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Skokie, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Skokie is a Census village of 66,219 people across 10.06 square miles of land, in Cook County. Median household income is $95,337, 74.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 134 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $92.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Skokie
What Skokie is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area10.06 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land6,580
- 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.
Skokie
How many people live in Skokie
- Population66,219
- Median age43.2
- Population under 1814,745
- Share under 1822.3 percent
- Population 65 and over13,981
- Share 65 and over21.1 percent
- Households24,382
- Family households17,439
- Share of households that are families71.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Skokie
Income and work in Skokie
- Median household income$95,337
- Per capita income$46,534
- Civilian labor force33,938
- Employed32,189
- Unemployed1,749 plus or minus 398
- Unemployment rate5.2 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over46,681
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher53.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree21.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Skokie
Housing in Skokie
- Housing units25,159
- Occupied units24,382
- Vacant units777 plus or minus 254
- Vacancy rate3.1 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Owner occupied18,209
- Renter occupied6,173
- Ownership rate74.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$387,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,552
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.5 percent
- Single family units14,847
- Share single family59.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more10,201
- Share in buildings of two or more40.5 percent
- Mobile homes95 plus or minus 70
- Median year structure built1959
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Skokie
How Skokie gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute25,079
- Commuting under 15 minutes5,759
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more10,875
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.4 percent
- Drove alone58.6 percent
- Carpooled12.4 percent
- Public transport4.3 percent
- Walked1.5 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home20.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Skokie
SBA loans in Skokie (7(a))
- Approvals134
- Gross approval$92,776,200
- Average approval$692,360
- Median approval$339,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,905,590
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,934
- Jobs per approval14.4
- Loans with a final outcome34
- Paid in full32
- Charged off2
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans5.9 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.9 percent
- Share to franchises6.7 percent
- Distinct lenders43
- Distinct industries by NAICS65
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Skokie, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Skokie
SBA loans in Skokie (504)
- Approvals30
- Gross approval$14,949,000
- Average approval$498,300
- Median approval$392,000
- Largest approval$1,638,000
- Jobs supported255
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Skokie, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 4 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.
Skokie
Flood risk in Skokie
- NFIP communityVillage of Skokie
- NFIP community number171000
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/19/08(M)
The Village of Skokie participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 171000 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 Skokie
Cook County context, not Skokie 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 Skokie.
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.
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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
Skokie questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Skokie, Illinois?
66,219, in 24,382 households. Skokie village covers 10.06 square miles of land, which is 6,580 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Skokie 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 Skokie?
$95,337. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $387,200. Median gross rent is $1,552 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Skokie businesses?
134 7(a) approvals totaling $92.8 m since FY2020, across 43 lenders, median approval $339,500, plus 30 504 approvals worth $14.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Skokie, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Skokie borrowers get paid back?
Of the 34 loans that have reached a final outcome, 32 were paid in full and 2 charged off, a charge off rate of 5.9 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Skokie in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Skokie appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Skokie, village of, community 171000, 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 Skokie 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 Skokie.
Is zoning published for Skokie?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.