Nationwide Claims to Fame

Cook County is 2nd out of 3,143 other counties in Current population (2012)

Cook County is 2nd out of 3,143 other counties in Households

Cook County is 2nd out of 3,143 other counties in Housing units

Cook County is 2nd out of 3,143 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Cook County is 2nd out of 3,143 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Cook County is 2nd out of 3,143 other counties in Retail sales

Cook County is 2nd out of 3,143 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Cook County is 4th out of 3,143 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Cook County is 13th out of 3,143 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Cook County is 17th out of 3,143 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Statewide Claims to Fame

Cook County is 1st in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Cook County is 1st in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Current population (2012)

Cook County is 1st in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Foreign born residents

Cook County is 1st in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Households

Cook County is 1st in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Housing units

Cook County is 1st in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Cook County is 1st in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Cook County is 1st in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Cook County is 1st in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Cook County is 1st in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Retail sales

Cook County is 1st in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Cook County is 1st in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Main Cities Within Cook County, Illinois

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Cook County Rank Illinois US
Current population (2012) 5,231,351 1st 12,875,255 313,914,040
Size in square miles 945.3 6th 55,518.9 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 5,495.1 1st 231.1 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Cook County Rank Illinois US
Residents younger than 5 6.6% 9th 6.3% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 23.2% 25th 23.8% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 12.4% 92nd 13.2% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Cook County Rank Illinois US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 83.7% 86th 86.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 33.7% 7th 30.7% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Cook County Rank Illinois US
Race - White 65.9% 99th 77.9% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 24.8% 4th 14.8% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.8% 4th 0.6% 1.2%
Race - Asian 6.7% 4th 5.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 5th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.7% 23rd 1.7% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 24.6% 2nd 16.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 43.4% 102nd 63.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Cook County Rank Illinois US
Female residents 51.5% 11th 50.9% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 21.0% 1st 13.7% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Cook County Rank Illinois US
Housing units 2,175,941 1st 5,297,318 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 53.9% 1st 32.9% 25.9%
Households 1,934,771 1st 4,773,002 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 59.8% 100th 68.7% 66.1%
Home median value $256,900 3rd $198,500 $186,200
People per household 2.6 13th 2.6 2.6
Building permits (last year) 3,325 1st 13,797 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Cook County Rank Illinois US
Income per capita $29,920 7th $29,376 $27,915
Income per household $54,598 17th $56,576 $52,762
Income below poverty line 15.8% 28th 13.1% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Cook County Rank Illinois US
Non-farm private establishments 127,846 1st 312,437 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 2,193,827 1st 5,038,462 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 510,931 1st 1,123,817 27,092,908
Retail sales $60,585,557 1st $165,450,520 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $11,571 25th $12,947 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $13,094,372 1st $25,469,026 $613,795,732

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