Median Household Income
$53,651
Median Home Value
$157,500
Median Gross Rent
$956/mo
Poverty Rate
17.7%
Unemployment Rate
3.5%
Homeownership Rate
66.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
17.9%
Median Age
37.5
Population Over Time
Cook County grew 2.8% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
17,061
2016
17,103
2018
17,184
2020
17,217
2022
17,242
2024
17,532
Business & Industry
Cook County has 339 business establishments employing 3,580 people.
Health care and social assistance
43
Construction
35
Accommodation and food services
32
Professional, scientific, and technical services
23
Finance and insurance
21
Other services (except public administration)
20
Wholesale trade
13
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
11
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.