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Blue Island, IL

Demographic and economic profile of Blue Island, IL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

23,416

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$59,489

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.4% since 2018

Blue Island added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone6,704 (30.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone6,142 (28.3%)
  • White Alone5,349 (24.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,489 (11.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races752 (3.5%)
  • Asian Alone183 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish7,261
  2. 2.Other Indo-European312
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic59
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)37
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)24

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

64.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

12.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

19.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

823

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

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Per Capita Income

$28,361

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

11.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care2,053
  2. 2.Manufacturing1,585
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management1,482
  4. 4.Retail Trade1,351
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation1,157

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,459
  2. 2.Service Occupations2,327
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,132
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,869
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,033

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.45×)1,585
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.40×)1,063
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.26×)815
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.20×)1,157
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.13×)1,351

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$169,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,071/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

49.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999734 (17.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999725 (17.1%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999635 (14.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999544 (12.8%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999460 (10.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999257 (6.0%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

81.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

66.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,307

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.7 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

17.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,429 (69.4%)
  • Carpooled1,554 (14.5%)
  • Public Transit875 (8.2%)
  • Worked at Home613 (5.7%)
  • Walked130 (1.2%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other65 (0.6%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.