045,134
Vacant housing units
105,831
94,156
117,506
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
1.8
1.0
2.6
Rental vacancy rate (percent)
7.3
6.0
8.6
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units
1,023,448
1,001,762
1,045,134
Owner-occupied
451,285
434,422
468,148
Renter-occupied
572,163
550,809
593,517
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.89
2.81
2.97
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.42
2.35
2.49
 

The 2001 Supplementary Survey universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate is represented through the use of a confidence interval. The confidence interval computed here is a 90 percent confidence interval and can be interpreted roughly as providing 90 percent certainty that the true number falls between the lower and upper bounds.

The number of householders does not necessarily equal the number of households because of differences in the weighting schemes for the population and occupied housing units.

1. An '*' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the lower and upper bounds. A statistical test is not appropriate.
2. An '**' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that no sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the lower and upper bounds. A statistical test is not appropriate.
3. An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate.
4. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
5. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
6. An '***' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.
7. An '*****' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test is not appropriate.
8. An 'N' entry in the estimate, lower bound, and upper bound columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.

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