Cicero is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 81,919 people and 16 associated neighborhoods, Cicero is the 11th largest community in Illinois. Cicero has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.Cicero is a blue-collar town, with 39.95% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Cicero is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cicero who work in office and administrative support (10.06%), food service (9.71%), and sales jobs (8.84%). One downside of living in Cicero is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Cicero, the average commute to work is 31.35 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. In addition, it is also a pedestrian-friendly town. Many of Cicero’s neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot. Although the majority of commuting trips in the town are by private automobile, Cicero is somewhat unusual for a town of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the subway helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Cicero area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.The rate of college-level education in Cicero is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.44% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Cicero in 2022 was $23,597, which is low income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $94,388 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 87.87% 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 Irish, German, Polish, Czech, and Italian. Cicero also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 38.70%. The most common language spoken in Cicero is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Polish.
