Illinois, District 17 Census Data
Population: 653,647
| Illinois, District 17 | National |
Gender
| Illinois, District 17 | National |
- Male: 48.6%
- Female: 51.4%
| - Male: 49.1%
- Female: 50.9%
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Race / Origin
| Illinois, District 17 | National |
- White: 89.0%
- Black of African American: 7.2%
- American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.6%
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islands: 0.0%
- Hispanic/Latino (of any race): 3.7%
- Two or More Races: 1.3%
| - White: 75.1%
- Black of African American: 12.3%
- American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.9%
- Asian: 3.6%
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islands: 0.1%
- Hispanic/Latino (of any race): 12.5%
- Two or More Races: 2.4%
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Age
| Illinois, District 17 | National |
- Median Age: 37.6
- 18 years and over: 76.0%
- 65 years and over: 16.2%
| - Median Age: 35.3
- 18 years and over: 74.3%
- 65 years and over: 12.4%
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Language Spoken at Home (population 5 years and older)
| Illinois, District 17 | National |
- English Only: 95.3%
- Language other than English: 4.7%
- Spanish: 3.0%
| - English Only: 82.1%
- Language other than English: 17.9%
- Spanish: 10.7%
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Income
| Illinois, District 17 | National |
- Median Household Income: $35,066
- Per capita Income: $17,894
- Male full-time, year round, workers median income: $32,448
- Female full-time, year round, workers median income: $21,956
- Families below poverty level: 9.0%
- Individuals below poverty level: 12.5%
| - Median Household Income: $41,994
- Per capita Income: $21,587
- Male full-time, year round, workers median income: $37,057
- Female full-time, year round, workers median income: $27,194
- Families below poverty level: 9.2%
- Individuals below poverty level: 12.4%
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Marital Status (population 15 years and older)
| Illinois, District 17 | National |
- Never Married: 24.1%
- Now Married: 54.8%
- Divorced: 11.5%
| - Never Married: 27.1%
- Now Married: 54.4%
- Divorced: 9.7%
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Occupations (employed civilian population 16 years and older)
| Illinois, District 17 | National |
- Management and Professional: 26.4%
- Service: 17.6%
- Sales and Office: 25.3%
- Farming, Fishing, and Forestry: 0.7%
- Construction, Extraction, etc.: 9.7%
- Production, Transportation, etc.: 20.2%
| - Management and Professional: 33.6%
- Service: 14.9%
- Sales and Office: 26.7%
- Famring, Fishing, and Forestry: 0.7%
- Construction, Extraction, etc.: 9.4%
- Production, Transportation, etc.: 14.6%
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Class Of Workers
| Illinois, District 17 | National |
- Private wage and salary: 79.3%
- Government workers: 13.6%
- Self-employed: 6.7%
| - Private wage and salary: 78.5%
- Government workers: 14.6%
- Self-employed: 6.6%
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Source: 2007 American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
