Highwood, Illinois

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Population (year 2000): 4,143

Males: 2,062	(49.8%)
Females: 2,081	(50.2%)

Lake County

Median resident age:	33.7 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip codes: 60040.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $44,100 (it was $42,993 in 2000)

Highwood	$44,100
Illinois:	$50,260

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $314,200 (it was $229,200 in 2000)

Highwood	$314,200
Illinois:	$183,900

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Races in Highwood:

White Non-Hispanic (56.6%)
Hispanic (38.2%)
Other race (17.2%)
Two or more races (4.8%)
Black (2.1%)
Filipino (0.8%)
American Indian (0.8%)
Korean (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: Italian (22.3%), Irish (9.8%), German (9.1%), English (3.5%), Polish (3.3%), United States (1.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 04/20/1887

Elevation: 675 feet

Land area: 0.63 square miles.

Population density: 6552 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Highwood

High school or higher: 70.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 11.3%
Unemployed: 1.7%
Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Highwood city

Never married: 32.8%
Now married: 49.4%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 7.2%
Divorced: 9.3%

1,573 residents are foreign born (26.3% Latin America, 8.4% Europe).

This city:	38.0%
Illinois:	12.3%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Highwood, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Highwood to the number of sex offenders is 4143 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is a lot smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Highwood:	1.6% ($3,701)
Illinois:	1.7% ($2,285)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Waukegan, IL (12.0 miles , pop. 87,901).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Chicago, IL (26.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Highland Park, IL (1.6 miles ), Lake Forest, IL (3.3 miles ), Bannockburn, IL (3.6 miles ), Deerfield, IL (3.7 miles ), Northbrook, IL (5.6 miles ), Lake Bluff, IL (5.8 miles ), Glencoe, IL (6.2 miles ), Riverwoods, IL (6.2 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $400,000
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $283,300
2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $160,000
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 6 buildings, average cost: $304,200
2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $283,300

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 42.21 N, Longitude: 87.81 W

90 people in nursing homes
6 people in other group homes

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Highwood, Illinois business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Accommodation and food services (17%)
Construction (14%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Personal and laundry services (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (17%)
Private households (7%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Business operations specialists (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Child care workers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)

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Crime in Highwood by Year
Type	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	2	3	2	0	2	1	1	3
per 100,000	38.5	72.4	36.6	0.0	36.4	18.3	18.2	54.9
Robberies	0	3	1	1	5	2	2	2
per 100,000	0.0	72.4	18.3	18.3	90.9	36.5	36.4	36.6
Assaults	13	10	5	6	6	4	7	13
per 100,000	250.2	241.4	91.4	109.7	109.1	73.0	127.4	237.7
Burglaries	9	7	9	13	20	3	11	16
per 100,000	173.2	169.0	164.5	237.7	363.8	54.8	200.2	292.6
Thefts	78	57	46	82	57	46	47	40
per 100,000	1501.2	1375.8	841.0	1499.1	1036.7	839.7	855.5	731.5
Auto thefts	5	6	5	5	1	2	6	2
per 100,000	96.2	144.8	91.4	91.4	18.2	36.5	109.2	36.6
Arson	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	18.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	18.2	18.3
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 323.2)	160.7	206.4	105.5	111.3	146.6	80.5	107.9	155.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 12 (11 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.66
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Highwood, Illinois

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Highwood-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Illinois state average. It is 43% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/28/1972, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.5 miles away from the Highwood city center injured 20 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/21/1967, a category 4 tornado 19.8 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 100 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Highwood:

LAKE FOREST HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; LAKE FOREST, IL)
HILL TOP CENTER (about 8 miles; GREEN OAKS, IL)
ST THERESE MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; WAUKEGAN, IL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Highwood:

CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (about 18 miles; CHICAGO, IL; ID: ORD)
KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 27 miles; KENOSHA, WI; ID: ENW)
CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 30 miles; CHICAGO, IL; ID: MDW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Highwood:

PALWAUKEE MUNI (about 10 miles; CHICAGO/PROSPECT HEIGHTS/W, IL; ID: PWK)
WAUKEGAN REGIONAL (about 15 miles; CHICAGO/WAUKEGAN, IL; ID: UGN)
CAMPBELL (about 20 miles; GRAYSLAKE, IL; ID: C81)

Amtrak station near Highwood:

10 miles: GLENVIEW (1116 DEPOT ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Local government website: HIGHWOOD.IL.US

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Highwood:

TRINITY INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; DEERFIELD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,121)
NATIONAL-LOUIS UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; CHICAGO, IL; FT enrollment: 5,365)
SCHOOL OF ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO (about 12 miles; CHICAGO, IL; FT enrollment: 2,237)
OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; DES PLAINES, IL; FT enrollment: 5,749)
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; EVANSTON, IL; FT enrollment: 14,958)
WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER COLLEGE (about 18 miles; PALATINE, IL; FT enrollment: 8,229)
NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; CHICAGO, IL; FT enrollment: 7,324)

Public elementary/middle school in Highwood:

OAK TERRACE ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 498; Location: 240 PRAIRIE AVE; Grades: PK - 05)

Private elementary/middle schools in Highwood:

ST JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 193; Location: 140 NORTH AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
DEVELOPING CHILD INC (THE) (Students: 16; Location: 328 GREEN BAY RD; Grades: PK - KG)

Library in Highwood:

HIGHWOOD P.L. (Operating income: $152,212; Location: 102 HIGHWOOD AVENUE; 47,937 books; 3,172 audio materials; 1,413 video materials; 92 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:

Highland Park Hospital is approximately one mile away from Highwood, and is not included in the list of hospitals that you have posted.

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Church in Highwood: Saint James Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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Average household size:

This city:	2.6 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	60.0%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.7%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	7.0%
Whole state:	10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	2.8%
Whole state:	5.1%

Highwood compared to Illinois state average:

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Median house value significantly above state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
House age above state average.

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Banks with branches in Highwood (2007 data):

Lake Forest Bank and Trust Company: Highwood Branch at 128-130 Washington Street, branch established on 2000-02-22. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,458.5 mil, Deposits: $1,121.9 mil, headquarters in Lake Forest, IL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Wintrust Financial Corporation
U.S. Bank National Association: Highwood Branch at 310 Waukegan Avenue, branch established on 2002-07-01. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $217,802.3 mil, Deposits: $135,903.1 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2565 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp

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Highwood mode of transportation to work chart

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Streets and Highways	1	$4,374	$52,488	3	$4,628
Water Supply	4	$11,460	$34,380	1	$2,404
Local Libraries	1	$2,990	$35,880	2	$2,644
Firefighters	12	$32,392	$32,392	2	$2,974
Other Government Administration	2	$7,590	$45,540	1	$682
Police Protection - Officers	12	$38,236	$38,236	4	$5,478
Police - Other	0	$0		2	$2,496
Housing and Community Development(Local)	1	$3,674	$44,088	1	$492
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$1,526
Parks and Recreation	0	$0		4	$3,528
Totals for Government	33	$100,716	$36,624	21	$26,852

Highwood government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $458,000
All Other: $153,000

Solid Waste Management: $38,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,030,000
Fire Protection: $919,000

Regular Highways: $744,000

Financial Administration: $585,000

Water Utilities: $397,000

Sewerage: $396,000

General - Other: $169,000

Parks & Recreation: $167,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $96,000

Solid Waste Management: $37,000

Central Staff Services: $7,000
Employee Retirement - Total Federal Securities: $554,000
Total Cash & Deposits: $155,000

Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $152,000

Benefit Payments: $97,000

Total Other Securities: $75,000

From Local Government: $74,000

Interest Revenue: $38,000

Local Employee Contribution: $37,000

Other Investments - Other: $8,000

Withdrawals: $5,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $100,000
General - Interest on Debt: $140,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,155,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $2,025,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $130,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,063,000
Interest Earnings: $51,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $868,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $458,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $751,000
Highways: $130,000

All Other: $12,000
Tax - Property: $489,000
Public Utilities: $404,000

NEC: $266,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,673,000

6.70% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($66,648 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.70%
Illinois average:	5.66%

0.20% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,110 average AGI)
Lake County: 0.20%
Illinois average: 0.19%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Cook County, IL	3.01% ($69,774 average AGI)
from McHenry County, IL	0.39% ($54,236)
from DuPage County, IL	0.25% ($68,614)

7.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($71,043 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.00%
Illinois average:	5.99%

0.14% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,463 average AGI)
Lake County: 0.14%
Illinois average: 0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Cook County, IL	1.95% ($62,810 average AGI)
to McHenry County, IL	0.52% ($60,755)
to Kenosha County, WI	0.49% ($44,480)

Strongest AM radio stations in Highwood:

WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WKTA (1330 AM; 5 kW; EVANSTON, IL; Owner: POLNET COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
WCSN (820 AM; 5 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WYPA, INC.)
WONX (1590 AM; 4 kW; EVANSTON, IL; Owner: KOVAS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WVIV (1200 AM; 20 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLXX-AM LICENSE CORP.)
WMBI (1110 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)

Strongest FM radio stations in Highwood:

WCKG (105.9 FM; ELMWOOD PARK, IL; Owner: INFINITY HOLDINGS CORPORATION OF ORLANDO)
WLIT-FM (93.9 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WJMK (104.3 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF ILLINOIS)
WGCI-FM (107.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WNUA (95.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WTMX (101.9 FM; SKOKIE, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WBBM-FM (96.3 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WKSC-FM (103.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WFMT (98.7 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS)
WZZN (94.7 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC CHICAGO FM RADIO,INC.)
WBEZ (91.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: THE WBEZ ALLIANCE, INC.)
WKQX (101.1 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WLUP-FM (97.9 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WNND (100.3 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WOJO (105.1 FM; EVANSTON, IL; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
WUSN (99.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF CHICAGO)
WVAZ (102.7 FM; OAK PARK, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WXRT-FM (93.1 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WDRV (97.1 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WVIV-FM (103.1 FM; HIGHLAND PARK, IL; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Highwood:

W64CQ (Channel 64; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W34CK (Channel 34; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: FIRST UNITED, INC.)
WLS-TV (Channel 7; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS TELEVISION, INC.)
WMAQ-TV (Channel 5; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WMAQ-TV), INC.)
WTTW (Channel 11; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WGBO-TV (Channel 66; JOLIET, IL; Owner: WGBO LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
WGN-TV (Channel 9; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBBM-TV (Channel 2; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
WPWR-TV (Channel 50; GARY, IN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
WXFT (Channel 60; AURORA, IL; Owner: TELEFUTURA CHICAGO LLC)
WCIU-TV (Channel 26; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WCIU-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WCPX (Channel 38; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: PAXSON CHICAGO LICENSE, INC.)
WSNS-TV (Channel 44; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF CHICAGO, INC.)
WFLD (Channel 32; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
W68DO (Channel 68; PALATINE, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WFBT-CA (Channel 23; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: CHANNEL 23 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WJYS (Channel 62; HAMMOND, IN; Owner: JOVON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WOCH-LP (Channel 28; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: KM LPTV OF CHICAGO-28, L.L.C.)
WYCC (Channel 20; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: COLLEGE DIST. #508, COUNTY OF COOK)
WOCK-CA (Channel 13; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: KM LPTV OF CHICAGO-13, L.L.C.)
WJJA (Channel 49; RACINE, WI; Owner: TV-49, INC.)

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