Poverty and housing statistics
Chicago region: poverty and housing statistics
| Poverty, income, unemployment | DuPage | Kane | Will | Illinois |
|---|
| Population, 2013 |
932,126 |
523,643 |
682,829 |
12,576,680 |
| Number of People in Poverty, 2013 |
64,734 |
56,348 |
57,514 |
1,841,996 |
| Poverty Rate, 2013 |
7.0% |
10.9% |
8.5% |
14.6% |
| Child Poverty Rate, 2013 |
9.8% |
16.2% |
11.5% |
20.6% |
| Median Household Income, 2013 |
$76,269 |
$71,444 |
$74,669 |
$56,212 |
| Number of Unemployed Individuals, Oct 2014 |
25,808 |
14,418 |
21,242 |
410,538 |
| Unemployment Rate, Oct 2014 |
4.8% |
5.2% |
5.8% |
6.2% |
| High School Graduation Rate forLow Income Students (2013–2014 Academic year) |
93.4% |
86% |
88.4% |
86% |
| Housing | DuPage | Kane | Will | Illinois |
|---|
| Renters as a Percent of Total Households, 2009–2014 |
25.6% |
24.6% |
17.1% |
32.5% |
| Percent Severely Rent Burdened Households, 2009–2014 |
20.3% |
26.3% |
24.7% |
25.2% |
| Work Hours per Week at IL Minimum WageTo Afford a 2-Bedroom Apartment, 2014 |
91 |
91 |
91 |
84 |
| Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom Apartment, 2014 |
$979 |
$979 |
$979 |
$902 |
| Income needed to afford a 2-Bedroom Apartment |
$39,160 |
$39,160 |
$39,160 |
$36,064 |
| Wage Needed to Afford a 2-Bedroom Apartment at FMR, 2013 |
$18.83 |
$18.83 |
$18.83 |
$17.34 |
| Full Time jobs at Minimum Wage ($8.25/hr) to afford a 2-Bedroom Apartment |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
| Estimate of Mean Renter Hourly Wage, 2014 |
$16.11 |
$10.02 |
$9.77 |
$14.40 |
| Rent Affordable at Mean Wage, 2014 |
$838 |
$521 |
$508 |
$749 |
| 2 Bedroom Apartment Housing Wage as a Percent ofThe IL Minimum Wage, 2014 |
228% |
228% |
228% |
210% |
| Area median income | 2014 AMI | Rent AffordableAt AMI | 30% of AMI | Rent Affordable at 30% AMI |
|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet |
$72,400 |
$1,810 |
$21,720 |
$543 |
Data sources: Social IMPACT Research Center at Heartland Alliance; National Low Income Housing Coalition
