Population

66,544

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$387,200

Owner-occupied units

Skokie, IL

Illinois · 42.036° N, 87.740° W · 10 sq mi

Skokie is a city in Illinois, with a population of 66,544 and about 6,612 residents per square mile. The median household earns $95,337 a year, and the median home is worth $387,200.

Conditions

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Sunrise & sunset

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

10 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

6,612

People per square mile

Rank by population

#632

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#814

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$95,337

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,552

Per month

Homeownership

74.7%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

27.9 min

One way

People

Median age

43.2

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

53.8%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

37.5%

Households

24,382

2.68 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 32.3^%

Professional & business services 12.5^%

Retail trade 11.2^%

Finance, insurance & real estate 8.5^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Illinois

Name

Lukas Walton

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$39B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Chicago

Source of wealth

Walmart

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Illinois · private sector

Employer

Advocate Health Care

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Illinois

Company

Archer Daniels Midland

Revenue

$85.5B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Chicago

Ticker

ADM

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Illinois

State bird

Northern Cardinal

State flower

Violet

State capital

Springfield

Nickname

The Prairie State

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