Cities / Illinois / Skokie

Skokie, IL

67,076 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, Chicago)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 13.6 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

ORD

10 mi — Chicago O'Hare International Airport

Population & People

Population

67,076

Median age

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Median household income

—

Poverty rate

—

Unemployment rate

—

Bachelor's degree+

—

Avg. commute

—

Hispanic or Latino

—

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

—

Median gross rent

—

Homeownership rate

—

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,063

HUD Fair Market Rent (Illinois statewide average across 102 areas — not specific to Skokie), 2026. Efficiency $774, 1BR $854, 2BR $1063, 3BR $1370, 4BR $1561. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Illinois commercial electricity

13.07¢/kWh

Illinois industrial electricity

10.14¢/kWh

Illinois residential electricity

17.69¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1201996.1

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

913681.4

All-Transactions House Price Index for Illinois

565.87

Unemployment Rate

4.9%

Source: FRED, Illinois-specific series.

Nearby Airports

ORD

Chicago O'Hare International Airport

10 mi away

MDW

Chicago Midway International Airport

17 mi away

MKE

General Mitchell International Airport

64 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Illinois energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Illinois economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).