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Map of Cook County Cook County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 945.7 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 5,608.2 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population declined by 2.1%. On the 2000 census form, 97.5% of the population reported only one race, with 26.1% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 19.9% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.68 persons compared to an average family size of 3.38 persons.

In 2005 health care and social assistance was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $41,144. Per capita income grew by 15.7% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation).

 

People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2005) 5,303,683 Covered Employment 2,507,049
   Growth (%) since 1990 3.9%    Average wage per job $49,487
Households (2000) 1,974,181 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 10.1%
Labor Force (persons) (2005) 2,597,452    Average wage per job $50,202
Unemployment Rate (2005) 6.5 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County 6.1%
Per Capita Personal Income (2004) $37,030    Average wage per job $46,151
Median Household Income (2003) $42,704 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County 12.2%
Poverty Rate (2003) 14.5    Average wage per job $41,144
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 77.7 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County D
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 28.0    Average wage per job D
 

 
 

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