Cities in Illinois by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024

Cicero, IL had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 225 cities in 2024, at 78.8%. Glen Carbon, IL had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 6.9% and the figure for Illinois was 14%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest78.8Cicero, IL

Lowest0.1Glen Carbon, IL

Median6.9225 cities

Illinois14History

Top 40 cities, 2024

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2024 (%)	Change on 2023
1	Cicero, IL	78.8	-1.5 pts
2	Summit, IL	67.9	+3.4 pts
3	Melrose Park, IL	67.4	-1.4 pts
4	Northlake, IL	52	+2.5 pts
5	Carpentersville, IL	49.1	+1.2 pts
6	Franklin Park, IL	47.9	+2.7 pts
7	Berwyn, IL	47.6	+0.1 pts
8	Waukegan, IL	47.1	-0.9 pts
9	Round Lake Beach, IL	46.4	-0.2 pts
10	West Chicago, IL	40.9	-0 pts
11	Lyons, IL	40.8	+5.1 pts
12	Burbank, IL	40.5	+1.2 pts
13	Elgin, IL	39.8	-0.9 pts
14	Addison, IL	38.6	+0.6 pts
15	Bensenville, IL	37.4	-1 pts
16	Blue Island, IL	37.2	+4.3 pts
17	Beach Park, IL	37.1	-3 pts
18	Hanover Park, IL	35.2	+2.1 pts
19	Streamwood, IL	34.9	+2.8 pts
20	Harvey, IL	34.9	+4.3 pts
21	Maywood, IL	33.4	+3.4 pts
22	Aurora, IL	33.1	-1.1 pts
23	North Chicago, IL	31.6	+0.6 pts
24	Zion, IL	31.4	-0.2 pts
25	Mundelein, IL	28.5	-1.1 pts
26	Chicago Heights, IL	26.9	-2.6 pts
27	Romeoville, IL	26.7	+0.8 pts
28	Round Lake, IL	26.6	+2.4 pts
29	Glendale Heights, IL	26.6	+0.6 pts
30	River Grove, IL	26.2	+0.4 pts
31	Wheeling, IL	25.6	-3.6 pts
32	Belvidere, IL	25.3	-0.9 pts
33	Wood Dale, IL	24.5	+3.2 pts
34	Joliet, IL	24.3	-0.9 pts
35	Rolling Meadows, IL	24	+0.4 pts
36	Bridgeview, IL	23.8	+1.8 pts
37	Bellwood, IL	23.8	+3.7 pts
38	Chicago, IL	23.7	-0.1 pts
39	Plano, IL	23.4	-1.8 pts
40	Schiller Park, IL	23.1	-0.1 pts
41	Montgomery, IL	23.1	-0.3 pts
42	Elmwood Park, IL	22.8	-1.3 pts
43	Kankakee, IL	21.8	+0.9 pts
44	Prospect Heights, IL	21.2	-11.1 pts
45	Bolingbrook, IL	21.1	-0.6 pts
46	Warrenville, IL	21	+1.6 pts
47	Westchester, IL	20.6	+7.9 pts
48	Alsip, IL	20	+1.3 pts
49	Woodstock, IL	20	+2.1 pts
50	Midlothian, IL	18.7	-0.2 pts
51	Villa Park, IL	18.6	+0.3 pts
52	Des Plaines, IL	17.4	+0.4 pts
53	Crest Hill, IL	17.1	+1.5 pts
54	Oak Lawn, IL	16.5	-0.3 pts
55	Palatine, IL	16.2	-0.1 pts
56	Rockford, IL	15.6	+0.6 pts
57	Carol Stream, IL	15.2	0 pts
58	North Aurora, IL	15.2	+2.6 pts
59	Wauconda, IL	15.1	-0.6 pts
60	Markham, IL	14.7	+1.6 pts
61	Rantoul, IL	14.3	-0.7 pts
62	Calumet City, IL	14.1	+0.6 pts
62	Oswego, IL	14.1	+1.8 pts
64	South Elgin, IL	13.5	-1.5 pts
65	Hoffman Estates, IL	13.3	-2.4 pts
65	Mount Prospect, IL	13.3	+0.8 pts
67	Brookfield, IL	13.2	-0.4 pts
68	Worth, IL	13.2	-1.7 pts
69	Lake in the Hills, IL	13	+0.8 pts
70	Pingree Grove, IL	12.8	-2.4 pts
71	Yorkville, IL	12.6	+0.3 pts
72	Evergreen Park, IL	12.6	+0.3 pts
73	Justice, IL	12.1	+1.6 pts
74	Oak Forest, IL	12.1	+0.1 pts
75	Woodridge, IL	12.1	-0.6 pts
76	DeKalb, IL	11.8	+1.1 pts
77	Lansing, IL	11.6	-0.2 pts
78	Moline, IL	11.1	-0 pts
79	Gurnee, IL	11	-0.1 pts
80	Elk Grove Village, IL	10.6	+0.1 pts
81	Fox Lake, IL	10.6	+1.9 pts
82	Norridge, IL	10.2	+2.3 pts
83	East Moline, IL	10.2	-2.1 pts
84	Kewanee, IL	10.1	+2.2 pts
85	Hickory Hills, IL	10.1	-0.1 pts
86	McHenry, IL	10.1	-0.5 pts
87	Crystal Lake, IL	10	+1.3 pts
88	Chicago Ridge, IL	9.9	+2.3 pts
89	Niles, IL	9.7	-1.1 pts
90	St. Charles, IL	9.6	+1.5 pts
91	Sterling, IL	9.6	+0.2 pts
92	Bartlett, IL	9.5	+0.9 pts
93	Forest Park, IL	9.4	+1.7 pts
94	Bradley, IL	9.3	-1.1 pts
95	Minooka, IL	9.3	+2.1 pts
96	Algonquin, IL	9.3	-0.4 pts
96	La Grange Park, IL	9.3	+0.5 pts
98	South Holland, IL	9.1	+1.9 pts
99	Westmont, IL	9	-0.8 pts
100	Crestwood, IL	9	-2.1 pts
101	Lombard, IL	8.9	+0.6 pts
102	Shorewood, IL	8.5	+2.1 pts
103	Highland Park, IL	8.2	-1 pts
104	Schaumburg, IL	8.1	+0.9 pts
105	Skokie, IL	8	-0.3 pts
106	Evanston, IL	7.8	+0.3 pts
107	Cary, IL	7.8	+0.9 pts
107	Vernon Hills, IL	7.8	-1.4 pts
109	Streator, IL	7.7	-0.2 pts
110	La Grange, IL	7.6	-0.5 pts
111	Park Forest, IL	7.6	0 pts
112	Channahon, IL	7.3	+2.6 pts
113	Palos Hills, IL	6.9	+1.7 pts
114	Lindenhurst, IL	6.8	+0.4 pts
115	Grayslake, IL	6.6	-0.6 pts
116	Rock Island, IL	6.6	-0.6 pts
117	Sycamore, IL	6.6	+0.9 pts
118	Urbana, IL	6.5	-0.1 pts
119	Elmhurst, IL	6.4	+0.7 pts
119	Granite City, IL	6.4	+1.8 pts
121	Manhattan, IL	6	+0.7 pts
122	Oak Park, IL	6	+0.3 pts
123	Antioch, IL	6	+0.2 pts
124	Morris, IL	5.9	-1.7 pts
125	Lincolnwood, IL	5.9	-0.4 pts
126	Winfield, IL	5.8	-1.3 pts
127	Glen Ellyn, IL	5.7	+0.3 pts
127	Mahomet, IL	5.7	+0.5 pts
129	Loves Park, IL	5.7	+1.2 pts
130	Orland Park, IL	5.6	+0.3 pts
131	Champaign, IL	5.6	+0.1 pts
132	Palos Heights, IL	5.5	-0.2 pts
133	Plainfield, IL	5.5	-0.4 pts
134	Danville, IL	5.5	+0.1 pts
135	Bloomingdale, IL	5.3	+0.6 pts
136	Glenview, IL	5.2	-1 pts
137	Roselle, IL	5.2	+0.3 pts
138	Lake Zurich, IL	5.1	+2 pts
139	Tinley Park, IL	5	+0.6 pts
140	Arlington Heights, IL	5	-0.9 pts
141	Morton Grove, IL	4.9	-0.2 pts
142	Hazel Crest, IL	4.8	-0.3 pts
143	Lisle, IL	4.8	+0.4 pts
143	Wheaton, IL	4.8	+0.2 pts
145	Park Ridge, IL	4.8	+1.2 pts
146	Darien, IL	4.7	+0.3 pts
147	Libertyville, IL	4.7	+0.8 pts
148	Batavia, IL	4.6	-1.2 pts
149	Bloomington, IL	4.5	+0.4 pts
150	Lake Forest, IL	4.5	+0.8 pts
151	Buffalo Grove, IL	4.4	-0.8 pts
151	Peoria, IL	4.4	-0.1 pts
153	Huntley, IL	4.3	+0.6 pts
154	Naperville, IL	4.3	-0.1 pts
155	Normal, IL	4.3	+0.3 pts
156	Homewood, IL	4.1	-0.4 pts
157	Ottawa, IL	4.1	-0.2 pts
158	Burr Ridge, IL	4	-0.9 pts
159	River Forest, IL	3.9	-0 pts
160	Hinsdale, IL	3.9	-0.1 pts
161	Effingham, IL	3.9	-0.8 pts
161	Frankfort, IL	3.9	+0.3 pts
163	Homer Glen, IL	3.8	+0.2 pts
164	Fairview Heights, IL	3.7	+1.8 pts
165	Galesburg, IL	3.7	-1.2 pts
165	Roscoe, IL	3.7	-0.8 pts
167	Geneva, IL	3.7	-0.7 pts
168	Bourbonnais, IL	3.6	-0.1 pts
169	Lockport, IL	3.6	+0.4 pts
170	Collinsville, IL	3.5	-1.3 pts
171	Carbondale, IL	3.5	-0.1 pts
172	Dixon, IL	3.4	-0 pts
173	Matteson, IL	3.2	+1.2 pts
174	Centralia, IL	3.1	+0.6 pts
175	Canton, IL	3.1	-0.2 pts
176	Country Club Hills, IL	3	+0.7 pts
176	Shiloh, IL	3	-0.8 pts
178	Wilmette, IL	3	-0.1 pts
179	Campton Hills, IL	3	+1.3 pts
180	Downers Grove, IL	2.9	-0 pts
181	Deerfield, IL	2.9	+0.1 pts
182	Machesney Park, IL	2.9	-0.5 pts
183	Mattoon, IL	2.8	+1.2 pts
184	Herrin, IL	2.8	-0.1 pts
185	Mokena, IL	2.8	+0.1 pts
186	Pontiac, IL	2.7	-0.4 pts
187	Cahokia Heights, IL	2.7	0 pts
188	Troy, IL	2.7	-0.2 pts
189	Macomb, IL	2.6	-0.2 pts
190	Freeport, IL	2.5	-0.1 pts
190	Taylorville, IL	2.5	+2.1 pts
192	Lemont, IL	2.5	-0.4 pts
193	Wood River, IL	2.4	+0.2 pts
194	Northbrook, IL	2.2	+0.3 pts
195	Springfield, IL	2.2	+0.1 pts
196	Riverdale, IL	2.1	+0.8 pts
197	O'Fallon, IL	2.1	-1.3 pts
198	Decatur, IL	2	-0.2 pts
199	Jacksonville, IL	2	+0.1 pts
200	Columbia, IL	2	+0.4 pts
201	Richton Park, IL	1.9	-0.2 pts
202	Barrington, IL	1.7	+0.2 pts
202	Winnetka, IL	1.7	+0.4 pts
204	Pekin, IL	1.7	+0.2 pts
205	Charleston, IL	1.6	+0.2 pts
206	Quincy, IL	1.6	-0 pts
207	Highland, IL	1.4	-0.3 pts
208	Waterloo, IL	1.4	+0.5 pts
209	Dolton, IL	1.4	+0.5 pts
210	Edwardsville, IL	1.3	-0.3 pts
211	East Peoria, IL	1.3	+0.2 pts
211	Western Springs, IL	1.3	-0.9 pts
213	Mount Vernon, IL	1.2	-0.2 pts
214	Belleville, IL	1.2	+0.1 pts
215	Washington, IL	1.1	-0.2 pts
216	Alton, IL	1.1	-0.1 pts
216	New Lenox, IL	1.1	-0.1 pts
218	Chatham, IL	1	-0.1 pts
219	Lincoln, IL	1	-0.9 pts
220	Morton, IL	0.7	-0.2 pts
221	East St. Louis, IL	0.6	+0.2 pts
222	Marion, IL	0.6	-0 pts
223	Godfrey, IL	0.6	-0.1 pts
224	Swansea, IL	0.5	-0 pts
225	Glen Carbon, IL	0.1	-1.1 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of all people aged 5 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Measures the language used at home, not English ability or Hispanic origin. Hispanic origin is hispanic_share.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Illinois by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Illinois by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/illinois-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Illinois by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/illinois-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Illinois by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/illinois-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Illinois by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024}},
  year = {2026},
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  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/illinois-cities. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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