Facts
- Population
- 283,790 (2024)
- Change since 2020
- -0.6 %
- Net migration
- 211 (2023)
- Unemployment rate
- 5.4 % (2025)
- State
- Illinois
- Population base, April 2020
- 285,371 (2020)
- Births
- 3,224 (2023)
- Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 11.4
- Deaths
- 3,274 (2023)
- Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 11.5
- Natural change, 2023
- -50
- International migration
- 1,399 (2023)
- Domestic migration
- -1,188 (2023)
- Net migration per 1,000, 2023
- 0.7
- Postal code
- IL
- FIPS code
- 17201
Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS
Unemployment rate, annual average
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.4 % |
| 2024 | 5.6 % |
| 2023 | 6.1 % |
| 2022 | 6.0 % |
| 2021 | 8.4 % |
| 2020 | 11.1 % |
| 2019 | 5.5 % |
| 2018 | 5.7 % |
| 2017 | 6.4 % |
| 2016 | 6.6 % |
| 2015 | 7.0 % |
| 2014 | 8.3 % |
Population estimates, 2020–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 283,790 |
| 2023 | 282,214 |
| 2022 | 282,081 |
| 2021 | 283,413 |
| 2020 | 284,963 |