Cicero, Illinois demographics

Cicero, IL demographics: median age 34.4; 10.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Cicero town, Illinois · Incorporated town · GEOID 1714351. The survey estimates a population of 82,797 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Cicero is 34.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.2 years. There are 24,432 households (±867). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	34.4 ±1.2	39.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 82,797
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Under 18	21,326 ±1,454	25.8% ±1.8 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	20,669 ±1,303	25.0% ±1.6 pp	22.7%	22.8%
35–64	31,664 ±1,621	38.2% ±2.0 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	9,138 ±844	11.0% ±1.0 pp	17.0%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 82,797
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Male	41,626 ±1,082	50.3% ±1.3 pp	49.4%	49.5%
Female	41,171 ±1,075	49.7% ±1.3 pp	50.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 82,797
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
White alone	11,706 ±1,657	14.1% ±2.0 pp	61.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	3,348 ±1,268	4.0% ±1.5 pp	13.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	1,995 ±743	2.4% ±0.9 pp	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	364 ±258 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	6.0%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±30 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	47,364 ±2,461	57.2% ±3.0 pp	7.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	18,020 ±2,102	21.8% ±2.5 pp	10.9%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 82,797
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,376 ±1,655	12.5% ±2.0 pp	81.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	72,421 ±1,657	87.5% ±2.0 pp	18.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 24,432
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Married-couple family	11,291 ±807	46.2% ±2.9 pp	45.3%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	2,856 ±497	11.7% ±2.0 pp	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	4,574 ±519	18.7% ±2.0 pp	11.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	4,544 ±640	18.6% ±2.5 pp	31.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,167 ±304	4.8% ±1.2 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 24,432
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Households with people under 18	10,337 ±422	42.3% ±0.9 pp	28.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	14,095 ±1,075	57.7% ±3.9 pp	71.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 24,432
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	4,544 ±640	18.6% ±2.5 pp	31.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	5,716 ±676	23.4% ±2.6 pp	32.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	3,955 ±575	16.2% ±2.3 pp	14.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	4,252 ±516	17.4% ±2.0 pp	12.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	2,649 ±435	10.8% ±1.7 pp	5.8%	5.9%
Six-person households	1,801 ±317	7.4% ±1.3 pp	2.1%	2.2%
Seven or more people	1,515 ±396	6.2% ±1.6 pp	1.3%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 82,797
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Native	49,144 ±1,413	59.4% ±1.7 pp	85.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	33,653 ±1,418	40.6% ±1.7 pp	14.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 78,649
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
English only	15,919 ±1,745	20.2% ±2.2 pp	76.0%	77.7%
Spanish	61,970 ±1,822	78.8% ±2.2 pp	14.0%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	30 ±51 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	9 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	165 ±126 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	76 ±118 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.6%	2.0%
Korean	9 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	124 ±147 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±30 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	166 ±226 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	37 ±46 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.0%	1.1%
Arabic	98 ±158 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	46 ±62 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 51,341
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	16,445 ±1,424	32.0% ±2.7 pp	9.5%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	19,449 ±1,243	37.9% ±2.2 pp	25.1%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	6,924 ±768	13.5% ±1.5 pp	19.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	2,967 ±532	5.8% ±1.0 pp	8.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,848 ±529	7.5% ±1.0 pp	22.6%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,708 ±349	3.3% ±0.7 pp	15.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 82,193
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Same house	78,100 ±838	95.0% ±1.0 pp	88.9%	87.7%
Moved within same county	3,352 ±747	4.1% ±0.9 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	89 ±59 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	2.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	176 ±104 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	476 ±288 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

20.0% of Cicero residents (±1.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.9% in Illinois and 8.4% nationally. 87.8% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cicero	Illinois	U.S.	Compared with Illinois
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	20.0% ±1.6 pp	6.9%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	87.8% ±0.9 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	1.7% ±0.5 pp	4.8%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Cicero . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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