In 2019, Illinois had a population of 12.7M people with a median age of 38.6 and a median household income of $69,187. Between 2018 and 2019 the population of Illinois declined from 12.7M to 12.7M, a −0.544% decrease and its median household income grew from $65,030 to $69,187, a 6.39% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Illinois are White (Non-Hispanic) (60.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (13.9%), White (Hispanic) (10.7%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (5.6%), and Other (Hispanic) (5.59%). 23.3% of the households in Illinois speak a non-English language at home as their primary language.
93.6% of the residents in Illinois are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Illinois are University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (14,594 degrees awarded in 2020), Chamberlain University-Illinois (11,990 degrees), and Northwestern University (8,930 degrees).
In 2019, the median property value in Illinois was $209,100, and the homeownership rate was 66%. Most people in Illinois drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Illinois was 2 cars per household.