Snapshot of the 13th District

Population
768, 519
Female – 50.3%
Male- 49.7%

Age
Median Age – 37.2
65 and over – 10.8%
18 and over – 73.1%
Under 18 – 26.9%

Race
White – 77.8%
African American or Black – 6.6% 
Asian – 9.5%
Hispanic - 11%

Major Industry
Education, Health Care, and Social Assistance – 21.0%
Science – 13.8%
Retail – 10.6%
Manufacturing - 11%
Finance, Insurance and Real Estate - 10%

Unique Features
Argonne National Laboratory
North Central College
Benedictine University
Lewis University
Naper Settlement
Ty Warner Park 
McDonald’s Hamburger University

Sources: Congressional Quarterly, Census Bureau, and 2009 American Community Survey