Careers, Jobs and Education Resources for: Chicago, IL
Chicago (IPA: /ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ/) is the largest city by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Adjacent to Lake Michigan, the Chicago metropolitan area (commonly referred to as Chicagoland) has a population of over 9.7 million people in three U.S. states, Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana, and was the third largest metropolitan area in 2000. One of the largest cities in North America, Chicago is among the world's twenty-five largest urban areas by population, and rated an alpha world city by the World Cities Study Group at Loughborough University. It is the third-most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles, with a population of nearly 3 million people. Chicago incorporated as a city in 1837 after being founded in 1833 n...
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General Information
| Cook |
County | 2,878,552 |
Population (as of 2000) |
| Illinois |
State | 2,533,864 |
Population (current) |
| 222.3 |
Square Miles of Land | 2.1 |
Average Persons Per Household (as of 2000) |
| 1.7 |
Square Miles of Water | $201,600 |
Average House Value (as of 2000) |
|
| $41,787 |
Average House Income (as of 2000) |
Business Information
| 58,180 |
Number of Businesses (as of 2003) | $13,979,400,000 |
Total First Quarter Payroll (as of 2003) |
| 1,162,491 |
Number of Employees (as of 2003) | $53,676,480,000 |
Total Annual Payroll (as of 2003) |
Gender (as of 2000)
Ethnicity (as of 2000)
Median Ages (as of 2000)
