Skokie, Illinois demographics

Skokie, IL demographics: median age 43.2; 53.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Skokie village, Illinois · Incorporated village · GEOID 1770122. The survey estimates a population of 66,219 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Skokie is 43.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.2 years. There are 24,382 households (±664). 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	43.2 ±1.2	39.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 66,219
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Under 18	14,745 ±1,145	22.3% ±1.7 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	11,164 ±873	16.9% ±1.3 pp	22.7%	22.8%
35–64	26,329 ±1,304	39.8% ±2.0 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	13,981 ±956	21.1% ±1.4 pp	17.0%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 66,219
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Male	31,875 ±1,030	48.1% ±1.6 pp	49.4%	49.5%
Female	34,344 ±1,025	51.9% ±1.5 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: 66,219
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
White alone	33,205 ±1,615	50.1% ±2.4 pp	61.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	6,706 ±1,318	10.1% ±2.0 pp	13.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	223 ±112 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	16,838 ±1,339	25.4% ±2.0 pp	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	3,455 ±805	5.2% ±1.2 pp	7.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	5,792 ±828	8.7% ±1.3 pp	10.9%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 66,219
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	58,935 ±1,178	89.0% ±1.8 pp	81.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7,284 ±1,173	11.0% ±1.8 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: 24,382
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Married-couple family	13,242 ±600	54.3% ±2.0 pp	45.3%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,063 ±303	4.4% ±1.2 pp	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	3,134 ±450	12.9% ±1.8 pp	11.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	6,022 ±690	24.7% ±2.7 pp	31.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	921 ±256	3.8% ±1.0 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 24,382
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Households with people under 18	7,717 ±465	31.7% ±1.7 pp	28.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	16,665 ±903	68.3% ±3.2 pp	71.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 24,382
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	6,022 ±690	24.7% ±2.7 pp	31.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	7,511 ±638	30.8% ±2.5 pp	32.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	4,214 ±604	17.3% ±2.4 pp	14.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	3,553 ±471	14.6% ±1.9 pp	12.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,941 ±368	8.0% ±1.5 pp	5.8%	5.9%
Six-person households	863 ±196	3.5% ±0.8 pp	2.1%	2.2%
Seven or more people	278 ±124	1.1% ±0.5 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: 66,219
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Native	41,405 ±1,328	62.5% ±2.0 pp	85.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	24,814 ±1,322	37.5% ±2.0 pp	14.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 62,578
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
English only	32,678 ±1,847	52.2% ±2.9 pp	76.0%	77.7%
Spanish	4,990 ±966	8.0% ±1.5 pp	14.0%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	417 ±312 · low precision	0.7% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	177 ±102 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	2,920 ±571	4.7% ±0.9 pp	2.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	8,612 ±1,162	13.8% ±1.9 pp	2.6%	2.0%
Korean	679 ±222	1.1% ±0.4 pp	0.3%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	1,059 ±458	1.7% ±0.7 pp	0.9%	1.1%
Vietnamese	490 ±236	0.8% ±0.4 pp	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	3,176 ±724	5.1% ±1.2 pp	0.7%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	1,162 ±336	1.9% ±0.5 pp	1.0%	1.1%
Arabic	2,028 ±1,006	3.2% ±1.6 pp	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	4,190 ±981	6.7% ±1.6 pp	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: 46,681
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	3,923 ±562	8.4% ±1.2 pp	9.5%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	8,124 ±878	17.4% ±1.8 pp	25.1%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	6,436 ±682	13.8% ±1.4 pp	19.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	3,083 ±569	6.6% ±1.2 pp	8.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	15,020 ±972	32.2% ±2.0 pp	22.6%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10,095 ±774	21.6% ±1.6 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: 65,499
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Same house	58,806 ±1,156	89.8% ±1.7 pp	88.9%	87.7%
Moved within same county	4,983 ±1,030	7.6% ±1.6 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	555 ±408 · low precision	0.8% ±0.6 pp · low precision	2.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	490 ±195	0.7% ±0.3 pp	1.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	665 ±314	1.0% ±0.5 pp	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

5.1% of Skokie residents (±1.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.9% in Illinois and 8.4% nationally. 94.1% 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	Skokie	Illinois	U.S.	Compared with Illinois
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.1% ±1.0 pp	6.9%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	94.1% ±0.7 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	2.5% ±0.6 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 Skokie . 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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