Berwyn, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 49,919 (All urban)

Berwyn, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 20,691 (19,702 occupied: 12,130 owner occupied, 7,572 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	38%
State:	33%

Housing density: 5315 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: $704 (lower quartile is $653, upper quartile is $827)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $684

Median gross rent in Berwyn, IL in 2007: $779

Housing units in Berwyn with a mortgage: 6,013 (518 second mortgage, 883 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,225

Berwyn,IL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $250,935 (it was $137,400 in 2000)

Berwyn:	$250,935
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $191,451 - $267,619

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $238,633
Here: $238,633
State: $269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $243,429
Here: $243,429
State: $258,887

In 2-unit structures: $303,427
Here: $303,427
State: $320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $342,493
Here: $342,493
State: $330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $241,367
Here: $241,367
State: $275,408

Mobile homes: $83,854
Here: $83,854
State: $35,670

Household type by relationship

Households: 53,836

In family households: 45,941 (9,462 male householders, 3,491 female householders)
9,727 spouses, 17,511 children (16,653 natural, 273 adopted, 585 stepchildren), 1,039 grandchildren, 1,057 brothers or sisters, 787 parents, 1,710 other relatives, 1,157 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 7,895 (2,899 male householders (2,485 living alone)), 3,855 female householders (3,311 living alone)), 1,141 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 180 (136 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,308 2-persons, 2,973 3-persons, 2,567 4-persons, 1,620 5-persons, 806 6-persons, 679 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,796 1-person, 822 2-persons, 102 3-persons, 29 4-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

9,861 married couples with children.
2,615 single-parent households (711 men, 1,904 women).

56.9% of residents of Berwyn speak English at home.
31.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
9.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (63% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 13,552 (25.1%)
(42.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Berwyn, Illinois:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 111 3 rooms: 376 4 rooms: 1,053 5 rooms: 3,396 6 rooms: 3,223 7 rooms: 1,844 8 rooms: 1,123 9 or more rooms: 998

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Berwyn, Illinois:
	1 room: 296 2 rooms: 481 3 rooms: 1,776 4 rooms: 2,197 5 rooms: 1,744 6 rooms: 751 7 rooms: 165 8 rooms: 70 9 or more rooms: 92

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 17
1995 to 1998: 140
1990 to 1994: 140
1980 to 1989: 339
1970 to 1979: 810
1960 to 1969: 2,076
1950 to 1959: 3,511
1940 to 1949: 3,438
1939 or earlier: 10,220

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Berwyn:
	no bedroom: 22 1 bedroom: 511 2 bedrooms: 3,918 3 bedrooms: 5,337 4 bedrooms: 1,699 5 or more bedrooms: 643

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Berwyn:
	no bedroom: 452 1 bedroom: 2,871 2 bedrooms: 2,777 3 bedrooms: 1,284 4 bedrooms: 115 5 or more bedrooms: 73

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Berwyn in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 977 1 vehicle: 4,340 2 vehicles: 4,957 3 vehicles: 1,307 4 vehicles: 436 5 or more vehicles: 113

Cars and other vehicles available in Berwyn in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,773 1 vehicle: 3,848 2 vehicles: 1,586 3 vehicles: 327 4 vehicles: 21 5 or more vehicles: 17

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

Less than $10,000: 4
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 2
$20,000 to $24,999: 4
$25,000 to $29,999: 4
$30,000 to $34,999: 5
$35,000 to $39,999: 4
$40,000 to $49,999: 16
$50,000 to $59,999: 34
$60,000 to $69,999: 32
$70,000 to $79,999: 14
$80,000 to $89,999: 8
$90,000 to $99,999: 27
$100,000 to $124,999: 111
$125,000 to $149,999: 189
$150,000 to $174,999: 587
$175,000 to $199,999: 1184
$200,000 to $249,999: 3303
$250,000 to $299,999: 2949
$300,000 to $399,999: 2178
$400,000 to $499,999: 425
$500,000 to $749,999: 89
$750,000 to $999,999: 28
$1,000,000 or more: 13

Berwyn rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Berwyn:

Less than $100: 35 people
$100 to $149: 18
$150 to $199: 18
$200 to $249: 9
$250 to $299: 29
$300 to $349: 19
$350 to $399: 35
$400 to $449: 120
$450 to $499: 146
$500 to $549: 366
$550 to $599: 623
$600 to $649: 881
$650 to $699: 991
$700 to $749: 706
$750 to $799: 606
$800 to $899: 1,018
$900 to $999: 515
$1,000 to $1,249: 453
$1,250 to $1,499: 97
$1,500 to $1,999: 39
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 294

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2,631 1990 to 1994: 2,550 1985 to 1989: 1,996 1980 to 1984: 1,319 1975 to 1979: 1,467 1970 to 1974: 1,264 1970 to 1974: 697 1965 to 1969: 1,628

Berwyn, IL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 85.0%
Number of people working at home: 384 (1.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 329
5 to 9 minutes: 1648
10 to 14 minutes: 2296
15 to 19 minutes: 2922
20 to 24 minutes: 2720
25 to 29 minutes: 1261
30 to 34 minutes: 4611
35 to 39 minutes: 849
40 to 44 minutes: 1143
45 to 59 minutes: 3665
60 to 89 minutes: 2044
90 or more minutes: 505

Berwyn mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 16,818 (69%)
Carpooled: 3,582 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 687 (3%)
Subway or elevated: 788 (3%)
Railroad: 1,051 (4%)
Taxi: 118 (0%)
Bicycle: 71 (0%)
Walked: 784 (3%)
Other means: 94 (0%)
Worked at home: 384 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1357
$10,000 to $14,999: 943
$15,000 to $19,999: 1060
$20,000 to $24,999: 1566
$25,000 to $29,999: 1355
$30,000 to $34,999: 1402
$35,000 to $39,999: 1237
$40,000 to $44,999: 1187
$45,000 to $49,999: 1091
$50,000 to $59,999: 2317
$60,000 to $74,999: 2210
$75,000 to $99,999: 2197
$100,000 to $124,999: 879
$125,000 to $149,999: 413
$150,000 to $199,999: 325
$200,000 or more: 168

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 20172

Polish: 4947

Italian: 4843

German: 3869

Irish: 3791

Czech: 2241

United States or American: 898

English: 686

Czechoslovakian: 649

Greek: 604

Arab:: 492

Slovak: 447

Ukrainian: 409

French (except Basque): 371

Lithuanian: 362

Swedish: 339

Serbian: 327

Croatian: 287

Dutch: 275

Russian: 241

Arab/Arabic: 222

Yugoslavian: 215

Norwegian: 197

Austrian: 165

European: 136

Scotch-Irish: 127

Scottish: 123

French Canadian: 100

Hungarian: 81

Palestinian: 78

Jordanian: 74

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 73

Syrian: 64

Subsaharan African:: 46

African: 46

Macedonian: 43

Danish: 42

Romanian: 41

Northern European: 41

Belizean: 39

Belgian: 37

Slavic: 36

Brazilian: 36

Welsh: 30

Moroccan: 28

Portuguese: 27

Bulgarian: 23

Slovene: 22

Finnish: 21

Egyptian: 16

British: 16

Iranian: 15

Canadian: 15

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 13

Eastern European: 12

Haitian: 12

Jamaican: 12

Lebanese: 10

Afghan: 10

West Indian: 10

Turkish: 8

Scandinavian: 7

Luxemburger: 7

Israeli: 4

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

Mexico (58%)
Poland (6%)
Philippines (5%)
Italy (3%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (2%)
Other Eastern Europe (2%)
Yugoslavia (2%)

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

This state: 35157
Northeast: 758
Midwest: 1676
South: 1499
West: 699

57% of Berwyn residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 90% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 290
Nursery to 4th grade: 172
5th and 6th grade: 550
7th and 8th grade: 708
9th grade: 282
10th grade: 652
11th grade: 625
12th grade, no diploma: 774
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,515
Less than 1 year of college: 1,206
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,536
Associate degree: 893
Bachelor's degree: 2,001
Master's degree: 670
Professional school degree: 270
Doctorate degree: 78

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 434
Nursery to 4th grade: 157
5th and 6th grade: 647
7th and 8th grade: 868
9th grade: 475
10th grade: 756
11th grade: 555
12th grade, no diploma: 857
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,576
Less than 1 year of college: 1,437
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,510
Associate degree: 1,201
Bachelor's degree: 1,907
Master's degree: 740
Professional school degree: 261
Doctorate degree: 35

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 23.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 18.2%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 21.4%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 4.4%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 7.8%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 5.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 7.9%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 5.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 9.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 5.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $52,315
Black householders: $49,482
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $29,145
Asian householders: $69,075
Some other race householders: $46,381
Two or more races householders: $54,246
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $52,372

Berwyn household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Berwyn household income for Black householders

Berwyn household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Berwyn household income for Asian householders

Berwyn household income for Some other race householders

Berwyn household income for Two or more races householders

Berwyn household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Berwyn marital status for males

Berwyn marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $240,525
Black or African American householders: $196,876
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $251,117
Asian householders: $249,839
Some other race householders: $245,821
Two or more races householders: $250,752
Hispanic or Latino householders: $246,917

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 10,025
One, attached: 279
Two: 3,950
3 or 4: 2,881
5 to 9: 1,611
10 to 19: 1,060
20 to 49: 736
50 or more: 115
Mobile homes: 24
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

Median worth of mobile homes: $86,868

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Berwyn:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (97%) Electricity (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (86%) Electricity (7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) No fuel used (2%) Other fuel (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 719

Here:	11.8%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 375

Here:	13.9%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 688

Here:	25.6%
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)

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