Facts
- Population
- 718,604 (2024)
- Change since 2020
- 0.6 %
- Net migration
- 422 (2023)
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7 % (2025)
- State
- Illinois
- Population base, April 2020
- 714,412 (2020)
- Births
- 6,668 (2023)
- Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 9.3
- Deaths
- 5,136 (2023)
- Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 7.1
- Natural change, 2023
- 1,532
- International migration
- 6,091 (2023)
- Domestic migration
- -5,669 (2023)
- Net migration per 1,000, 2023
- 0.6
- Postal code
- IL
- FIPS code
- 17097
Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS
Unemployment rate, annual average
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.7 % |
| 2024 | 5.1 % |
| 2023 | 5.1 % |
| 2022 | 4.4 % |
| 2021 | 5.4 % |
| 2020 | 7.9 % |
| 2019 | 4.0 % |
| 2018 | 4.6 % |
| 2017 | 4.5 % |
| 2016 | 5.2 % |
| 2015 | 5.4 % |
| 2014 | 6.4 % |
Population estimates, 2020–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 718,604 |
| 2023 | 714,207 |
| 2022 | 712,143 |
| 2021 | 712,733 |
| 2020 | 713,426 |