* Tribune…
Chicago grew by about 50,000 residents over the last decade, according to 2020 U.S. Census data released Thursday.
The decennial population count put Chicago’s total at 2,746,388 residents — a 1.9% increase over the 2010 total. The Chicago number was revealed during a Washington news conference. More detailed county and regional data is expected later Thursday.
Chicago’s gain in population is a stark contrast to the previous decade, when the the city lost 200,000 residents — a 6.9% decrease.
* Sun-Times…
Chicago remains the third largest city in the U.S. despite worries about population loss, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. […]
But Illinois lost population from 2010 to 2020, according to the data, mostly in the southern and western part of the state.
* Click the pic for a better view if you need it of Chicago’s historical demographic trend from Frank Calabrese…
Interesting stuff there. This post will likely be updated.
…Adding… Cook is up beyond the Chicago increase…
…Adding… More on Cook County from Frank Calabrese…
White: 2,135,243 (40%)
Latino: 1,382,778 (26%)
Black: 1,185,601 (22%)
Asian: 408,691 (8%)
…Adding… More from Frank…
…Adding… Regional numbers…
…Adding… More Calabrese…
* More…
* Census shows US is diversifying, white population shrinking
- 47th Ward - Thursday, Aug 12, 21 @ 1:34 pm:
This would be a good time to reduce the City Council to 25 members. That, in addition to other benefits, would make redistricting a bit easier.
- 47th Ward - Thursday, Aug 12, 21 @ 1:46 pm:
For some context: If Chicago’s increased population was its own county, it would rank as the 30th largest county in Illinois.
- EssentialStateEmployeeFromChatham - Thursday, Aug 12, 21 @ 1:48 pm:
Could this lead to a second Latino congressional seat?
- Three Dimensional Checkers - Thursday, Aug 12, 21 @ 1:49 pm:
It’s not quite, 1/3, 1/3, 1/3, White, Black, and Latino because there is around 10% Asian and other. But that has been the basic political calculus running City wide in Chicago. That is still the case.
- Grandson of Man - Thursday, Aug 12, 21 @ 1:50 pm:
Good news for Chicago for keeping its rank, and Cook for growth. Not so good news for the right wing, pushing certain exodus narratives.
“US is diversifying, white population shrinking”
A dreadful fear of the GOP (see new and old voter suppression laws).
- Wow - Thursday, Aug 12, 21 @ 1:52 pm:
“47thward” good luck getting 25 aldermen to voluntarily give up their office.
- Chicago Cynic - Thursday, Aug 12, 21 @ 2:03 pm:
Once again completely contrary to the right wing narrative. The hellscape they claim is Chicago and its environs are the part of the state that’s growing. It’s downstate red country that continues to hemorrhage.
- 47th Ward - Thursday, Aug 12, 21 @ 2:04 pm:
It could be as many as 10 that lose their jobs after this map is done if history is any guide. I doubt it would take much to find them better paying city jobs to boost their pensions in return for reforming the Council.
But you’re probably right. Most of these folks want to be boss of their neighborhood. There is a ambition deficit disorder among Aldermen.
- Arsenal - Thursday, Aug 12, 21 @ 2:09 pm:
Sounds like anyone who has really* been worried about population loss for the last decade should start advocating that the state be more like Cook County.
*- Of course, most of the people talking about this haven’t really been worried about it.
- Stormsw7706 - Thursday, Aug 12, 21 @ 2:16 pm:
Can’t wait to see the downstate numbers as well as those from southern Illinois. Goodbye Mary Miller. Look over your shoulder Rodney Davis. Hurts Darren Baileys chance of being the next Governor. Lol. Mr Haney just doesn’t play in the big city
- NIU Grad - Thursday, Aug 12, 21 @ 2:17 pm:
“Could this lead to a second Latino congressional seat?”
I think the very reduced Black population compared to the skyrocketing Latino population is going to lead to some political fireworks ahead of redistricting. What requires closer look is how the Black population trends look in the surrounding municipalities and if that will heavily impact the existing districts.
- Amalia - Thursday, Aug 12, 21 @ 2:23 pm:
NIU Grad, yep. there’s going to have to be a reduction in the number of wards drawn specifically for Black council members. also, there are two wards on the North side that are represented by Black council members so the reduction has to come southside and westside.
- Grandson of Man - Thursday, Aug 12, 21 @ 2:28 pm:
The irony is that many downstate residents despise Pritzker, but he’s trying to help them, via infrastructure projects, adequate funding for schools and prisons, protection of union rights, support of Biden’s agenda and stimulus help for individuals, families and local governments, etc. Rauner did massive damage. They need to choose better friends.
- Dance Band on the Titanic - Thursday, Aug 12, 21 @ 2:37 pm:
The six county Chicago region gained nearly 130,000 residents while the other 96 counties lost almost 150,000.
Should be amusing to listen to the ILGOP blame Democrats for that.
- NIU Grad - Thursday, Aug 12, 21 @ 3:00 pm:
In other news, Naperville came very close to being the third largest community in Illinois.
Also, my goodness Aurora…the largest decline at the top of the list.
- filmmaker prof - Thursday, Aug 12, 21 @ 3:31 pm:
Please tell the Eastern Block that we Illinois taxpayers are tired of subsidizing their shrinking communities. Let’s fast track the secession bill.
- DuPage Saint - Thursday, Aug 12, 21 @ 3:33 pm:
That Aurora number is weird.
- truthteller - Thursday, Aug 12, 21 @ 3:38 pm:
geeze I thought everyone left Chicago and Illinois? You mean we been lied to?
- Sssharpie - Thursday, Aug 12, 21 @ 3:44 pm:
Grandson of Man, how quickly you forget the downstaters hated Rauner nearly as much as JB. He was not their friend and the ones who stuck around did not support him very well in his reelection bid.
Truth is JB is and always has been an urban (Chicago) guy and simply does not resonate with downstaters. No surprise there-a common refrain.
- Dotnonymous - Thursday, Aug 12, 21 @ 3:56 pm:
“Truth is JB is and always has been an urban (Chicago) guy and simply does not resonate with downstaters.” Sssharpie
Speak for yourself.
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Aug 12, 21 @ 4:24 pm:
===Grandson of Man, how quickly you forget the downstaters hated Rauner nearly as much as JB.===
Explain that with the 2018 results. It makes no sense.
===Truth is JB is and always has been an urban (Chicago) guy and simply does not resonate with downstaters.===
You’re right about one thing;
Old, angry, white, rural, Christian (ask Bailey about that part) usually try to rally around their own “flag”
- IL4Life - Thursday, Aug 12, 21 @ 4:31 pm:
From the Census Bureau: https://twitter.com/uscensusbureau/status/1425871106783825931?s=20
“52% of all counties have smaller populations in 2020 than in 2010. Metro areas are prominent this decade as the locations of population growth amidst otherwise widespread population decline.”
Population loss in rural Illinois reflects population loss in much of rural America, particularly the Midwest. But you do wonder if a decade of “Illinois Exodus!” and negativity about Illinois led constituents in those counties to leave for Indiana, Florida, etc. while urban (all of Chicagoland) and relatively bluer (Champaign county) areas gained population…
- Been There - Thursday, Aug 12, 21 @ 4:38 pm:
====“Could this lead to a second Latino congressional seat?”=====
Just using the Chicago and Cook Latino numbers you could make the case they should have 3 seats. They have at least 17% of the population so with 17 seat that would be close to 3. The problem is finding even 2 districts that can be drawn and still be contiguous is going to be tough.
- Grandson of Man - Thursday, Aug 12, 21 @ 4:39 pm:
“Truth is JB is and always has been an urban (Chicago) guy”
So was Rauner, but they voted for him anyway. Maybe they were distracted by the costumes.
Per Dave Wasserman (population/voting analyst), Cook County did 3% better than estimated.
Also, New York City had strong population growth, so there goes another right wing exodus narrative.
- Anyone Remember - Thursday, Aug 12, 21 @ 5:21 pm:
Once again … outside Metro Chicagoland (& possibly Metro East / BN / CU), each Illinois county’s leading economic export is … High School Graduates.
- The Swede - Thursday, Aug 12, 21 @ 5:28 pm:
The Latino Community is under represented in the City on the south side. They should gain 3 Aldermanic Seats. These numbers don’t lie.
- Nick - Thursday, Aug 12, 21 @ 6:03 pm:
The downstate numbers must be pretty depressing if both Chicago/Cook grew
- Lake Villa 147 - Thursday, Aug 12, 21 @ 6:07 pm:
@the Swede very true, also the aapi community deserves a majority asian ward using Chinatown McKinley part and a chunk of Bridgeport
- Crow930 - Thursday, Aug 12, 21 @ 6:20 pm:
It is interesting in that most of the population decrease in the state came from the rural areas.
Does that give the Democrats some rationale for decreasing Republican seats??
- DTown Resident - Thursday, Aug 12, 21 @ 7:18 pm:
Downstate cities showing growth were university towns in B-N and U-C. That shows how much the southern, western, and eastern representatives helped hurt their own economies. The representatives in those areas were all for cuts to SIU, WIU and EIU. My rep still talks about further news to “right size” EIU. The cuts under former governors really helped to damage those regions. The national trend away from mid sized and smaller cities hasn’t helped either. Choosing to neglect rather than grow the regional universities was a huge mistake that hurt much more than the campuses.
- Original Anon - Thursday, Aug 12, 21 @ 9:41 pm:
The City data really supports additional majority-Hispanic districts, likely at the expense of majority-Black districts.
- misterjayem - Thursday, Aug 12, 21 @ 9:57 pm:
Chicago’s population is up.
The Chicago Tribune’s population is down.
It would be funny if it weren’t so damn tragic.
– MrJM