Living in Chicago Public School District 299, Illinois

Overview

A total of 1,066,818 households are located in Chicago Public School District 299 area. Among them, 280,365 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.42 people. The total number of children in the region is 758,862 and 658,917 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

12% (305,169) of residents are non-citizens and 34% (914,305) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Chicago Public School District 299, Illinois
Household	1,066,818
Population	2,650,401
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	280,365 (26%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	758,862
Total Students	658,917
Pre-Kindergarten	48,040
Kindergarten	30,845
Grade 1-8	245,120
Grade 9-12	123,114
College/Graduate School	211,798
Veterans	2,142,400
Non-citizen	305,169
Non-English Home Language	914,305
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

2,202,693 residents are over the age of 16 and 1,474,387 people are in labor force. Among them, 1,473,618 people are in civilian labor force and 769 are in armed labor force. 1,354,816 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 8.10%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Chicago Public School District 299 area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	1,328,424	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	648,836	48.84%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	101,703	7.66%
Public transportation	374,906	28.22%
Walked	86,759	6.53%
Other method	47,549	3.58%
Worked from home	68,671	5.17%
Average Commute Time	35 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	1,354,816	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	572,745	42.27%
Service	260,092	19.20%
Sales and office	276,570	20.41%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	68,956	5.09%
Production, transportation, and material moving	176,453	13.02%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	1,354,816	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	2,537	0.19%
Construction	53,749	3.97%
Manufacturing	110,237	8.14%
Wholesale trade	30,641	2.26%
Retail trade	114,919	8.48%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	93,646	6.91%
Information	30,399	2.24%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	112,741	8.32%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	225,470	16.64%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	311,836	23.02%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	146,299	10.80%
Other services, except public administration	66,752	4.93%
Public administration	55,590	4.10%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	1,354,816	-
Private wage and salary workers	1,132,954	83.62%
Government workers	156,328	11.54%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	63,851	4.71%
Unpaid family workers	1,683	0.12%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $90,712 for the 1,066,818 households in Chicago Public School District 299 area, Illinois. The average income of a single worker is $38,349. 2,424,237 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 90.35%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	1,066,818	-
Less than $10,000	98,154	9.20%
$10,000 - $14,999	51,739	4.85%
$15,000 - $24,999	109,821	10.29%
$25,000 - $34,999	94,826	8.89%
$35,000 - $49,999	117,607	11.02%
$50,000 - $74,999	160,900	15.08%
$75,000 - $99,999	119,199	11.17%
$100,000 - $149,999	146,765	13.76%
$150,000 - $199,999	73,052	6.85%
More than $200,000	94,755	8.88%
Median Household Income	$58,246	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$90,712	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	566,793	-
Less than $10,000	32,563	5.75%
$10,000 - $14,999	17,722	3.13%
$15,000 - $24,999	49,880	8.80%
$25,000 - $34,999	50,914	8.98%
$35,000 - $49,999	63,931	11.28%
$50,000 - $74,999	84,437	14.90%
$75,000 - $99,999	63,577	11.22%
$100,000 - $149,999	88,332	15.58%
$150,000 - $199,999	47,390	8.36%
More than $200,000	68,047	12.01%

Median Family Income	$69,361	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$107,919	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$38,349	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$54,688	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$54,688	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	2,683,102	-
With health insurance coverage	2,424,237	90.35%
Public coverage	989,943	36.90%
Private health insurance	1,616,685	60.25%
Without health insurance coverage	258,865	9.65%

Housing

There are 1,214,439 housing units in Chicago Public School District 299 area, Illinois with 1,066,818 units (87.84%) occupied. 479,990 houses (44.99%) are occupied by owner and 586,828 houses (55.01%) are rented. The average housing value is $258,000 and the average rental cost is $1,112. 16,070 houses (1.32%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 620,891 houses (51.13%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	1,214,439	-
Occupied	1,066,818	87.84%
Owner Occupied	479,990	44.99%
Renter Occupied	586,828	55.01%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	314,710	25.91%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	42,664	3.51%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	854,341	70.35%
Mobile Homes	2,344	0.19%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	380	0.03%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	1,214,439	-
Built 2014 or later	16,070	1.32%
Built 2010 - 2013	15,790	1.30%
Built 2000 - 2009	97,102	8.00%
Built 1990 - 1999	58,935	4.85%
Built 1980 - 1989	51,692	4.26%
Built 1970 - 1979	91,331	7.52%
Built 1960 - 1969	117,589	9.68%
Built 1950 - 1959	145,039	11.94%
Built 1949 or earlier	620,891	51.13%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	1,214,439	-
1 room	69,318	5.71%
2 rooms	60,145	4.95%
3 rooms	164,947	13.58%
4 rooms	243,144	20.02%
5 rooms	265,324	21.85%
6 rooms	194,865	16.05%
7 rooms	92,144	7.59%
8 rooms	53,748	4.43%
9 rooms or more	70,804	5.83%
Median Number of Rooms	4.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	1,214,439	-
no bedroom	81,066	6.68%
1 bedroom	240,031	19.76%
2 bedrooms	419,689	34.56%
3 bedrooms	325,668	26.82%
4 bedrooms	104,976	8.64%
5 bedrooms or more	43,009	3.54%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	479,990	-
Less than $50,000	13,004	2.71%
$50,000 - $99,999	33,448	6.97%
$100,000 - $149,999	53,134	11.07%
$150,000 - $199,999	72,028	15.01%
$200,000 - $299,999	114,193	23.79%
$300,000 - $499,999	115,547	24.07%
$500,000 - $999,999	59,842	12.47%
$1,000,000 or more	18,794	3.92%
Median House Value	$258,000	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	571,677	-
Less than $500	55,030	9.63%
$500 - $999	182,136	31.86%
$1,000 - $1,499	179,909	31.47%
$1,500 - $1,999	87,130	15.24%
$2,000 - $2,499	38,488	6.73%
$2,500 - $2,999	16,953	2.97%
$3,000 or more	12,031	2.10%
Median Rental Costs	$1,112	-

Demographic

A total of 2,709,496 people lives in Chicago Public School District 299 area, Illinois with 1,317,780 male and 1,391,716 female. The males to female ratio is 48.64 to 51.36. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	2,709,496	-
Male	1,317,780	48.64%
Female	1,391,716	51.36%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	2,709,496	-
Under 5 years	171,323	6.32%
5 - 9 years	152,538	5.63%
10 - 14 years	153,882	5.68%
15 - 19 years	155,673	5.75%
20 - 24 years	201,098	7.42%
25 - 34 years	538,183	19.86%
35 - 44 years	379,701	14.01%
45 - 54 years	323,149	11.93%
55 - 59 years	155,621	5.74%
60 - 64 years	141,382	5.22%
65 - 74 years	195,026	7.20%
75 - 84 years	100,949	3.73%
85 years and older	40,971	1.51%
Median Age	34.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	2,709,496	-
One Race	2,632,406	97.15%
White	1,354,552	49.99%
Black or African American	802,460	29.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native	8,495	0.31%
Asian	179,530	6.63%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	816	0.03%
Other	286,553	10.58%

Two or more races	77,090	2.85%
White and Black or African American	17,854	0.66%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	7,232	0.27%
White and Asian	21,430	0.79%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	2,790	0.10%

Living in Chicago Public School District 299 Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic