People constantly come and go, but new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show that Chicago lost about 81,000 people, or just under 3% of its population, from 2020 to 2022.

New U.S. Census data shows the population of Chicago has dropped to its lowest levels since 1910 figures.

Chicago’s population as of July 1, 2022, was estimated at 2,665,039, with changes calculated from the estimated base of April 1, 2020. The census also estimates that Illinois lost more than ...

Chicago posted the seventh biggest population gain of any city in the country last year, leading a wave of growth that also lifted many suburbs, particularly those on the fringes of the metro area ...

The Chicago area’s population declined for the fourth year in a row in 2018, according to the latest Census Bureau estimates. There were 22,000 fewer residents in the 14-county metro area than ...

Recent news suggests a city in chaos. Census data shows a boom town. Which is true? Here's what an analysis of long-term trends tells us about Chicago and where we're headed.

Population trends for the past couple of years prompted some experts to question whether Houston could unseat Chicago as the third-largest U.S. city. And it’s even sparked a little ribbing.

The Mexican immigrant population in the Chicago metropolitan area has decreased by 15% over the last decade, shows a new report published this week. That’s a 104,000-person loss, roughly the ...

Chicago was the only city among the nation's 20 largest to lose population in 2016 — and it lost nearly double the number of residents as the year before, according to newly released data from ...