Northern Illinois Data by Subject Demographic Characteristics - Households by Household Size Select an Area LaSalle County, Illinois   Boone County   Bureau County   Carroll County   Cook County   DeKalb County   DuPage County   Grundy County   Henry County   JoDaviess County   Kane County   Kankakee County   Kendall County   Lake County   LaSalle County   Lee County   McHenry County   Mercer County   Ogle County   Putnam County   Rock Island County   Stephenson County   Whiteside County   Will County   Winnebago County   Chicago PMSA   Quad Cities MSA   Rockford MSA   State of Illinois Household Size 1980 1990 2000 Change 1980-1990 Change 1990-2000 Number Percent Number Percent Total households 40,970 41,284 43,346 314 20.8 2,062 5.0   1 person 9,738 10,880 11,881 1,142 11.7 1,001 9.2   2 persons 12,980 13,749 14,488 769 5.9 739 5.4   3 - 4 persons 13,017 12,504 12,698 -513 -3.9 194 1.6   5 or more persons 5,235 4,151 4,279 -1,084 -20.7 128 3.1 Persons per household (Mean) 2.69 2.60 2.49   SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 1980, 1990, 2000. ::: click here to print this page :::