What is the 2008 population of chicago?
About 2.9 million. More preciscely as follows: A 2006 estimate puts the city’s population at 2,833,321.[41] As of the 2000 census, there were 2,896,016 people, 1,061,928 households, and 632,909 families residing within Chicago. More than half the population of the state of Illinois lives in the Chicago metropolitan area. The population density of the city itself was 12,750.3 people per square mile (4,923.0/km²). There were 1,152,868 housing units at an average density of 5,075.8 per square mile (1,959.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 42.0% White, 36.8% Black, 26.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race), 4.3% Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.9% from two or more races, 0.4% Native American, and 13.6% from other races.[42] With over 12,700 people per square mile, Chicago is one of the nation’s most densely populated cities.
