Berkeley, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 4,913 (All urban)

Berkeley, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,915 (1,878 occupied: 1,612 owner occupied, 266 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	14%
State:	33%

Housing density: 1375 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this county: $344,308.

Median contract rent in 2007: $870 (lower quartile is $802, upper quartile is $951)

Median gross rent in Berkeley, IL in 2007: $970

Housing units in Berkeley with a mortgage: 1,054 (122 second mortgage, 36 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 455

Berkeley,IL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $251,666 (it was $137,800 in 2000)

Berkeley:	$251,666
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $203,704 - $281,968

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $246,392
Here: $246,392
State: $269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $210,385
Here: $210,385
State: $258,887

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $374,269
Here: $374,269
State: $330,214

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,236

In family households: 4,614 (1,067 male householders, 328 female householders)
1,052 spouses, 1,695 children (1,601 natural, 27 adopted, 67 stepchildren), 144 grandchildren, 63 brothers or sisters, 82 parents, 142 other relatives, 41 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 622 (205 male householders (178 living alone)), 277 female householders (229 living alone)), 140 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 9 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 534 2-persons, 300 3-persons, 293 4-persons, 167 5-persons, 72 6-persons, 29 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 407 1-person, 58 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 7 6-persons.

972 married couples with children.
202 single-parent households (45 men, 157 women).

74.2% of residents of Berkeley speak English at home.
15.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
8.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 704 (13.4%)
(61.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Berkeley, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 30 4 rooms: 123 5 rooms: 562 6 rooms: 353 7 rooms: 296 8 rooms: 182 9 or more rooms: 59

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Berkeley, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 19 3 rooms: 59 4 rooms: 109 5 rooms: 35 6 rooms: 31 7 rooms: 0 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 13

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 21
1990 to 1994: 0
1980 to 1989: 25
1970 to 1979: 159
1960 to 1969: 384
1950 to 1959: 909
1940 to 1949: 261
1939 or earlier: 156

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Berkeley:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 25 2 bedrooms: 291 3 bedrooms: 987 4 bedrooms: 271 5 or more bedrooms: 38

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Berkeley:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 86 2 bedrooms: 134 3 bedrooms: 33 4 bedrooms: 13 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Berkeley in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 47 1 vehicle: 534 2 vehicles: 756 3 vehicles: 200 4 vehicles: 66 5 or more vehicles: 9

Cars and other vehicles available in Berkeley in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 20 1 vehicle: 134 2 vehicles: 97 3 vehicles: 7 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 8

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Berkeley, IL:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 2
$20,000 to $24,999: 5
$25,000 to $29,999: 2
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 6
$125,000 to $149,999: 28
$150,000 to $174,999: 78
$175,000 to $199,999: 146
$200,000 to $249,999: 465
$250,000 to $299,999: 484
$300,000 to $399,999: 250
$400,000 to $499,999: 29
$500,000 to $749,999: 14
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Berkeley rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Berkeley:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 2
$600 to $649: 7
$650 to $699: 22
$700 to $749: 25
$750 to $799: 25
$800 to $899: 54
$900 to $999: 66
$1,000 to $1,249: 28
$1,250 to $1,499: 5
$1,500 to $1,999: 3
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 13

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 168 1990 to 1994: 110 1985 to 1989: 86 1980 to 1984: 73 1975 to 1979: 87 1970 to 1974: 63 1970 to 1974: 25 1965 to 1969: 92

Berkeley, IL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 66.0%
Number of people working at home: 60 (2.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 70
5 to 9 minutes: 217
10 to 14 minutes: 219
15 to 19 minutes: 347
20 to 24 minutes: 347
25 to 29 minutes: 165
30 to 34 minutes: 314
35 to 39 minutes: 70
40 to 44 minutes: 96
45 to 59 minutes: 232
60 to 89 minutes: 159
90 or more minutes: 60

Berkeley mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,925 (82%)
Carpooled: 182 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 62 (3%)
Railroad: 64 (3%)
Walked: 63 (3%)
Worked at home: 60 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 72
$10,000 to $14,999: 68
$15,000 to $19,999: 99
$20,000 to $24,999: 43
$25,000 to $29,999: 85
$30,000 to $34,999: 111
$35,000 to $39,999: 143
$40,000 to $44,999: 64
$45,000 to $49,999: 130
$50,000 to $59,999: 130
$60,000 to $74,999: 259
$75,000 to $99,999: 379
$100,000 to $124,999: 165
$125,000 to $149,999: 36
$150,000 to $199,999: 56
$200,000 or more: 37

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 2235

German: 508

Italian: 494

Irish: 434

English: 230

Polish: 204

United States or American: 61

French (except Basque): 59

Norwegian: 52

Serbian: 43

Czechoslovakian: 40

Czech: 32

Subsaharan African:: 29

Bulgarian: 27

Swedish: 26

Arab:: 26

Egyptian: 26

Yugoslavian: 24

Lithuanian: 21

Croatian: 20

Welsh: 18

Hungarian: 15

Scotch-Irish: 15

Nigerian: 15

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 15

Haitian: 15

African: 14

European: 13

Danish: 11

Dutch: 10

Belgian: 9

Austrian: 9

Canadian: 7

Scottish: 6

Greek: 6

French Canadian: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (46%)
India (15%)
Germany (8%)
Philippines (7%)
Other Eastern Europe (4%)
Italy (3%)
Nigeria (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 3763
Northeast: 90
Midwest: 181
South: 406
West: 61

61% of Berkeley residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 83% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 13
Nursery to 4th grade: 15
5th and 6th grade: 30
7th and 8th grade: 90
9th grade: 16
10th grade: 27
11th grade: 63
12th grade, no diploma: 41
High school graduate (or equivalency): 429
Less than 1 year of college: 172
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 340
Associate degree: 149
Bachelor's degree: 194
Master's degree: 71
Professional school degree: 30
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 17
5th and 6th grade: 58
7th and 8th grade: 103
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 48
11th grade: 25
12th grade, no diploma: 89
High school graduate (or equivalency): 517
Less than 1 year of college: 138
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 326
Associate degree: 143
Bachelor's degree: 286
Master's degree: 79
Professional school degree: 32
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 16.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 3.6%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 12.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 6.8%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $68,969
Black householders: $67,874
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $142,599
Asian householders: $103,222
Some other race householders: $81,044
Two or more races householders: $41,346
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $59,123

Berkeley household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Berkeley household income for Black householders

Berkeley household income for Asian householders

Berkeley household income for Some other race householders

Berkeley household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Berkeley marital status for males

Berkeley marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $246,734
Black or African American householders: $278,512
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $251,117
Asian householders: $255,318
Some other race householders: $250,752
Hispanic or Latino householders: $248,561

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,646
One, attached: 25
Two: 16
3 or 4: 69
5 to 9: 69
10 to 19: 80
20 to 49: 10

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Berkeley:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (98%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (77%) Electricity (20%) No fuel used (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 125

Here:	21.4%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 68

Here:	34.2%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 52

Here:	16.3%
Illinois:	25.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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