Cicero, IL

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2024 Population

82,797

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

34.4

0.292% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

14.6%

11.9% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$70,842

3.35% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$249,400

5.68% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

39,341

0.334% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Cicero, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

74.5% of the residents in Cicero, IL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Cicero, IL are Morton College (585 degrees awarded in 2024) and Bell Mar Beauty College (26 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Cicero, IL was $249,400, and the homeownership rate was 54.6%.

Most people in Cicero, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Cicero, IL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Cicero, IL is home to a population of 82.8k people, from which 74.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 40.6% of Cicero, IL residents were born outside of the country (33.7k people).

In 2024, there were 2.81 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (47.1k people) in Cicero, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 16.8k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 6.19k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

74.5%

2024 Citizenship

76.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 74.5% of Cicero, IL residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cicero, IL was 76.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Cicero, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cicero, IL

Other (Hispanic)
47.1k ± 2.44k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
16.8k ± 2.06k
White (Non-Hispanic)
6.19k ± 1.22k

87.5%

Hispanic Population

72.4k people

87.5% of the people in Cicero, IL are hispanic (72.4k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cicero, IL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Illinois.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
637,284 ± 19,101 people
India
166,788 ± 9,961 people
Poland
117,148 ± 8,364 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 637,284 Illinois residents, followed by India with 166,788 and Poland with 117,148.

Foreign-Born Population

40.6%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

33.7k people

40%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

33.2k people

As of 2024, 40.6% of Cicero, IL residents (33.7k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cicero, IL was 40%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Cicero, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
469 ± 257
Gulf War (2001-)
331 ± 184
Gulf War (1990s)
94 ± 78

Cicero, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.42 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Cicero, IL.

Health

80% of the population of Cicero, IL has health coverage, with 37% on employee plans, 30.2% on Medicaid, 7.43% on Medicare, 4.69% on non-group plans, and 0.588% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Illinois see 1,264 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,264 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1189 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 297 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.5% under 18 years, 23.7% between 18 and 34 years, 38.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

20%

Uninsured

37%

Employer Coverage

30.2%

Medicaid

7.43%

Medicare

4.69%

Non-Group

0.588%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cicero, IL grew by 4.59% from 19.2% to 20%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Cicero, IL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Cicero, IL employs 39.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cicero, IL were Manufacturing (6,343 people), Retail Trade (4,540 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (4,355 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($86,375), Information ($68,461), and Public Administration ($55,776).

Employment

Occupations

39.3k

2024 Value

± 1,917

−0.334%

1 Year decline

± 6.75%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cicero, IL declined at a rate of −0.334%, from 39.5k employees to 39.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cicero, IL, are Production Occupations (5,022 people), Sales & Related Occupations (3,690 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (3,595 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cicero, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Illinois (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

39.3k

2024 Value

± 1,917

−0.334%

1 Year decline

± 6.75%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cicero, IL declined at a rate of −0.334%, from 39.5k employees to 39.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cicero, IL, are Manufacturing (6,343 people), Retail Trade (4,540 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (4,355 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cicero, IL, though some of these residents may live in Cicero, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,793

Median earning men ± $1,920

$31,349

Median earning women ± $1,114

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($79,423), Information ($68,519), and Manufacturing ($50,574).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($62,216), Construction ($61,157), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($48,682).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

Y-Axis

2.47%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.47% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Illinois.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing the state of Illinois. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Cicero, IL. Showing the available data for Illinois.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (54.4%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (43.5%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (1.43%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Illinois for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Illinois

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

Dick Durbin

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 1997

Tammy Duckworth

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing Illinois.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Illinois over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2024, universities in Cicero, IL awarded 611 degrees. The student population of Cicero, IL in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 1,493 male students and 2,069 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Cicero, IL are Hispanic or Latino (496 and 81.2%), Unknown (46 and 7.53%), White (37 and 6.06%), and Black or African American (21 and 3.44%).

The largest universities in Cicero, IL by number of degrees awarded are Morton College (585 and 95.7%) and Bell Mar Beauty College (26 and 4.26%).

The most popular majors in Cicero, IL are Liberal Arts & Sciences (183 and 30%), Biological & Physical Sciences (107 and 17.5%), and Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (67 and 11%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 3,562 students enrolled in Cicero, IL, 41.9% men and 58.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 2,910 records, of which 59.2% were women and 40.8% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
183 degrees awarded
Biological & Physical Sciences
107 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
29 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Cicero, IL was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 183 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Cicero, IL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Morton College
585 degrees awarded
Bell Mar Beauty College
26 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Morton College with 585 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 243 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Cicero, IL, which is 0.66 times less than the 368 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 496 degrees mean that there were 10.8 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 46 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($8,256) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($724) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($2,400) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cicero, IL was $249,400 in 2024, which is 0.75 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $236,000 to $249,400, a 5.68% increase. The homeownership rate in Cicero, IL is 54.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cicero, IL have an average commute time of 29.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cicero, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$249,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$10,085

$13,329

Median Property Taxes

±$985

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cicero, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cicero, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

54.6%

Homeownership

2024

61.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 54.6% of the housing units in Cicero, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 54.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cicero, IL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$70,842

Median Household Income

± $3,824

24.4k

Number of Households

± 1,483

In 2024, the median household income of the 24.4k households in Cicero, IL grew to $70,842 from the previous year's value of $68,548.

The following chart displays the households in Cicero, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cicero, IL is from Illinois.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.474

2023 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2024, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.55% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Illinois across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (67.6%)
Carpooled (14.5%)
Public Transit (7.27%)

In 2024, 67.6% of workers in Cicero, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.5%) and those who used public transit to get to work (7.27%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

29.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cicero, IL have a longer commute time (29.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.78% of the workforce in Cicero, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Cicero, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cicero, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cicero, IL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cicero, IL (11.9k out of 81.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cicero, IL is Hispanic, followed by Other and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.