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Cities in Illinois by population speaking Spanish at home

Cicero, IL had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 224 cities in 2021, at 80.1%. Wood River, IL had the lowest, at 0.3%. The median was 6% and the figure for Illinois was 13.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest80.1Cicero, IL
Lowest0.3Wood River, IL
Median6224 cities
Illinois13.5History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Cicero, IL: 80.1 %Cicero, IL80.1Melrose Park, IL: 68.7 %Melrose Park, IL68.7Summit, IL: 63.2 %Summit, IL63.2Berwyn, IL: 49.7 %Berwyn, IL49.7Northlake, IL: 47.9 %Northlake, IL47.9Carpentersville, IL: 46.1 %Carpentersville, IL46.1Franklin Park, IL: 45.7 %Franklin Park, IL45.7Waukegan, IL: 45.4 %Waukegan, IL45.4Round Lake Beach, IL: 43.2 %Round Lake Beach, IL43.2West Chicago, IL: 43 %West Chicago, IL43Elgin, IL: 39.7 %Elgin, IL39.7Lyons, IL: 39.4 %Lyons, IL39.4Blue Island, IL: 38.3 %Blue Island, IL38.3Bensenville, IL: 37.1 %Bensenville, IL37.1Beach Park, IL: 34.8 %Beach Park, IL34.8Addison, IL: 34.8 %Addison, IL34.8Hanover Park, IL: 34.1 %Hanover Park, IL34.1Aurora, IL: 33.7 %Aurora, IL33.7Burbank, IL: 33.4 %Burbank, IL33.4Streamwood, IL: 31.7 %Streamwood, IL31.7Chicago Heights, IL: 31.1 %Chicago Heights, IL31.1Prospect Heights, IL: 29.6 %Prospect Heights, IL29.6Maywood, IL: 28.9 %Maywood, IL28.9Belvidere, IL: 28.8 %Belvidere, IL28.8Mundelein, IL: 27.6 %Mundelein, IL27.6North Chicago, IL: 26.4 %North Chicago, IL26.4Wheeling, IL: 26.1 %Wheeling, IL26.1Romeoville, IL: 26 %Romeoville, IL26Joliet, IL: 25.6 %Joliet, IL25.6Glendale Heights, IL: 25.2 %Glendale Heights, IL25.2Zion, IL: 24.7 %Zion, IL24.7Rolling Meadows, IL: 24.2 %Rolling Meadows, IL24.2Chicago, IL: 23.5 %Chicago, IL23.5Plano, IL: 23.4 %Plano, IL23.4Elmwood Park, IL: 23.3 %Elmwood Park, IL23.3Harvey, IL: 22.5 %Harvey, IL22.5River Grove, IL: 21.1 %River Grove, IL21.1Montgomery, IL: 20.8 %Montgomery, IL20.8Wood Dale, IL: 20.3 %Wood Dale, IL20.3Round Lake, IL: 20.2 %Round Lake, IL20.2Cicero, IL: 80.1 %Cicero, IL80.1Melrose Park, IL: 68.7 %Melrose Park, IL68.7Summit, IL: 63.2 %Summit, IL63.2Berwyn, IL: 49.7 %Berwyn, IL49.7Northlake, IL: 47.9 %Northlake, IL47.9Carpentersville, IL: 46.1 %Carpentersville, IL46.1Franklin Park, IL: 45.7 %Franklin Park, IL45.7Waukegan, IL: 45.4 %Waukegan, IL45.4Round Lake Beach, IL: 43.2 %Round Lake Beach, IL43.2West Chicago, IL: 43 %West Chicago, IL43Elgin, IL: 39.7 %Elgin, IL39.7Lyons, IL: 39.4 %Lyons, IL39.4Blue Island, IL: 38.3 %Blue Island, IL38.3Bensenville, IL: 37.1 %Bensenville, IL37.1Beach Park, IL: 34.8 %Beach Park, IL34.8Addison, IL: 34.8 %Addison, IL34.8Hanover Park, IL: 34.1 %Hanover Park, IL34.1Aurora, IL: 33.7 %Aurora, IL33.7Burbank, IL: 33.4 %Burbank, IL33.4Streamwood, IL: 31.7 %Streamwood, IL31.7Chicago Heights, IL: 31.1 %Chicago Heights, IL31.1Prospect Heights, IL: 29.6 %Prospect Heights, IL29.6Maywood, IL: 28.9 %Maywood, IL28.9Belvidere, IL: 28.8 %Belvidere, IL28.8Mundelein, IL: 27.6 %Mundelein, IL27.6North Chicago, IL: 26.4 %North Chicago, IL26.4Wheeling, IL: 26.1 %Wheeling, IL26.1Romeoville, IL: 26 %Romeoville, IL26Joliet, IL: 25.6 %Joliet, IL25.6Glendale Heights, IL: 25.2 %Glendale Heights, IL25.2Zion, IL: 24.7 %Zion, IL24.7Rolling Meadows, IL: 24.2 %Rolling Meadows, IL24.2Chicago, IL: 23.5 %Chicago, IL23.5Plano, IL: 23.4 %Plano, IL23.4Elmwood Park, IL: 23.3 %Elmwood Park, IL23.3Harvey, IL: 22.5 %Harvey, IL22.5River Grove, IL: 21.1 %River Grove, IL21.1Montgomery, IL: 20.8 %Montgomery, IL20.8Wood Dale, IL: 20.3 %Wood Dale, IL20.3Round Lake, IL: 20.2 %Round Lake, IL20.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Cicero, IL80.1
2Melrose Park, IL68.7
3Summit, IL63.2
4Berwyn, IL49.7
5Northlake, IL47.9
6Carpentersville, IL46.1
7Franklin Park, IL45.7
8Waukegan, IL45.4
9Round Lake Beach, IL43.2
10West Chicago, IL43
11Elgin, IL39.7
12Lyons, IL39.4
13Blue Island, IL38.3
14Bensenville, IL37.1
15Beach Park, IL34.8
16Addison, IL34.8
17Hanover Park, IL34.1
18Aurora, IL33.7
19Burbank, IL33.4
20Streamwood, IL31.7
21Chicago Heights, IL31.1
22Prospect Heights, IL29.6
23Maywood, IL28.9
24Belvidere, IL28.8
25Mundelein, IL27.6
26North Chicago, IL26.4
27Wheeling, IL26.1
28Romeoville, IL26
29Joliet, IL25.6
30Glendale Heights, IL25.2
31Zion, IL24.7
32Rolling Meadows, IL24.2
33Chicago, IL23.5
34Plano, IL23.4
35Elmwood Park, IL23.3
36Harvey, IL22.5
37River Grove, IL21.1
38Montgomery, IL20.8
39Wood Dale, IL20.3
40Round Lake, IL20.2
41Schiller Park, IL20.2
42Bellwood, IL19.6
43Kankakee, IL19.5
44Bolingbrook, IL19.1
45Bridgeview, IL19
46Midlothian, IL18.4
47Woodstock, IL17.7
48Palatine, IL17
49Villa Park, IL16.9
50Warrenville, IL16.3
51Hoffman Estates, IL15.7
52Brookfield, IL15.7
53Pingree Grove, IL15.2
54South Elgin, IL15.1
55Alsip, IL14.9
56Oak Lawn, IL14.8
57Wauconda, IL14.7
58Rockford, IL14.5
59Des Plaines, IL14.4
60Westchester, IL13.9
61Calumet City, IL13.8
62Lansing, IL13.3
63Mount Prospect, IL12.5
64Moline, IL12.1
65Oswego, IL11.9
65Woodridge, IL11.9
67Carol Stream, IL11.8
68East Moline, IL11.7
69Crest Hill, IL11.7
70DeKalb, IL11.5
71Rantoul, IL11.4
72Worth, IL11.4
73Evergreen Park, IL10.9
74McHenry, IL10.9
75Hickory Hills, IL10.9
76North Aurora, IL10.5
77Westmont, IL10
78Vernon Hills, IL9.9
79Niles, IL9.7
80Gurnee, IL9.5
81Sterling, IL9.3
82Oak Forest, IL9.3
83Lake in the Hills, IL9.2
84Justice, IL9
85Crestwood, IL8.9
86Markham, IL8.8
87Chicago Ridge, IL8.4
88Bartlett, IL8.3
89Skokie, IL8.3
90Evanston, IL8.3
91Highland Park, IL8.1
92Bradley, IL8
93Streator, IL7.9
94Yorkville, IL7.6
95Kewanee, IL7.4
96La Grange, IL7.4
97Crystal Lake, IL7.2
98Morris, IL7.1
99Rock Island, IL7
100La Grange Park, IL6.9
101Schaumburg, IL6.7
102Algonquin, IL6.7
102Elk Grove Village, IL6.7
104Park Forest, IL6.6
105Lombard, IL6.6
106Grayslake, IL6.5
107St. Charles, IL6.4
108Oak Park, IL6.4
109Lindenhurst, IL6.3
110Urbana, IL6.1
111Loves Park, IL6.1
112Glenview, IL6
113Batavia, IL6
114Norridge, IL5.9
115Arlington Heights, IL5.8
116Fox Lake, IL5.7
117Cary, IL5.7
118Minooka, IL5.7
119Shorewood, IL5.6
120Danville, IL5.6
120Lincolnwood, IL5.6
122Palos Hills, IL5.5
123Bloomingdale, IL5.3
124Buffalo Grove, IL5.3
125Geneva, IL5.3
126Orland Park, IL5.1
127South Holland, IL5.1
128Galesburg, IL5
129Champaign, IL5
130Effingham, IL4.9
130Plainfield, IL4.9
132Forest Park, IL4.9
133Carbondale, IL4.9
134Elmhurst, IL4.8
135Tinley Park, IL4.8
136Winfield, IL4.7
137Sycamore, IL4.6
138Lockport, IL4.6
139Collinsville, IL4.6
140Peoria, IL4.5
141Morton Grove, IL4.5
142Canton, IL4.4
143Roselle, IL4.4
144Bourbonnais, IL4.3
145Palos Heights, IL4.3
146Lake Forest, IL4.2
147Darien, IL4.2
148Wheaton, IL4.1
149Glen Ellyn, IL4.1
150Bloomington, IL4.1
151Naperville, IL4
152Lisle, IL4
153River Forest, IL4
154Dixon, IL4
155Ottawa, IL3.9
156Burr Ridge, IL3.9
157Park Ridge, IL3.7
158Pontiac, IL3.6
159Troy, IL3.6
160Homewood, IL3.6
161Granite City, IL3.5
162Hinsdale, IL3.5
163Normal, IL3.4
164Huntley, IL3.3
165Homer Glen, IL3.3
166Roscoe, IL3.3
167Lake Zurich, IL3.2
168Shiloh, IL3.2
169Frankfort, IL3.2
170Downers Grove, IL3.1
171Antioch, IL3
172Deerfield, IL2.9
173Libertyville, IL2.9
174Herrin, IL2.8
175Hazel Crest, IL2.8
176Jacksonville, IL2.8
177O'Fallon, IL2.7
178Freeport, IL2.6
179Channahon, IL2.5
180Riverdale, IL2.4
181Wilmette, IL2.4
182Barrington, IL2.3
183Macomb, IL2.2
184Mokena, IL2.2
185Machesney Park, IL2.2
186Lincoln, IL2.1
187Springfield, IL2.1
188Decatur, IL2
189Western Springs, IL2
190Glen Carbon, IL2
191Morton, IL1.9
192Mahomet, IL1.8
193Swansea, IL1.7
194Belleville, IL1.7
195Manhattan, IL1.6
196Northbrook, IL1.5
197Fairview Heights, IL1.5
198Charleston, IL1.4
199Lemont, IL1.4
199Richton Park, IL1.4
201Matteson, IL1.3
201New Lenox, IL1.3
201Winnetka, IL1.3
204Alton, IL1.3
205Washington, IL1.3
206Country Club Hills, IL1.3
207Quincy, IL1.2
208Highland, IL1.2
209Edwardsville, IL1.1
210Pekin, IL1.1
211Centralia, IL1
212Marion, IL1
213Columbia, IL0.9
213Mount Vernon, IL0.9
215East Peoria, IL0.9
216Campton Hills, IL0.9
217Chatham, IL0.8
218Waterloo, IL0.8
219Mattoon, IL0.7
220Dolton, IL0.7
221Taylorville, IL0.6
222Godfrey, IL0.5
223East St. Louis, IL0.4
224Wood River, IL0.3

Other periods

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. 1 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/illinois-cities?period=2021. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/illinois-cities?period=2021.

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  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, 2021}},
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Which city has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Cicero, IL, with 80.1% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?

Wood River, IL, with 0.3% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 cities have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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