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Cicero, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Cicero is a Census town of 82,797 people across 5.87 square miles of land, in Cook County. Median household income is $70,842, 54.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 43 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $9.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Cicero
What Cicero is
- Census place typetown
- Land area5.87 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land14,117
- County holding the largest share of its areaCook County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Cicero
- Population82,797
- Median age34.4
- Population under 1821,326
- Share under 1825.8 percent
- Population 65 and over9,138
- Share 65 and over11.0 percent
- Households24,432
- Family households18,721
- Share of households that are families76.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Cicero
- Median household income$70,842
- Per capita income$25,547
- Civilian labor force41,392
- Employed39,341
- Unemployed2,051
- Unemployment rate5.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over51,341
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher68.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.3 percent plus or minus 0.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Cicero
- Housing units26,203
- Occupied units24,432
- Vacant units1,771
- Vacancy rate6.8 percent
- Owner occupied13,329
- Renter occupied11,103
- Ownership rate54.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$249,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,154
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.5 percent
- Single family units11,783
- Share single family45.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more14,338
- Share in buildings of two or more54.7 percent
- Mobile homes82 plus or minus 66
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Cicero gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute36,574
- Commuting under 15 minutes6,302
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more18,754
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more51.3 percent
- Drove alone67.6 percent
- Carpooled14.5 percent
- Public transport7.3 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Walked2.6 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Worked from home5.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Cicero (7(a))
- Approvals43
- Gross approval$9,899,500
- Average approval$230,221
- Median approval$49,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$490,800
- Largest approval$2,096,000
- Jobs supported229
- Jobs per approval5.3
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Paid in full7
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more9.3 percent
- Share to franchises14.0 percent
- Distinct lenders17
- Distinct industries by NAICS30
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cicero, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 8 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Cicero (504)
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$4,330,000
- Average approval$618,571
- Median approval$602,000
- Largest approval$1,201,000
- Jobs supported61
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cicero, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Cicero
- NFIP communityTown of Cicero
- NFIP community number170077
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The Town of Cicero participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170077 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Cook County, not Cicero
Cook County context, not Cicero figures
- Establishments in Cook County134,513
- Covered employment, Cook County2,565,567
- Average annual pay, Cook County$86,931
- Housing units permitted, Cook County6,507
Every figure in this section is published for Cook County as a whole and is not a measurement of Cicero.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Cicero questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Cicero, Illinois?
82,797, in 24,432 households. Cicero town covers 5.87 square miles of land, which is 14,117 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Cicero in?
Cook County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Cicero?
$70,842. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $249,400. Median gross rent is $1,154 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Cicero businesses?
43 7(a) approvals totaling $9.9 m since FY2020, across 17 lenders, median approval $49,000, plus 7 504 approvals worth $4.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cicero, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Cicero borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Cicero. Only 8 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Cicero in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Cicero appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Cicero, town of, community 170077, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Cicero figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cook County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Cicero.
Is zoning published for Cicero?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.