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==Demographics== {{US Census population |1900= 529 |1910= 568 |1920= 763 |1930= 5007 |1940= 7172 |1950= 14832 |1960= 59364 |1970= 68322 |1980= 60278 |1990= 59432 |2000= 63348 |2010= 64784 |2020= 67824 |estyear= |estimate= |estref= |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br /> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/> }}As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1770122 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> there were 67,824 people, 22,503 households, and 16,206 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|6,739.27|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 25,256 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|2,509.54|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 51.36% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 7.94% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.48% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 27.78% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 4.61% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 7.78% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 10.59% of the population. There were 22,503 households, out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.68% were married couples living together, 11.23% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.98% were non-families. 25.48% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.28% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.37 and the average family size was 2.78. The village's age distribution consisted of 23.3% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.5 males. The median income for a household in the village was $74,725, and the median income for a family was $93,491. Males had a median income of $46,915 versus $37,025 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $37,827. About 7.5% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.9% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Skokie village, Illinois β Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small> !Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small> !Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race β 2000: DEC Summary File 1 β Skokie village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US1770122&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref> !Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race β 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) β Skokie village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1770122&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> !{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race β 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) β Skokie village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1770122&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> !% 2000 !% 2010 !{{partial|% 2020}} |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH) |41,549 |35,955 |style='background: #ffffe6; |33,697 |65.59% |55.50% |style='background: #ffffe6; |49.68% |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH) |2,798 |4,566 |style='background: #ffffe6; |5,256 |4.42% |7.05% |style='background: #ffffe6; |7.75% |- |[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH) |65 |70 |style='background: #ffffe6; |56 |0.10% |0.11% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.08% |- |[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH) |13,425 |16,437 |style='background: #ffffe6; |18,726 |21.19% |25.37% |style='background: #ffffe6; |27.61% |- |[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH) |15 |13 |style='background: #ffffe6; |23 |0.02% |0.02% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.03% |- |[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH) |119 |185 |style='background: #ffffe6; |424 |0.19% |0.29% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.63% |- |[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH) |1,757 |1,830 |style='background: #ffffe6; |2,457 |2.77% |2.82% |style='background: #ffffe6; |3.62% |- |[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race) |3,620 |5,728 |style='background: #ffffe6; |7,185 |5.71% |8.84% |style='background: #ffffe6; |10.59% |- |'''Total''' |'''63,348''' |'''64,784''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''67,824''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |} Skokie is approximately 28% Jewish<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hautzinger |first=Daniel |date=February 27, 2020 |title=Skokie {{!}} Neighborhoods {{!}} Chicago by 'L' |url=https://interactive.wttw.com/chicago-by-l/neighborhoods/skokie |access-date=January 11, 2023 |website=WTTW Chicago |language=en}}</ref> and has over a dozen synagogues.<ref name=":0" /> Skokie also contains a sizeable [[Assyrian people|Assyrian]] population. Some [[Assyrian American]] organizations, such as the [[Assyrian Universal Alliance#Assyrian Universal Alliance Foundation|Assyrian Universal Alliance Foundation]], report that Assyrians make up the largest ethnic group in Skokie, with the population estimate being upwards of 20,000. The population of the local high school district, [[Niles Township High School District 219]], is reported to be about 30% Assyrian, making them the largest ethnic group at the school district as well.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.auaf.us/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Assyrians-in-Chicago.pdf | title = At a Glance: The Assyrian Community in Chicago}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://theassyrianjournal.com/candlelight-march-highlights-assyrian-martyrs-day-in-skokie/ | title = Candlelight march highlights Assyrian Martyr's Day in Skokie | last = Snell | first = Joe| date = August 2019 | website = The Assyrian Journal | quote = The Assyrian Universal Alliance Foundation (AUAF) estimates roughly 100,000 Assyrians in the Chicagoland area and upwards of 20,000 in Skokie. That number, Mayor Van Dusen said, has continued to rise over the last decade.|access-date = August 25, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.aina.org/news/20140921193738.htm | title = 5K Walk Calls Attention to Assyrian Suffering in Iraq | date = September 21, 2019 | website = Assyrian International News Agency |quote = The walk was held in Skokie, a suburb of Chicago which is home to 20,000 Assyrians.| access-date = August 25, 2020}}</ref>
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