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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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