Western Springs, IL
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None of the households in Western Springs, 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.
Most people in Western Springs, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Western Springs, IL was 2 cars per household.
The economy of Western Springs, IL employs N/A people. The largest industries in Western Springs, IL are , and the highest paying industries are .
Males in Illinois have an average income that is 1.33 times higher than the average income of females, which is $66,581. The income inequality in Illinois (measured using the Gini index) is 0.477, which is lower than than the national average.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Western Springs, IL, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Western Springs, IL.
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.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Western Springs, IL, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Western Springs, IL, though some of these residents may live in Western Springs, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Information ($249,028), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($181,750).
The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($123,594), Public Administration ($113,269), and Wholesale Trade ($111,071).
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.
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.
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.
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.
Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house.
Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Illinois have changed over time starting in 2008.
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.
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.
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.
People in Western Springs, IL have an average commute time of 30.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Western Springs, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.
This chart shows the percentage of owner in Western Springs, IL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.
The following map shows all of the places in Western Springs, IL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).
The following chart displays the households in Western Springs, 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 N/A range.
In 2022, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.477 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.371% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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.
In 2023, 57.1% of workers in Western Springs, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (27.8%) and those who used public transit to get to work (11.3%).
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.
Using averages, employees in Western Springs, IL have a longer commute time (30.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Western Springs, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in Western Springs, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The following chart displays the households in Western Springs, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Western Springs, IL have 2 cars.
N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Western Springs, 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 N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Females 16 - 17 and then Females 18 - 24.
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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.
N/A% of the population of Western Springs, IL has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.
Primary care physicians in Cook County, IL see 1040 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.574% decrease from the previous year (1046 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1048 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 294 patients per year.
Primary care physicians in Cook County, IL see an average of 1,040 patients per year. This represents a 0.574% decrease from the previous year (1,046 patients).
The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Cook County, IL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.
In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 33.6% under 18 years, 7.71% between 18 and 34 years, 43.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.8% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.4% were men and 48.6% were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Western Springs, IL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
