Census Bureau: 72 percent of people in West Chicago were old enough to vote in 2020

Of the 26,998 citizens living in West Chicago in 2020, 19,431 were old enough to vote as of March 24, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

The bureau reported 9,900 of those people were female and 9,531 were male.

An agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, the Census Bureau is responsible for compiling statistical facts about the American people, places and economy. Data for this story was compiled from the bureau’s American Community Survey. Information from the survey helps to determine how federal and state funds are distributed.

Statistical data for 2021 will be released later this year.