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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Chicago

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Age of Business
Health and medical	44,863	27 years
Lawyers legal	35,527	27 years
Real estate	25,300	26 years
Restaurants	19,178	26 years
Corporate management	18,288	24 years
Physicians and surgeons	15,407	31 years
Shopping	9,566	30 years
Electronics stores	7,786	24 years
Finance other	7,396	46 years
Construction of buildings	6,788	26 years
Religion	6,743	43 years
Financial services	6,742	30 years
Dentists	6,238	30 years

Chicago Facts

Area	230.6 mi²
Population	2,717,152
Male Population	1,318,733 (48.5%)
Female Population	1,398,419 (51.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+28.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-2.4%
Median Age	33.1 years (Male: 32.4, Female: 33.9)
Area Codes	217, 224, 312, 608
Neighborhoods	Chicago Loop, Streeterville, Near West Side, Illinois Medical District, Lincoln Park
Local Time
Timezone	Central Daylight Time
Lat & Lng	41.85003, -87.65005
Zip Codes	60290, 60601, 60602, 60603, 60604, More

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Chicago Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	2,112,394	2,534,320	2,783,956	2,603,399	2,717,152
Population Density	9,162.4 / mi²	10,992.4 / mi²	12,075.2 / mi²	11,292.1 / mi²	11,785.5 / mi²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Chicago Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 6.5% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Chicago	+23.2%	+2.7%	-6.5%
Illinois	+16.7%	+9.7%	+3.9%
United States	+46.9%	+27.2%	+13.7%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Chicago Median Age

Median Age: 33.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Chicago	33.1 yrs	33.9 yrs	32.4 yrs
Illinois	36.6 yrs	37.9 yrs	35.3 yrs
United States	37.4 yrs	38.7 yrs	36.1 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Chicago Population Density

Population Density: 11,786 / mi²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Chicago	2.7 million	230.6 sq mi	11,786 / mi²
Illinois	13 million	57,913.5 sq mi	224 / mi²
United States	321.6 million	3,796,740.8 sq mi	84.7 / mi²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Chicago Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1860 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Neighborhoods in Chicago

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Chicago

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Chicago

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Chicago

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Chicago CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Chicago	41,079,099 tn	15.12 tn	178,177.8 tons/mi²
Illinois	259,471,379 tn	20 tn	4,480.3 tons/mi²
United States	5,664,619,810 tn	17.62 tn	1,492 tons/mi²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Chicago CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	41,079,099 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	15.12 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/mi²/year)	178,177.8 tons/mi²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
11/4/13	6:35 PM	3.2	15.5 km	1,000 m	1km NW of Summit, Illinois	usgs.gov
2/10/10	9:59 AM	3.8	71.6 km	10,000 m	8km NW of Village of Campton Hills, Illinois	usgs.gov
9/9/85	10:06 PM	3	30.2 km	5,000 m	Illinois	usgs.gov
1/2/12	4:21 PM	4.5	80.8 km	—	Illinois	usgs.gov
5/26/09	2:42 PM	5.1	46.6 km	—	Illinois	usgs.gov
8/20/04	8:10 PM	4.4	20.8 km	—	Illinois	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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