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Chicago was home to over 2.7 million people in 2020, accounting for over 25% of the population in the Chicago metropolitan area, home to approximately 9.6 million. The racial makeup of the city in 2020 was 29.2% Black, 35.9% White, 7.0% Asian, 0.1% Native American or Alaska Native, 10.8% from two or more races, and 15.8% from some other race. [2]
As of the 2010 census, [1] there were 2,695,598 people with 1,045,560 households residing within Chicago. More than half the population of the state of Illinois lives in the Chicago metropolitan area. Chicago is also one of the US's most densely populated major cities. The racial composition of the city was: 45.0% White (31.7% non-Hispanic whites);
After the community areas were introduced, the University of Chicago Press published data sorted by them from the 1920 and 1930 Censuses, [1] as well as a citywide 1934 census to help collect data related to the Great Depression, [2] in what was known as the Local Community Fact Book. [1]
Present-day Woodlawn is a predominantly African-American neighborhood. Per 2020 U.S. census data, the neighborhood's racial makeup is 79.8% Black, 10.1% white, 3.6% Asian, and 3.1% Hispanic, with an additional 3.1% belonging to two or more races. There are demographic differences within Woodlawn, however: West Woodlawn is about 95% African ...
According to data collected by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, there were 9,985 people and 3,880 households in Avalon Park. The racial makeup of the area was 0.6% White, 97.2% African American, 0.4% Asian, 1.2% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.7% of the population. In the area, the population was spread out ...
The Pullman neighborhood is 29% White, 31% African American, and residents of any race who identify as Hispanic or Latino comprise 36% of the neighborhood's 1,422 residents. [N 1] By contrast, 96% of North Pullman's 1,995 residents are African American and 98% of Cottage Grove Heights' 3,084 residents are African American. [N 2] [N 3]
Sources: Invisible Institute, City of Chicago, Census Bureau, CNN, Chicago Police Department The recent release of video footage showing Van Dyke shooting and killing 17-year-old Laquan McDonald has focused new attention on long-simmering complaints by black Chicagoans about police brutality, and a system that does not allow them a real ...
According to a 2022 Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning report citing 2020 data, there were 19,992 people and 7,828 households residing in the area. [1] The racial makeup of the area was 5.90% White, 84.90% African American, 0.90% Asian, 3.50% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.80% of the population. [1]