What is the population of Cook County, Illinois?

The population of Cook County, Illinois is 5,043,447, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Cook County, Illinois?

The median household income in Cook County, Illinois is $82,176, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Cook County, Illinois is $262,784, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Cook County, Illinois is 6.9%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income B

Education B

Metric	Cook County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Population	5,043,447	12,497,595	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	3087.6	215.8	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-0.11%	-0.18%	0.57%
Median age	35.6	37.3	37.1
Households	2,084,122	5,000,691	128,459,983

Year	Cook County

Group	Share

Cook County has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric	Cook County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$82,176	$82,179	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	5.27%	4.78%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	5.8%	5.2%

Metric	Cook County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$262,784	$162,405	$242,182
Median rent	$1,381	$1,226	$1,342
Homeownership rate	57.5%	66.8%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM .

Metric	Cook County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	30.8	23.8	22.5
Work from home	16.5%	14.0%	13.4%

Cook County has a education index of B, which means it is quite educated.

Metric	Cook County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.8%	34.1%	31.6%
Average household size	2.45	2.48	2.54

Cook County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Cook County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	77.8	77.9	78.3
Self-rated poor health	15.9%	15.6%	16.3%
Smokers	14.7%	19.2%	19.0%