Illinois · Census place 80060
West Chicago city, IL
Quick answer
West Chicago city has 25,434 residents, ranking #86 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $100,568, the median home is worth $306,500 and median gross rent runs $1,376 a month.
- Population
- 25,434West Chicago city residents
- Median household income
- $100,568Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $306,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,376Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 73.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in West Chicago city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the West Chicago city median would spend about 16.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.1% of residents and 73.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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