Buffalo Grove, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

Back to: Buffalo Grove, Illinois main profile, Illinois, Illinois smaller cities, Illinois small towns, Illinois forum, All US cities. Total population: 42,591 (All urban) Houses: 15,935 (15,601 occupied: 13,596 owner occupied, 2,005 renter occupied) % of renters here:   13% State:   33% Housing density: 1733 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Buffalo Grove, Illinois on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users: Is Buffalo Grove considered North Shore?  (23 replies) Buffalo Grove Cook County vs Lake County  (1 reply) Buffalo Grove vs Long Grove vs Hawthorn woods  (4 replies) Home Prices in Buffalo Grove Area  (4 replies) Commute question - Buffalo Grove to Chicago downtown  (7 replies) which suburbs--Buffalo Grove, Vernon Hills, or Deerfield?  (3 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $207,800 Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $1,100 Median gross rent in Buffalo Grove, IL in 2000: $1,079 Housing units in Buffalo Grove with a mortgage: 9,217 (766 second mortgage, 1,487 home equity loan, 34 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,393 Household type by relationship Households: 42,352 In family households: 37,760 (9,704 male householders, 1,943 female householders) 10,613 spouses, 14,207 children (13,538 natural, 359 adopted, 310 stepchildren), 161 grandchildren, 150 brothers or sisters, 286 parents, 346 other relatives, 350 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 4,592 (1,561 male householders (1,243 living alone)), 2,357 female householders (2,111 living alone)), 674 nonrelatives In group quarters: 239 (all institutionalized) Size of family households: 4,071 2-persons, 2,685 3-persons, 3,377 4-persons, 1,174 5-persons, 285 6-persons, 55 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 3,354 1-person, 485 2-persons, 67 3-persons, 12 4-persons. 11,001 married couples with children. 1,115 single-parent households (203 men, 912 women). 75.5% of residents of Buffalo Grove speak English at home. 3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 13.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 6.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 1.2% of residents speak other language at home (87% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 2% don't speak English at all). Foreign born population: 8,690 (20.4%) (51.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Buffalo Grove, IL: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $15,000 to $19,999: 0 $20,000 to $24,999: 0 $25,000 to $29,999: 0 $30,000 to $34,999: 15 $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: 41 $90,000 to $99,999: 54 $100,000 to $124,999: 213 $125,000 to $149,999: 689 $150,000 to $174,999: 1129 $175,000 to $199,999: 1375 $200,000 to $249,999: 2474 $250,000 to $299,999: 2118 $300,000 to $399,999: 1376 $400,000 to $499,999: 666 $500,000 to $749,999: 403 $750,000 to $999,999: 25 $1,000,000 or more: 32

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Buffalo Grove: Less than $100: 7 $100 to $149: 6 $150 to $199: 13 $200 to $249: 0 $250 to $299: 9 $300 to $349: 8 $350 to $399: 0 $400 to $449: 0 $450 to $499: 0 $500 to $549: 20 $550 to $599: 62 $600 to $649: 84 $650 to $699: 69 $700 to $749: 73 $750 to $799: 132 $800 to $899: 184 $900 to $999: 334 $1,000 to $1,249: 483 $1,250 to $1,499: 267 $1,500 to $1,999: 106 $2,000 or more: 106 No cash rent: 42

Percentage of workers working in this county: 49.4%
Number of people working at home: 928 (4.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 401 5 to 9 minutes: 1703 10 to 14 minutes: 2364 15 to 19 minutes: 2431 20 to 24 minutes: 2927 25 to 29 minutes: 1344 30 to 34 minutes: 3555 35 to 39 minutes: 926 40 to 44 minutes: 1411 45 to 59 minutes: 2291 60 to 89 minutes: 1692 90 or more minutes: 755

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 18,922 (83%) Carpooled: 1,315 (6%) Bus or trolley bus: 63 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 10 (0%) Subway or elevated: 97 (0%) Railroad: 1,058 (5%) Taxi: 18 (0%) Walked: 198 (1%) Other means: 119 (1%) Worked at home: 928 (4%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 255 $10,000 to $14,999: 228 $15,000 to $19,999: 315 $20,000 to $24,999: 399 $25,000 to $29,999: 435 $30,000 to $34,999: 705 $35,000 to $39,999: 547 $40,000 to $44,999: 607 $45,000 to $49,999: 528 $50,000 to $59,999: 1271 $60,000 to $74,999: 1883 $75,000 to $99,999: 2605 $100,000 to $124,999: 2156 $125,000 to $149,999: 1229 $150,000 to $199,999: 1235 $200,000 or more: 1167

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 7736
• Russian: 5578
• German: 4434
• Polish: 3809
• Irish: 2505
• United States or American: 2459
• Italian: 1871
• English: 1177
• Ukrainian: 918
• European: 541
• Eastern European: 521
• Norwegian: 519
• Swedish: 515
• French (except Basque): 357
• Dutch: 303
• Hungarian: 295
• Scottish: 290
• Greek: 252
• Austrian: 228
• Israeli: 226
• French Canadian: 203
• Scotch-Irish: 201
• Romanian: 195
• Lithuanian: 187
• Arab:: 156
• Czech: 148
• Danish: 122
• Iranian: 116
• Canadian: 99
• Czechoslovakian: 96
• British: 79
• Slovak: 77
• Belgian: 77
• Subsaharan African:: 75
• Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 73
• Latvian: 63
• Turkish: 62
• Serbian: 62
• South African: 59
• Syrian: 54
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 52
• Egyptian: 39
• Welsh: 39
• Finnish: 38
• Croatian: 34
• Bulgarian: 32
• Haitian: 30
• Slavic: 29
• Armenian: 26
• Swiss: 20
• Arab/Arabic: 19
• German Russian: 19
• Luxemburger: 17
• Northern European: 17
• Lebanese: 16
• Moroccan: 13
• Portuguese: 11
• African: 10
• Belizean: 9
• Jordanian: 8
• Yugoslavian: 8
• Jamaican: 7
• Other Arab: 7
• Scandinavian: 7
• Other Subsaharan African: 6
• West Indian: 6
• Slovene: 5

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

• This state: 26136
• Northeast: 2276
• Midwest: 3372
• South: 1148
• West: 678

64% of Buffalo Grove residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 8
• Nursery to 4th grade: 14
• 5th and 6th grade: 26
• 7th and 8th grade: 103
• 9th grade: 31
• 10th grade: 89
• 11th grade: 87
• 12th grade, no diploma: 203
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,407
• Less than 1 year of college: 785
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,573
• Associate degree: 680
• Bachelor's degree: 4,932
• Master's degree: 2,228
• Professional school degree: 821
• Doctorate degree: 214

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 44
• Nursery to 4th grade: 16
• 5th and 6th grade: 26
• 7th and 8th grade: 161
• 9th grade: 62
• 10th grade: 135
• 11th grade: 75
• 12th grade, no diploma: 235
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,517
• Less than 1 year of college: 960
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,078
• Associate degree: 1,045
• Bachelor's degree: 4,986
• Master's degree: 1,971
• Professional school degree: 386
• Doctorate degree: 127

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 7.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

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

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.8%
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 two or more race males: 7.7%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 2.4%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $81,303
• Black householders: $55,313
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $34,853
• Asian householders: $81,908
• Some other race householders: $65,556
• Two or more races householders: $58,036
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $57,596

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $235,500
• Black or African American householders: $194,800
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $537,500
• Asian householders: $254,600
• Some other race householders: $171,500
• Two or more races householders: $182,500
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $207,100

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,750
• One, attached: 2,631
• Two: 57
• 3 or 4: 764
• 5 to 9: 593
• 10 to 19: 948
• 20 to 49: 1,290
• 50 or more: 887
• Mobile homes: 15

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,700

Here:	5.9%
Illinois:	13.4%

Here:	2.5%
Illinois:	11.1%

Here:	26.7%
Illinois:	25.8%

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