Joining the 2,887,897 others who call Chicago home puts you in good company. Here, the average household income is $73,175 (that’s a 25.78% change from 2000). Did you know that 17.68% of residents have graduated from college, and 11.39% have earned a graduate degree? You may also be interested in learning that 26.00% of the Chicago population uses public transportation to get to work.

Thinking about moving to Chicago? 89.26% of Chicago’s residents have lived there for 10 years or less.

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