Cities and Towns

State of Illinois

Illinois, abbreviated "IL", is in the East North Central region of the U.S. Its capital is Springfield.There were 12,821,497 people in Illinois as per 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics, BLS.gov.The state ratified the US Constitution and officially became part of the country on December 3, 1818.

Please explore the cities and towns of Illinois, below.

Top Illinois College Towns


Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2018-19, National Center for Education Statistics, http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/

RANKS
CITY OR TOWN
COLLEGES
STUDENTS
1Chicago69216,575
2Quincy73,275
3Rockford710,181
4Springfield711,108
5Peoria57,563
6Elgin510,967
7Downers Grove43,150
8Decatur44,645
9Evanston422,536
10Skokie3372
11Lombard3885
12Canton31,496
13Jacksonville31,552
14Danville32,834
15Lisle36,129
16Crystal Lake37,592
17Schaumburg39,195
18East Peoria39,451
19Joliet318,706
20Normal325,808

Largest Illinois Cities and Towns

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CITY OR TOWNPOPULATION
Lisbon414
Lisle23,435
Litchfield7,015
Livingston765
Lomax394
Lombard43,904
Long Grove7,978
Long Point237
Longview130
Loves Park24,043
Ludlow382
Lynnville68
Machesney Park22,906
Mackinaw2,023
McLean793
Macomb18,118
Macon1,152
Mahomet8,327
Malden275
Mansfield942

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Source: American Community Survey, 2018, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/.

Demographics

People

Total Population12,821,497
Male Share of the Population49.1%
Female Share of the Population50.9%
Senior Citizens14.8%
Employed Population 16+6,124,144
Age of the Population37.9

Families

% of people married47.7%
Average household size3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher34.3%
Median Earnings25+$41,683
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification$23,916
Median Earnings With High School Degree$31,011

Wealth

Median Family Income$79,747
% Above Poverty Level86.9%
% Below Poverty Level13.1%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time29 minutes
% Working from Home4.7%
% Walking and Biking to Work3.6%
% Using Public Transportation9.4%

Housing

People Living Alone29.3%
Median Gross Rent$984
Median House Value$187,200

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)37.4%
German17.8%
Irish11.3%
Polish6.8%
Italian5.9%
English5.5%
Swedish2%
French Except Basque1.8%
Dutch1.2%
Norwegian1.2%
Scottish1.1%
Russian0.9%
African0.8%
Czech0.8%
Greek0.8%
Arab0.8%
Lithuanian0.6%
Hungarian0.4%
Welsh0.4%
Ukrainian0.4%
Danishn0.4%
Croatian0.3%
Swiss0.3%
Canadian0.3%
Romanian0.3%
Slovak0.3%
Austrian0.3%
West Indian0.3%
Belgian0.2%
Nigerian0.2%
Serbian0.2%
Jamaican0.1%
Albanian0.1%
Turkish0.1%
Haitian0.1%
US/American0.1%
Portuguese0.1%
Palestinian0.1%
Syrian0.1%
Finnish0.1%
Bulgarian0.1%
Iranian0.1%
Lebanese0.1%
Egyptian0.1%
Iraqi0.1%
Jordanian0.1%
Slovene0.1%
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Source: American Community Survey, 2018, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/.

Notable Places

Lincoln Home (Historic Site)
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Springfield, Illinois 62701-1905
217-492-4241 ext 221

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