Carpentersville, Illinois

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Back to Carpentersville, IL housing info, Kane County, Illinois, IL smaller cities, IL small cities, All Cities. Carpentersville IL Area Homes for Sale - Accurate and Complete - Roost.com   We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Carpentersville, IL Kane County Population in July 2008: 37,741. Population change since 2000: +23.4% Males: 19,481   (51.6%) Females: 18,260   (48.4%) Median resident age:   28.1 years Illinois median age:   34.7 years Zip codes: 60110. Estimated median household income in 2008: $61,221 (it was $54,526 in 2000) Carpentersville:   $61,221 Illinois:   $56,235 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $20,922 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $191,180 (it was $116,300 in 2000) Carpentersville:   $191,180 Illinois:   $214,900 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $206,975; Detached houses: $212,183; Townhouses or other attached units: $189,075; In 2-unit structures: $221,103; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $171,138; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $132,452; Mobile homes: $27,500 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 60110 Carpentersville, IL residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for: near:   Races in Carpentersville: White Non-Hispanic (51.9%) Hispanic (40.6%) Other race (20.8%) Black (4.2%) Two or more races (3.5%) American Indian (1.0%) Filipino (0.5%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Carpentersville: 100.4 (near average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Carpentersville, Illinois on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Carpentersville is mentioned 155 times on our forum: Where's the lake in Lake Marian (Carpentersville)?  (4 replies) How is the City of Carpentersville  (34 replies) Does anyone have any info about Spring Grove Apartments in Carpentersville?  (6 replies) Suburbia, the next slum?  (237 replies) Carpentersville?  (9 replies) Which Chicago suburb have the worst reputation ?  (231 replies) Latest news from Carpentersville, IL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (17.7%), Irish (9.5%), Polish (7.6%), Italian (5.1%), English (4.5%), United States (2.7%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Incorporated on 06/26/1894 Elevation: 800 feet Land area: 7.45 square miles. Population density: 5066 people per square mile   (average).

Latitude: 42.12 N, Longitude: 88.27 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -8,448 (-27.6%)
Workers who live and work in this village: 1,283 (9.6%)

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Carpentersville, Illinois - Economy and Business Data

Here:	11.6%
Illinois:	10.5%

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.78
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Carpentersville, Illinois

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Carpentersville-area historical tornado activity is near Illinois state average. It is 96% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/21/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 2.0 miles away from the Carpentersville village center killed one person and injured 100 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 tornado 8.7 miles away from the village center killed 6 people and injured 75 people.

Carpentersville-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 56.0 miles away from Carpentersville center
On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 65.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Notable locations in Carpentersville: Meadowdale Racetrack (A), Spring Hill Center Industrial Park (B), Carpenter Memorial Hall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Meadowdale Shopping Center (1), Spring Hill Marketplace Shopping Center (2), Spring Hill Mall Shopping Center (3), Huntley Square Shopping Center (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Carpentersville include: Bible Baptist Church (A), Saint Monica Roman Catholic Church (B), First Congregational Church (C), Trinity United Methodist Church (D), First Baptist Church of Meadowdale (E), Zion United Church of Christ (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoir: Lake Marian (A). Display/hide its location on the map Parks in Carpentersville include: Kemper Park Nature Preserve (1), Kemper Park (2), Raceway Woods County Forest Preserve (3), Carpenter Park (4), Andres Park (5), Fox River Shores County Forest Preserve (6). Display/hide their locations on the map Tourist attraction: Dundee Township Park District - Dolphin Cove (Water Parks & Slides; 270 Kennedy Drive) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

Average household size:

This village:	3.5 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	81.6%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	5.8%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This village:	8.5%
Whole state:	10.7%

This village:	4.0%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Carpentersville, IL

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Here		56.0%
USA		50.2%

8.23% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($58,870 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.23%
Illinois average:	5.66%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($266 average AGI)

Kane County:	0.05%
Illinois average:	0.19%

from Cook County, IL	2.77% ($53,429 average AGI)
from DuPage County, IL	1.93% ($64,543)
from McHenry County, IL	0.44% ($52,469)

7.94% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($55,808 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.94%
Illinois average:	5.99%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($353 average AGI)

Kane County:	0.05%
Illinois average:	0.07%

to Cook County, IL	1.49% ($45,072 average AGI)
to DuPage County, IL	1.03% ($47,627)
to Kendall County, IL	0.73% ($50,094)

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• Marin Fettman, 2120 Elgin Road, Type: Pole, Structure height: 60.7 m, Overall height: 60.7 m
  Registrant: Phone: (425) 383-4000

• CARPENTERSVILLE WEST, 3000 Randall Rd., Type: Tank, Structure height: 33.5 m, Overall height: 35.3 m, Call Sign: WQIZ302
  Assigned Frequencies : 11135.0 MHz, 11095.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 06/26/2008, Expiration Date: 06/26/2018, Certifier: Paul C Diem
  Registrant: Fox Valley Internet, 2585 Millennium Drive, Suite G, Elgin, IL 60124, Phone: (847) 742-4623, Email:

• Fire: 138
• Hazardous Condition: 129
• Service Call: 5
• Good Intent Call: 1

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