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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of North Chicago is $17,093, which is much lower than the state average of $30,019 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. North Chicago median household income is $41,866, which has grown by 9.65% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 22.70% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average North Chicago residents spend 14.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.6 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #1212

North Chicago, IL	17,093 USD
Illinois	30,019 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

North Chicago, IL	18,472 USD
Illinois	32,198 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

North Chicago, IL	18,549 USD
Illinois	39,039 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

North Chicago, IL	17,969 USD
Illinois	26,489 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #914

North Chicago, IL	41,866 USD
Illinois	57,166 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

North Chicago, IL	52,646 USD
Illinois	78,521 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #1011

North Chicago, IL	9.65%
Illinois	22.70%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	North Chicago, IL		Illinois		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	8.14%	$11,483, see rank	22.23%	$15,728	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	23.67%	$13,129, see rank	27.05%	$17,893	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	7.58%	$3,595, see rank	2.51%	$3,672	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	13.17%	$15,176, see rank	16.75%	$26,034	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

North Chicago, IL	44,871 USD
Illinois	70,967 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

North Chicago, IL	55,001 USD
Illinois	92,664 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	North Chicago, IL	Illinois	U.S.
White	$46,831, see rank	$62,152	$56,900
Black	$34,207, see rank	$34,174	$35,600
Hispanic	$41,435, see rank	$46,782	$42,396
Asian	$51,176, see rank	$75,890	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$46,765, see rank	$41,567	$37,170
One Race, Other	$39,866, see rank	$44,842	$40,300
Two or More Races	$35,000, see rank	$48,716	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	North Chicago, IL	Illinois	U.S.
less than 25	$32,008, see rank	$24,207	$25,788
25 to 44	$44,657, see rank	$62,340	$58,398
45 to 64	$45,985, see rank	$70,284	$65,027
65 or over	$30,208, see rank	$38,325	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	North Chicago, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	24,496, see rank	10,170,489	248,775,628
Male¹	15,101, 61.65%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	12,660, 83.84%, see rank	71.38%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	8,224, 54.46%, see rank	0.30%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	4,436, 29.38%, see rank	71.09%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,764, 84.85%, see rank	89.58%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	672, 15.15%, see rank	10.42%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,441, 16.16%, see rank	28.62%	30.72%
Female¹	9,395, 38.35%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	6,211, 66.11%, see rank	61.04%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	1,351, 14.38%, see rank	0.05%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	4,860, 51.73%, see rank	60.99%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	4,028, 82.88%, see rank	90.48%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	832, 17.12%, see rank	9.52%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,184, 33.89%, see rank	38.96%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	North Chicago, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	17,000, 100%	5,928,078	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	5,982, 35.19%, see rank	73.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,457, 8.57%, see rank	8.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	204, 1.20%, see rank	8.92%	5.06%
Walked	6,998, 41.16%, see rank	3.14%	2.78%
Other Means	258, 1.52%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	2,101, 12.36%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

North Chicago, IL	14.6 minutes
Illinois	28.6 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	North Chicago, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	7,792	6,032,031	143,435,233
Male¹	3,764, 48.31%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	984, 26.14%, see rank	33.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,019, 27.07%, see rank	14.62%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	556, 14.77%, see rank	18.01%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	8, 0.21%, see rank	0.47%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	249, 6.62%, see rank	7.74%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	764, 20.30%, see rank	20.51%	17.94%
Female¹	4,028, 51.69%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,034, 25.67%, see rank	40.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,192, 29.59%, see rank	20.39%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,300, 32.27%, see rank	32.33%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.11%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	8, 0.20%, see rank	0.21%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	472, 11.72%, see rank	6.66%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	North Chicago, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	7,792, 100%	6,032,031	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	13, 0.17%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	295, 3.79%, see rank	5.12%	6.17%
Manufacturing	958, 12.29%, see rank	12.55%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	161, 2.07%, see rank	3.01%	2.75%
Retail Trade	870, 11.17%, see rank	11.00%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	325, 4.17%, see rank	5.85%	4.93%
Information	89, 1.14%, see rank	2.07%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	336, 4.31%, see rank	7.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	924, 11.86%, see rank	11.29%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,492, 19.15%, see rank	23.07%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,270, 16.30%, see rank	9.02%	9.49%
Public Administration	710, 9.11%, see rank	3.85%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	349, 4.48%, see rank	4.78%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	North Chicago, IL	%	Illinois	U.S.
Population in Poverty	5,099	24.77%, see rank	14.41%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,018	22.24%, see rank	10.54%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.