City profile · Megacity
Chicago, Illinois
Reviewed Oct 12, 2026Who leads Chicago, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Brandon Johnson
- Role
- Mayor
- Form of government
- Mayor
- Party
- Democrat
- Population
- 2,665,039
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 12, 2026
- Confirmed by a reviewer against a source
- Last checked
- Oct 12, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcechicago.gov ↗
- Official leadership pageNot found yet
- City websitechicago.gov ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Brandon Johnson CurrentMayor · added May 4, 2026 · verified Oct 12, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 2,665,039
- Median household income
- $71,673
- Median age
- 35.3
- Land area
- 227.75 sq mi
- Population density
- 11,701.6 per sq mi
- County
- Cook County
- Metro area
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
Use this record in your app
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