Median Household Income
$83,498
Median Home Value
$324,500
Median Gross Rent
$1,435/mo
Poverty Rate
13.5%
Unemployment Rate
7.0%
Homeownership Rate
57.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
42.7%
Median Age
38.0
Population Over Time
Cook County shrank 0.9% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
5,227,827
2016
5,227,575
2018
5,223,719
2020
5,169,517
2022
5,225,367
2024
5,182,090
Business & Industry
Cook County has 134,513 business establishments employing 2,492,328 people.
Professional, scientific, and technical services
19,166
Health care and social assistance
16,621
Other services (except public administration)
12,960
Accommodation and food services
12,753
Construction
10,711
Finance and insurance
7,842
Real estate and rental and leasing
6,802
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
6,335
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.