Congressional District 7, IL

Congressional District

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2023 Population
737,077
0.893% 1-year growth
US Senator
Dick Durbin
Democratic Party
US Senator
Tammy Duckworth
Democratic Party
US Representative
Danny Davis
Democratic Party
2023 Median Age
35.2
0.571% 1-year increase
2023 Median Property Value
$336,000
1.73% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Congressional District 7, IL had a population of 737k people with a median age of 35.2 and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Congressional District 7, IL grew from 730,552 to 737,077, a 0.893% increase and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Congressional District 7, 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.

In 2023, the median property value in Congressional District 7, IL was $336,000, and the homeownership rate was 42.5%.

Most people in Congressional District 7, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Congressional District 7, IL was 1 car per household.

Economy

The economy of Congressional District 7, IL employs 376k people. The largest industries in Congressional District 7, IL are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (60,421 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (57,326 people), and Educational Services (35,430 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($116,563), Finance & Insurance ($115,024), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($106,084).

Occupations

376k
2023 Value
± 6,058
1.85%
1 Year growth
± 2.22%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Congressional District 7, IL grew at a rate of 1.85%, from 369k employees to 376k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Congressional District 7, IL, are Management Occupations (49,984 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (39,267 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (33,944 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Congressional District 7, IL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

376k
2023 Value
± 6,058
1.85%
1 Year growth
± 2.22%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Congressional District 7, IL grew at a rate of 1.85%, from 369k employees to 376k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Congressional District 7, IL, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (60,421 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (57,326 people), and Educational Services (35,430 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Congressional District 7, IL, though some of these residents may live in Congressional District 7, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($116,144), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($101,081), and Information ($90,398).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($83,288), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($82,926), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($82,086).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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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.

Congressional District 7, IL is currently represented by Danny Davis in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Illinois

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Dick Durbin
Senator from Illinois2
Assumed office on January 3, 1997
Tammy Duckworth
Senator from Illinois3
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.

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US Representatives from Congressional District 7, IL

Danny Davis
District 7 Representative
Democratic Party

Congressional District 7, IL is currently represented by Danny Davis (Democratic Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Congressional District 7, IL have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.01% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.62M), Some college (2.15M), and Bachelors Degree (2.1M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Congressional District 7, IL was $336,000 in 2023, which is 1.11 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $330,300 to $336,000, a 1.73% increase. The homeownership rate in Congressional District 7, IL is 42.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Congressional District 7, IL have an average commute time of 30.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Congressional District 7, IL is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Property

$336,000
Median Property Value 2023
±$5,933
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Median Property Taxes
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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 Congressional District 7, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Congressional District 7, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

42.5%
Homeownership
2023
61.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 42.5% of the housing units in Congressional District 7, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 42.7%.

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Household Income

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Median Household Income
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327k
Number of Households
± 5,591

In N/A, the median household income of the 327k households in Congressional District 7, IL N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Congressional District 7, 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 $200k+ range.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (42%)
  2. Worked At Home (20.6%)
  3. Public Transit (17.1%)

In 2023, 42% of workers in Congressional District 7, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (20.6%) and those who used public transit to get to work (17.1%).

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.

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Commute Time

30.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Congressional District 7, IL have a longer commute time (30.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.88% of the workforce in Congressional District 7, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Congressional District 7, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Congressional District 7, IL have 1 car.

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Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Congressional District 7, IL (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Congressional District 7, IL is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

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.

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Health

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.4% under 18 years, 29.4% between 18 and 34 years, 36.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47% were men and 53% were women.

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Uninsured People

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Uninsured
N/A%
Employer Coverage
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Medicaid
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Medicare
N/A%
Non-Group
N/A%
Military or VA

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