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Homeless Demographics

Indicators Illinois Chicago DuPage County  Populations Total population 12,852,548[1] 2,737,996[2] 929,192[3] Families 1,529,536[4] 282,687[5] 120,553[6] Children 3,995,160[7] 828,004[8] 306,003[9]  Households Average family size 3.26[10] 3.49[11] 3.27[12]  Family Composition One parent (female) 22.84%[13] 36.42%[14] 13.99%[15] One parent (male) 6.64%[16] 8.44%[17] 4.81%[18] Two-parent 70.51%[19] 55.15%[20] 81.21%[21]  Income Median family income $65,761[22] $51,472[23] $89,098[24] Mean family income $85,534[25] $75,372[26] $119,468[27] Fair market rent two-bedroom apartment $844[28] $944[29] $944[30] Income needed to afford two-bedroom apartment $33,758[31] $37,760[32] $37,760[33]  Employment Unemployed 7.18%[34] 9.16%[35] 4.94%[36]  Families Below Poverty Level Total 13.48%[37] 23.77%[38] 4.66%[39] Children under 5 18.20%[40] 29.68%[41] 4.95%[42] Children 5-17 15.52%[43] 31.03%[44] 4.86%[45]  Education No high school diploma 14.31%[46] 21.50%[47] 8.09%[48] High school and above 85.69%[49] 78.50%[50] 91.91%[51] Bachelor’s degree and above 29.47%[52] 29.58%[53] 44.87%[54] High school dropout rate 4.50%[55] n/a n/a  Teen Birth Rate Percent of total births to teens 9.70%[56] n/a 4.14%[57] Birth rate ranking 25[58] 27[59]