Cook County, Illinois

5,182,090 people. The median home is worth $324,500 (typical Illinois town: $156,600) and the median household earns $83,498.

Towns in Cook County

Town	People	Median home	Income	Median age
Chicago	2,746,388	$334,100	$77,902	35.8
Cicero	85,268	$249,400	$70,842	34.4
Schaumburg	78,723	$330,400	$97,514	39.6
Evanston	78,110	$481,200	$96,434	38.4
Arlington Heights	77,676	$414,500	$116,723	42.6
Palatine	67,908	$355,600	$97,819	40.7
Skokie	67,824	$387,200	$95,337	43.2
Des Plaines	60,675	$335,600	$97,875	42.3
Orland Park	58,703	$367,200	$98,910	46.3
Oak Lawn	58,362	$281,200	$83,911	40.3
Berwyn	57,250	$299,800	$78,408	37.8
Mount Prospect	56,852	$397,400	$101,720	41.1
Tinley Park	55,971	$299,900	$105,189	43.2
Oak Park	54,583	$465,500	$110,820	40.3
Hoffman Estates	52,530	$351,900	$106,806	39.2
Glenview	48,705	$609,600	$143,056	46.5
Park Ridge	39,656	$551,200	$142,986	44.4
Streamwood	39,577	$271,200	$101,218	40.0
Wheeling	39,137	$266,200	$85,205	39.9
Hanover Park	37,470	$274,200	$91,763	35.3
Calumet City	36,033	$145,200	$55,369	38.6
Northbrook	35,222	$652,300	$157,782	49.6
Elk Grove Village	32,812	$347,100	$94,175	44.8
Niles	30,912	$358,700	$75,274	48.2
Burbank	29,439	$275,700	$80,116	38.6
Lansing	29,076	$177,000	$75,569	41.0
Wilmette	28,170	$810,600	$190,662	45.3
Chicago Heights	27,480	$161,000	$54,798	35.2
Oak Forest	27,478	$255,100	$91,990	40.5
Morton Grove	25,297	$389,100	$111,116	44.6
Melrose Park	24,796	$275,800	$66,189	37.3
Elmwood Park	24,521	$339,300	$91,955	41.5
Rolling Meadows	24,200	$326,200	$98,514	39.5
Maywood	23,512	$229,800	$68,815	34.6
Blue Island	22,558	$178,700	$59,489	38.1
Park Forest	21,687	$115,300	$61,072	36.9
South Holland	21,465	$217,200	$85,280	41.9
Dolton	21,426	$151,300	$57,887	40.3
Harvey	20,324	$88,100	$42,429	36.6
Evergreen Park	19,943	$267,500	$95,719	38.8
Brookfield	19,476	$332,400	$110,295	41.6
Homewood	19,463	$221,100	$100,139	40.2
Matteson	19,073	$250,600	$95,457	44.5
Alsip	19,063	$225,000	$66,585	39.1
Bellwood	18,789	$230,000	$79,513	38.7
Palos Hills	18,530	$279,200	$83,533	41.7
Franklin Park	18,467	$287,000	$76,519	38.3
Lemont	17,629	$468,800	$123,370	43.7
Bridgeview	17,027	$236,400	$66,655	39.4
Westchester	16,892	$327,300	$98,954	51.6
Country Club Hills	16,775	$192,000	$75,197	40.4
La Grange	16,321	$594,300	$159,929	40.7
Prospect Heights	16,058	$346,500	$85,008	42.8
Norridge	15,251	$374,900	$87,807	46.0
Hickory Hills	14,505	$288,000	$77,262	38.8
Chicago Ridge	14,433	$226,900	$68,964	34.0
Forest Park	14,339	$304,700	$77,221	40.0
Midlothian	14,325	$207,000	$70,000	38.3
Western Springs	13,629	$739,400	$230,255	41.6
La Grange Park	13,475	$439,800	$120,408	44.0
Lincolnwood	13,463	$496,400	$109,731	45.6
Hazel Crest	13,382	$185,300	$68,393	38.1
Northlake	12,840	$259,800	$83,892	41.9
Richton Park	12,775	$220,900	$64,554	44.6
Winnetka	12,744	$1,337,800	$250,001	41.5
Justice	12,600	$238,400	$57,170	36.6
Palos Heights	12,068	$367,100	$108,740	50.2
River Forest	11,717	$687,300	$146,786	40.0
Schiller Park	11,709	$275,000	$69,696	39.7
Markham	11,661	$135,300	$57,302	34.2
Summit	11,161	$232,600	$61,863	38.1
Worth	10,970	$215,000	$56,288	39.4
Crestwood	10,826	$195,200	$75,752	49.2
Lyons	10,817	$257,300	$70,993	40.8
Barrington	10,722	$582,500	$147,989	43.9
Riverdale	10,663	$113,800	$39,833	32.8
River Grove	10,612	$241,800	$69,858	36.3
Sauk Village	9,921	$110,800	$69,973	33.3
Flossmoor	9,704	$344,800	$133,663	47.6
Riverside	9,298	$491,400	$153,686	42.0
Lynwood	9,116	$218,000	$85,237	39.4
Harwood Heights	9,065	$321,900	$81,086	42.2
Glencoe	8,849	$1,432,500	$248,933	44.8
Glenwood	8,662	$198,100	$77,391	43.5
Hillside	8,320	$246,800	$72,320	45.5
Broadview	7,998	$252,200	$64,697	41.8
Inverness	7,616	$715,600	$207,434	56.4
North Riverside	7,426	$297,800	$77,170	39.4
Stickney	7,110	$244,900	$66,942	37.8
Calumet Park	7,025	$184,700	$53,556	37.5
Orland Hills	6,893	$280,300	$122,039	35.8
Countryside	6,420	$324,700	$80,968	47.0
Willow Springs	5,857	$378,300	$103,583	42.7
Northfield	5,751	$878,300	$161,500	49.2
Posen	5,632	$172,900	$73,051	33.1
Berkeley	5,338	$246,900	$85,823	33.6
South Barrington	5,077	$908,300	$221,575	50.1
Palos Park	4,899	$464,700	$121,696	59.7
Olympia Fields	4,718	$329,000	$123,875	46.6
Robbins	4,629	$121,300	$40,668	33.6
Stone Park	4,576	$242,100	$67,224	28.9
Hometown	4,343	$173,400	$61,101	41.3
Barrington Hills	4,114	$913,600	$205,074	42.5
Indian Head Park	4,065	$356,600	$100,149	52.4
Burnham	4,046	$161,300	$57,790	36.2
South Chicago Heights	4,026	$149,300	$58,691	41.1
Rosemont	3,952	$344,900	$63,517	42.1
Dixmoor	2,973	$84,400	$44,600	29.2
Kenilworth	2,514	$1,560,300	$250,001	40.9

People and housing

	Cook County	Typical Illinois town
Median home value	$324,500	$156,600
Median rent	$1,435	$960
Median household income	$83,498	$72,500
Median age	38.0	40.4
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.7%	21.8%
Below the poverty line	13.5%	9.9%

Jobs and pay

2,565,567 jobs in 2024, average pay $86,931 a year.

BLS QCEW 2024.

BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 2,829 storm events in Cook County from 1996 to 2026, with 34 deaths.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Cook County has been included in 24 FEMA declarations since 1953.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
September 20, 2024	Flood	DR-4819: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Floodng
November 20, 2023	Flood	DR-4749: Severe Storms And Flooding
August 15, 2023	Severe Storm	DR-4728: Severe Storms And Flooding
March 26, 2020	Biological	DR-4489: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020	Biological	EM-3435: Covid-19
May 10, 2013	Flood	DR-4116: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).