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5,087,072

Population

0.5% YoY

2023

36.5

Median Age

2.1% YoY

2022

$78,304

Median Household Income

8.6% YoY

2022

2,771,876

Labor Force

0.3% MoM

1.5% YoY

7/2025

2,626,055

Employed

0.4% MoM

3.1% YoY

7/2025

5.3%

Unemployment Rate

1.9% MoM

20.9% YoY

7/2025

$394,350

Median Sale Price

2.2% MoM

8.0% YoY

8/2025

2,442

Homes Sold

5.5% MoM

0.2% YoY

8/2025

2.8

Months Inventory

3% MoM

10.5% YoY

8/2025

52

Days on Market

0 MoM

0 YoY

8/2025

6,901

Listings

5.9% MoM

3.7% YoY

8/2025

241

Price per Sq Ft

7.4% MoM

0% YoY

8/2025

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Cities included in Cook County: Chicago, Cicero, Evanston, Schaumburg, Arlington Heights, Palatine, Skokie, Des Plaines, Orland Park, Oak Lawn, Berwyn, Mount Prospect, Tinley Park, Oak Park, Hoffman Estates, Glenview, Streamwood, Park Ridge, Wheeling, Calumet City, Northbrook, Elk Grove Village, Niles, Burbank, Lansing, Wilmette, Chicago Heights, Oak Forest, Melrose Park, Morton Grove, Elmwood Park, Rolling Meadows, Maywood, Blue Island, Dolton, South Holland, Park Forest, Harvey, Evergreen Park, Homewood, Brookfield, Matteson, Alsip, Bellwood, Franklin Park, Palos Hills, Lemont, Bridgeview, Westchester, Country Club Hills, La Grange, Prospect Heights, Norridge, Hickory Hills, Chicago Ridge, Midlothian, Forest Park, Hazel Crest, Western Springs, La Grange Park, Lincolnwood, Richton Park, Northlake, Winnetka, Justice, Palos Heights, River Forest, Markham, Schiller Park, Barrington, Summit, Riverdale, Worth, Crestwood, Lyons, River Grove, Sauk Village, Flossmoor, Steger, Riverside, Lynwood, Harwood Heights, Glencoe, Glenwood, Hillside, Broadview, Inverness, North Riverside, Calumet Park, Stickney, Orland Hills, Countryside, Willow Springs, Northfield, Posen, Berkeley, South Barrington, Olympia Fields, Palos Park, Robbins, Stone Park, Hometown, Barrington Hills, Burnham, Indian Head Park, Rosemont, South Chicago Heights, Dixmoor, Kenilworth, Thornton, Hodgkins, Merrionette Park, Ford Heights, East Hazel Crest, Phoenix, Forest View, Bedford Park, Golf, McCook


 1.  Population Data from U.S. Census Bureau.
 2.  Employment Data from Bureau of Labor and Statistics
 3.  Sales Data provided by Redfin, a national real estate brokerage.

MoM = Month over Month. The percentage change from the previous month to the current month.
YoY = Year over Year. The percentage change from the same period the previous year to the current period.

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