Skokie

Population & Demographics

Skokie, IL

Skokie is home to 66,219 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 34,503 resident workers commute each day.

IllinoisCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
66,219
people
Population

66,219 residents

Median age 43.2 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Skokie population & demographics

Who lives in Skokie — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
66,219
Median age
43.2yrs
Median household income
$95,337
Median home value
$387,200
Median gross rent
$1,552/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
53.8%
Poverty rate
9.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Skokie

How Skokie breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White48.6%
Asian25.4%
Hispanic or Latino11.0%
Black10.0%
Two or more races4.2%
Some other race0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Skokie

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Skokie.

Skokie at a glance
Employed Residents
34,503
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
13.0mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
10.3%
Share working within the area
Work from home
20.3%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Chicago
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Skokie proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Skokie commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

49 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Skokie

34,503 commutes, one dot at a time

Skokie

Where 34,503 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Skokie, by worker count.

1Chicago13.0 mi12,544
2Skokie0.0 mi3,559
3Evanston2.4 mi2,565
4Glenview5.3 mi743
5Northbrook8.3 mi693
6Niles4.0 mi693
7Schaumburg18.0 mi582
8Des Plaines8.2 mi554

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Skokie.

1Chicago13.0 mi15,779
2Skokie0.0 mi3,559
3Evanston2.4 mi1,316
4Morton Grove2.4 mi786
5Glenview5.3 mi725
6Des Plaines8.2 mi714
7Arlington Heights13.1 mi600
8Niles4.0 mi565

Top industries

The sectors that employ Skokie’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance18.6%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services14.5%
RTRetail Trade11.0%
MFManufacturing8.4%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.3%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services7.5%
EDEducational Services7.1%
TRTransportation and Warehousing5.2%
FIFinance and Insurance3.6%
Connectivity

Internet options for Skokie

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

3 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Skokie

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