Average Household Size by Ward — Chicago

Map and ranking of Average Household Size across Chicago's 50 wards. Highest: Ward 14 (3.3). Lowest: Ward 2 (1.5). Chicago avg: 2.3. Data: 2020–2024.
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Average Household Size · all 50 Chicago wards · 2020–24

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2020–2024 5-year ACS estimate.

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Chicago citywide · Average Household Size 2.3
Highest ward Ward 14: 3.3
Lowest ward Ward 2: 1.5
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Universe: Total population · Geography: Census Block Group · Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-Year Estimates

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Min 1.5 25th pct 2 Median 2.5 75th pct 2.7 Max 3.3

Ward ranking: Average Household Size (2020–24)

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#1 Ward 14 Jeylu B. Gutierrez 3.3+1
#2 Ward 23 Silvana Tabares 3.3+1
#3 Ward 22 Michael D. Rodriguez 3.1+0.8
#4 Ward 12 Julia M. Ramirez 3+0.7
#5 Ward 15 Raymond Lopez 3+0.7
#6 Ward 18 Derrick G. Curtis 3+0.7
#7 Ward 37 Emma Mitts 3+0.7
#8 Ward 50 Debra Silverstein 3+0.7
#9 Ward 31 Felix Cardona, Jr. 2.9+0.6
#10 Ward 10 Peter Chico 2.8+0.5
#11 Ward 13 Marty Quinn 2.7+0.4
#12 Ward 16 Stephanie D. Coleman 2.7+0.4
#13 Ward 21 Ronnie L. Mosley 2.7+0.4
#14 Ward 30 Ruth Cruz 2.7+0.4
#15 Ward 17 David Moore 2.6+0.3
#16 Ward 24 Monique L. Scott 2.6+0.3
#17 Ward 26 Jessica Fuentes 2.6+0.3
#18 Ward 36 Gilbert Villegas 2.6+0.3
#19 Ward 9 Anthony Beale 2.5+0.2
#20 Ward 19 Matthew J. O’Shea 2.5+0.2
#21 Ward 29 Chris Taliaferro 2.5+0.2
#22 Ward 33 Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez 2.5+0.2
#23 Ward 38 Nicholas Sposato 2.5+0.2
#24 Ward 39 Samantha Nugent 2.5+0.2
#25 Ward 41 Anthony Napolitano 2.5+0.2
#26 Ward 45 James M. Gardiner 2.5+0.2
#27 Ward 11 Nicole T. Lee 2.4+0.1
#28 Ward 20 Jeanette B. Taylor 2.4+0.1
#29 Ward 25 Byron Sigcho Lopez 2.4+0.1
#30 Ward 28 Jason C. Ervin 2.4+0.1
#31 Ward 35 Anthony Quezada 2.30
#32 Ward 40 Andre Vasquez, Jr. 2.30
#33 Ward 6 William E. Hall 2.2-0.1
#34 Ward 7 Gregory Mitchell 2.2-0.1
#35 Ward 32 Scott Waguespack 2.2-0.1
#36 Ward 1 Daniel La Spata 2-0.3
#37 Ward 8 Michelle Harris 2-0.3
#38 Ward 27 Walter Redmond Burnett 2-0.3
#39 Ward 47 Matthew J. Martin 2-0.3
#40 Ward 49 Maria E. Hadden 2-0.3
#41 Ward 3 Pat Dowell 1.9-0.4
#42 Ward 5 Desmon C. Yancy 1.9-0.4
#43 Ward 4 Lamont J. Robinson 1.8-0.5
#44 Ward 43 Timmy Knudsen 1.8-0.5
#45 Ward 44 Bennett R. Lawson 1.7-0.6
#46 Ward 34 William Conway 1.6-0.7
#47 Ward 46 Angela Clay 1.6-0.7
#48 Ward 48 Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth 1.6-0.7
#49 Ward 2 Brian Hopkins 1.5-0.8
#50 Ward 42 Brendan Reilly 1.5-0.8
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