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| | People QuickFacts | Illinois | USA |
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 | Population, 2007 estimate | 12,852,548 | 301,621,157 |
| Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 | 3.5% | 7.2% |
| Population, 2000 | 12,419,293 | 281,421,906 |
| Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 | 6.9% | 6.9% |
| Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 | 24.9% | 24.5% |
| Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 | 12.1% | 12.6% |
| Female persons, percent, 2007 | 50.7% | 50.7% |
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| White persons, percent, 2007 (a) | 79.2% | 80.0% |
| Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) | 15.0% | 12.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) | 4.3% | 4.4% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 | 1.2% | 1.6% |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) | 14.9% | 15.1% |
| White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 | 65.0% | 66.0% |
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| 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 |
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| Housing units, 2007 | 5,246,005 | 127,901,934 |
| 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 |
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| Households, 2000 | 4,591,779 | 105,480,101 |
| Persons per household, 2000 | 2.63 | 2.59 |
| Median household income, 2007 | $54,141 | $50,740 |
| Per capita money income, 1999 | $23,104 | $21,587 |
| Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 | 11.9% | 13.0% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Illinois | USA |
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| Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 | 321,3561 | 7,601,160 |
| Private nonfarm employment, 2006 | 5,357,4661 | 119,917,165 |
| Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 | -2.6%1 | 5.1% |
| Nonemployer establishments, 2006 | 850,334 | 20,768,555 |
| 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% |
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| 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, 2007 | 43,020 | 1,398,414 |
| Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) | 88,669,4731 | 2,536,629,4052 |
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
F: Fewer than 100 firms
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
X: Not applicable
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
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