Cicero is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 83,161 people and 16 constituent neighborhoods, Cicero is the 11th largest community in Illinois. Cicero has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
When you are in Cicero, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 41.48% of Cicero’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Cicero is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cicero who work in office and administrative support (10.41%), sales jobs (9.38%), and food service (9.34%).
In Cicero, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.99 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. In addition, the town is also quite pedestrian-friendly, because many neighborhoods are very dense and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.
Like elsewhere in America, most people in Cicero use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Cicero‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.
The population of Cicero has a very low overall level of education: only 9.84% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Cicero in 2018 was $20,040, which is low income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $80,160 for a family of four. However, Cicero contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Cicero is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Cicero home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Cicero, accounting for 88.85% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Cicero residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Cicero include German, Polish, Irish, Italian, and Czech.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Cicero's cultural character, accounting for 38.75% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Cicero is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Polish.