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Homeless Demographics

Indicators National Illinois  Populations Total population 304,059,724[1] 12,852,548[2] Families 34,884,816[3] 1,529,536[4] Children 89,378,554[5] 3,995,160[6]  Households Average family size 3.20[7] 3.26[8]  Family Composition One parent (female) 23.80%[9] 22.84%[10] One parent (male) 7.27%[11] 6.64%[12] Two-parent 68.93%[13] 70.51%[14]  Income Median family income $63,211[15] $65,761[16] Mean family income $82,719[17] $85,534[18] Fair market rent two-bedroom apartment $928[19] $844[20] Income needed to afford two-bedroom apartment $37,105[21] $33,758[22]  Employment Unemployed 5.80%[23] 7.18%[24]  Families Below Poverty Level Total 14.93%[25] 13.48%[26] Children under 5 21.02%[27] 18.20%[28] Children 5-17 16.53%[29] 15.52%[30]  Education No high school diploma 15.47%[31] 14.31%[32] High school and above 84.53%[33] 85.69%[34] Bachelor’s degree and above 27.41%[35] 29.47%[36] High school dropout rate 3.70%[37] 4.50%[38]  Teen Birth Rate Percent of total births to teens 10.36%[39] 9.70%[40] Birth rate ranking 25[41]