Illinois 1st Congressional District Demographics

IL1 is 8th out of 436 other congressional districts in Female residents

IL1 is 23rd out of 436 other congressional districts in Race - Black or African American

IL1 is 2nd in Illinois out of 18 other congressional districts in Female residents

IL1 is 2nd in Illinois out of 18 other congressional districts in Race - Black or African American

IL1 is 4th in Illinois out of 18 other congressional districts in Income below poverty line

IL1 is 5th in Illinois out of 18 other congressional districts in Units inside multi-unit buildings

IL1 is 8th in Illinois out of 18 other congressional districts in Residents 65 or older

IL1 is 8th in Illinois out of 18 other congressional districts in Residents younger than 18

IL1 is 9th in Illinois out of 18 other congressional districts in Housing units

IL1 is 9th in Illinois out of 18 other congressional districts in People per household

IL1 is 10th in Illinois out of 18 other congressional districts in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

IL1 is 11th in Illinois out of 18 other congressional districts in Foreign born residents

Size Demographics
	1st Congressional District	Rank	Illinois	US
Current population (2012)	709,052	14th	12,875,255	313,914,040

Age Demographics
	1st Congressional District	Rank	Illinois	US
Residents younger than 5	6.1%	12th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.2%	8th	23.8%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.1%	8th	13.2%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	1st Congressional District	Rank	Illinois	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	87.8%	10th	86.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	26.3%	11th	30.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	1st Congressional District	Rank	Illinois	US
Race - White	40.6%	16th	77.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	52.2%	2nd	14.8%	13.1%
Race - Asian	1.5%	13th	5.0%	5.1%
Race - Two or More	1.7%	18th	1.7%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	8.9%	11th	16.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	36.0%	15th	63.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	1st Congressional District	Rank	Illinois	US
Female residents	53.1%	2nd	50.9%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	6.8%	11th	13.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	1st Congressional District	Rank	Illinois	US
Housing units	302,934	9th	5,297,318	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	41.1%	5th	32.9%	25.9%
Households	262,145	11th	4,773,002	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	60.5%	15th	68.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$169,500	11th	$198,500	$186,200
People per household	2.5	9th	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics
	1st Congressional District	Rank	Illinois	US
Income per capita	$24,165	13th	$29,376	$27,915
Income per household	$46,038	13th	$56,576	$52,762
Income below poverty line	20.6%	4th	13.1%	14.3%