Income And Benefits (In 2012 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) - Total households in Cook County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Total households | 1,933,670 | 100% |
| Less than $10,000 | 160,478 | 8.3% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 95,450 | 4.9% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 200,336 | 10.4% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 186,866 | 9.7% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 249,606 | 12.9% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 339,402 | 17.6% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 235,745 | 12.2% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 253,222 | 13.1% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 101,113 | 5.2% |
| $200,000 or more | 111,452 | 5.8% |
| Median household income (dollars) | 54,648 | 0% |
| Mean household income (dollars) | 77,976 | 0% |
Income And Benefits (In 2012 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) - Families in Cook County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Families | 1,189,321 | 100% |
| Less than $10,000 | 64,046 | 5.4% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 40,067 | 3.4% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 98,689 | 8.3% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 104,896 | 8.8% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 145,383 | 12.2% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 209,624 | 17.6% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 162,429 | 13.7% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 191,314 | 16.1% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 81,238 | 6.8% |
| $200,000 or more | 91,635 | 7.7% |
| Median family income (dollars) | 66,124 | 0% |
| Mean family income (dollars) | 91,499 | 0% |
Income And Benefits (In 2012 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) - Per capita income (dollars) in Cook County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Per capita income (dollars) | 30,048 | 0% |
Income And Benefits (In 2012 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) - Median Earning in Cook County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Median earnings for workers (dollars) | 32,421 | 0% |
| Median earnings for male full-time, year-round workers (dollars) | 51,106 | 0% |
| Median earnings for female full-time, year-round workers (dollars) | 42,818 | 0% |
Employment Status in Cook County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Population 16 years and over | 4,112,868 | 100% |
| In labor force | 2,742,562 | 66.7% |
| Civilian labor force | 2,741,058 | 66.6% |
| Employed | 2,424,917 | 59.0% |
| Unemployed | 316,141 | 7.7% |
| Armed Forces | 1,504 | 0.0% |
| Not in labor force | 1,370,306 | 33.3% |
| Civilian labor force | 2,741,058 | 100% |
| Percent Unemployed | 0 | 11.5% |
| Females 16 years and over | 2,148,176 | 100% |
| In labor force | 1,319,776 | 61.4% |
| Civilian labor force | 1,319,455 | 61.4% |
| Employed | 1,173,764 | 54.6% |
| Own children under 6 years | 395,113 | 100% |
| All parents in family in labor force | 254,328 | 64.4% |
| Own children 6 to 17 years | 779,930 | 100% |
| All parents in family in labor force | 550,608 | 70.6% |
Commuting To Work in Cook County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Workers 16 years and over | 2,372,336 | 100% |
| Car, truck, or van -- drove alone | 1,485,736 | 62.6% |
| Car, truck, or van -- carpooled | 221,832 | 9.4% |
| Public transportation (excluding taxicab) | 420,010 | 17.7% |
| Walked | 102,658 | 4.3% |
| Other means | 48,264 | 2.0% |
| Worked at home | 93,836 | 4.0% |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 32 | 0% |
Occupation in Cook County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Civilian employed population 16 years and over | 2,424,917 | 100% |
| Management, business, science, and arts occupations | 908,106 | 37.4% |
| Service occupations | 433,308 | 17.9% |
| Sales and office occupations | 606,960 | 25.0% |
| Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations | 156,856 | 6.5% |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 319,687 | 13.2% |
Industry in Cook County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Civilian employed population 16 years and over | 2,424,917 | 100% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining | 4,338 | 0.2% |
| Construction | 115,364 | 4.8% |
| Manufacturing | 262,106 | 10.8% |
| Wholesale trade | 69,217 | 2.9% |
| Retail trade | 240,271 | 9.9% |
| Transportation and warehousing, and utilities | 151,762 | 6.3% |
| Information | 59,488 | 2.5% |
| Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing | 204,563 | 8.4% |
| Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services | 326,261 | 13.5% |
| Educational services, and health care and social assistance | 542,361 | 22.4% |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services | 233,937 | 9.6% |
| Other services, except public administration | 123,518 | 5.1% |
| Public administration | 91,731 | 3.8% |
Class of Worker in Cook County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Civilian employed population 16 years and over | 2,424,917 | 100% |
| Private wage and salary workers | 2,017,966 | 83.2% |
| Government workers | 294,911 | 12.2% |
| Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers | 109,499 | 4.5% |
| Unpaid family workers | 2,541 | 0.1% |
Income And Benefits (In 2012 Inflation-adjusted Dollars) in Cook County
*Base on 2012 Data
| With earnings | 1,544,450 | 79.9% |
| Mean earnings (dollars) | 81,044 | 0% |
| With Social Security | 472,125 | 24.4% |
| Mean Social Security income (dollars) | 16,424 | 0% |
| With retirement income | 266,346 | 13.8% |
| Mean retirement income (dollars) | 25,363 | 0% |
| With Supplemental Security Income | 86,574 | 4.5% |
| Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars) | 9,340 | 0% |
| With cash public assistance income | 60,417 | 3.1% |
| Mean cash public assistance income (dollars) | 3,676 | 0% |
| With Food Stamp/SNAP benefits in the past 12 months | 251,178 | 13.0% |
| Nonfamily households | 744,349 | 100% |
| Median nonfamily income (dollars) | 37,661 | 0% |
| Mean nonfamily income (dollars) | 54,034 | 0% |
Health Insurance Coverage in Cook County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Civilian noninstitutionalized population | 5,155,227 | 100% |
| With health insurance coverage | 4,298,859 | 83.4% |
| With private health insurance | 3,198,984 | 62.1% |
| With public coverage | 1,546,944 | 30.0% |
| No health insurance coverage | 856,368 | 16.6% |
| Civilian noninstitutionalized population under 18 years | 1,227,474 | 100% |
| No health insurance coverage | 65,718 | 5.4% |
| Civilian noninstitutionalized population 18 to 64 years | 3,320,790 | 100% |
| In labor force: | 2,607,015 | 100% |
| Employed: | 2,311,361 | 100% |
| With health insurance coverage | 1,879,581 | 81.3% |
| With private health insurance | 1,771,457 | 76.6% |
| With public coverage | 142,091 | 6.1% |
| No health insurance coverage | 431,780 | 18.7% |
| Unemployed: | 295,654 | 100% |
| With health insurance coverage | 152,738 | 51.7% |
| With private health insurance | 95,842 | 32.4% |
| With public coverage | 62,127 | 21.0% |
| No health insurance coverage | 142,916 | 48.3% |
| Not in labor force: | 713,775 | 100% |
| With health insurance coverage | 509,955 | 71.4% |
| With private health insurance | 320,138 | 44.9% |
| With public coverage | 216,739 | 30.4% |
| No health insurance coverage | 203,820 | 28.6% |
Percentage Of Families And People Whose Income In The Past 12 Months Is Below The Poverty Level in Cook County
*Base on 2012 Data
| All families | 0 | 12.8% |
| With related children under 18 years | 0 | 19.4% |
| With related children under 5 years only | 0 | 16.6% |
| Married couple families | 0 | 6.2% |
| With related children under 18 years | 0 | 9.1% |
| With related children under 5 years only | 0 | 6.7% |
| Families with female householder, no husband present | 0 | 29.3% |
| With related children under 18 years | 0 | 39.4% |
| With related children under 5 years only | 0 | 41.8% |
| All people | 0 | 16.4% |
| Under 18 years | 0 | 23.9% |
| Related children under 18 years | 0 | 23.7% |
| Related children under 5 years | 0 | 24.7% |
| Related children 5 to 17 years | 0 | 23.3% |
| 18 years and over | 0 | 14.0% |
| 18 to 64 years | 0 | 14.5% |
| 65 years and over | 0 | 11.5% |
| People in families | 0 | 14.5% |
| Unrelated individuals 15 years and over | 0 | 23.8% |