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Total population: 40,004 (All urban)

Carol Stream, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 14,171 (13,853 occupied: 9,704 owner occupied, 4,149 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	30%
State:	33%

Housing density: 1593 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $284,819.

Median contract rent in 2007: $853 (lower quartile is $771, upper quartile is $1,009)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $991

Median gross rent in Carol Stream, IL in 2007: $908

Housing units in Carol Stream with a mortgage: 7,985 (844 second mortgage, 1,281 home equity loan, 57 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 607

Carol Stream,IL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $288,281 (it was $166,200 in 2000)

Carol Stream:	$288,281
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $209,280 - $366,054

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $344,963
Here: $344,963
State: $269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $208,920
Here: $208,920
State: $258,887

In 2-unit structures: $146,466
Here: $146,466
State: $320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $232,135
Here: $232,135
State: $330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $154,489
Here: $154,489
State: $275,408

Mobile homes: $123,026
Here: $123,026
State: $35,670

Household type by relationship

Households: 39,704

In family households: 35,146 (8,254 male householders, 1,893 female householders)
8,662 spouses, 13,887 children (12,967 natural, 208 adopted, 712 stepchildren), 251 grandchildren, 419 brothers or sisters, 493 parents, 646 other relatives, 641 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,558 (1,734 male householders (1,264 living alone)), 1,919 female householders (1,654 living alone)), 905 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 86 (84 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,840 2-persons, 2,229 3-persons, 3,012 4-persons, 1,384 5-persons, 484 6-persons, 198 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,918 1-person, 646 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 12 5-persons.

10,159 married couples with children.
1,779 single-parent households (403 men, 1,376 women).

77.7% of residents of Carol Stream speak English at home.
8.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
9.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
4.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 6,689 (16.8%)
(45.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.8
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.5
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Carol Stream, Illinois:
	1 room: 9 2 rooms: 127 3 rooms: 253 4 rooms: 766 5 rooms: 1,198 6 rooms: 1,947 7 rooms: 2,088 8 rooms: 1,876 9 or more rooms: 1,440

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Carol Stream, Illinois:
	1 room: 179 2 rooms: 532 3 rooms: 1,327 4 rooms: 1,209 5 rooms: 674 6 rooms: 120 7 rooms: 53 8 rooms: 18 9 or more rooms: 37

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 62
1995 to 1998: 674
1990 to 1994: 2,563
1980 to 1989: 5,212
1970 to 1979: 4,072
1960 to 1969: 1,039
1950 to 1959: 411
1940 to 1949: 31
1939 or earlier: 107

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Carol Stream:
	no bedroom: 15 1 bedroom: 309 2 bedrooms: 1,739 3 bedrooms: 4,374 4 bedrooms: 3,079 5 or more bedrooms: 188

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Carol Stream:
	no bedroom: 187 1 bedroom: 1,979 2 bedrooms: 1,693 3 bedrooms: 248 4 bedrooms: 42 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Carol Stream in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 206 1 vehicle: 1,788 2 vehicles: 5,577 3 vehicles: 1,552 4 vehicles: 514 5 or more vehicles: 67

Cars and other vehicles available in Carol Stream in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 586 1 vehicle: 1,967 2 vehicles: 1,338 3 vehicles: 235 4 vehicles: 14 5 or more vehicles: 9

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Carol Stream, 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: 1
$35,000 to $39,999: 15
$40,000 to $49,999: 21
$50,000 to $59,999: 15
$60,000 to $69,999: 10
$70,000 to $79,999: 10
$80,000 to $89,999: 26
$90,000 to $99,999: 58
$100,000 to $124,999: 135
$125,000 to $149,999: 213
$150,000 to $174,999: 208
$175,000 to $199,999: 566
$200,000 to $249,999: 1727
$250,000 to $299,999: 2375
$300,000 to $399,999: 2427
$400,000 to $499,999: 1238
$500,000 to $749,999: 513
$750,000 to $999,999: 35
$1,000,000 or more: 6

Carol Stream rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Carol Stream:

Less than $100: 48 people
$100 to $149: 63
$150 to $199: 67
$200 to $249: 49
$250 to $299: 33
$300 to $349: 30
$350 to $399: 43
$400 to $449: 181
$450 to $499: 78
$500 to $549: 46
$550 to $599: 31
$600 to $649: 32
$650 to $699: 69
$700 to $749: 149
$750 to $799: 282
$800 to $899: 1,374
$900 to $999: 620
$1,000 to $1,249: 488
$1,250 to $1,499: 115
$1,500 to $1,999: 135
$2,000 or more: 115
No cash rent: 56

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,897 1990 to 1994: 1,368 1985 to 1989: 956 1980 to 1984: 988 1975 to 1979: 458 1970 to 1974: 394 1970 to 1974: 222 1965 to 1969: 406

Carol Stream, IL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 63.2%
Number of people working at home: 625 (2.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 377
5 to 9 minutes: 1827
10 to 14 minutes: 2755
15 to 19 minutes: 2493
20 to 24 minutes: 2296
25 to 29 minutes: 1218
30 to 34 minutes: 3321
35 to 39 minutes: 829
40 to 44 minutes: 1099
45 to 59 minutes: 2069
60 to 89 minutes: 1750
90 or more minutes: 578

Carol Stream mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 17,889 (84%)
Carpooled: 1,632 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 39 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 9 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 20 (0%)
Railroad: 676 (3%)
Taxi: 44 (0%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 186 (1%)
Other means: 103 (0%)
Worked at home: 625 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 493
$10,000 to $14,999: 373
$15,000 to $19,999: 452
$20,000 to $24,999: 487
$25,000 to $29,999: 651
$30,000 to $34,999: 595
$35,000 to $39,999: 575
$40,000 to $44,999: 578
$45,000 to $49,999: 620
$50,000 to $59,999: 1321
$60,000 to $74,999: 2004
$75,000 to $99,999: 2589
$100,000 to $124,999: 1664
$125,000 to $149,999: 680
$150,000 to $199,999: 512
$200,000 or more: 206

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 9298

German: 5664

Italian: 4691

Irish: 3454

Polish: 3422

English: 1239

United States or American: 939

Norwegian: 776

Swedish: 671

French (except Basque): 456

Czech: 437

Russian: 363

Scottish: 315

Lithuanian: 310

Dutch: 294

Greek: 290

Yugoslavian: 223

Danish: 175

Ukrainian: 172

Scotch-Irish: 163

Serbian: 161

European: 150

Albanian: 148

Subsaharan African:: 147

French Canadian: 146

Hungarian: 126

Finnish: 118

African: 112

Welsh: 103

Austrian: 91

Arab:: 85

Croatian: 80

Belgian: 72

British: 67

Slovak: 66

Canadian: 61

Swiss: 61

Czechoslovakian: 57

Romanian: 37

Slovene: 31

Scandinavian: 30

Moroccan: 26

Portuguese: 23

Pennsylvania German: 22

Northern European: 19

Latvian: 18

Jamaican: 18

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 18

Syrian: 16

South African: 16

Iranian: 14

Iraqi: 13

Slavic: 13

Arab/Arabic: 12

Ethiopian: 11

Lebanese: 10

Nigerian: 8

Other Arab: 8

Armenian: 5

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

Mexico (22%)
India (18%)
Philippines (12%)
Vietnam (5%)
Poland (5%)
Pakistan (4%)
Yugoslavia (3%)

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

This state: 26435
Northeast: 1094
Midwest: 3040
South: 1295
West: 818

56% of Carol Stream residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 122
Nursery to 4th grade: 14
5th and 6th grade: 102
7th and 8th grade: 120
9th grade: 122
10th grade: 214
11th grade: 77
12th grade, no diploma: 305
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,592
Less than 1 year of college: 873
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,020
Associate degree: 847
Bachelor's degree: 3,092
Master's degree: 814
Professional school degree: 201
Doctorate degree: 76

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 108
Nursery to 4th grade: 37
5th and 6th grade: 111
7th and 8th grade: 247
9th grade: 103
10th grade: 205
11th grade: 161
12th grade, no diploma: 407
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,470
Less than 1 year of college: 1,235
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,924
Associate degree: 1,090
Bachelor's degree: 2,612
Master's degree: 834
Professional school degree: 106
Doctorate degree: 25

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 14.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 4.0%

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: 1.1%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 6.6%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 13.2%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 7.8%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 3.4%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 3.3%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 9.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 7.7%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $75,598
Black householders: $34,350
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $40,484
Asian householders: $76,538
Some other race householders: $40,271
Two or more races householders: $49,492
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $54,253

Carol Stream household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Carol Stream household income for Black householders

Carol Stream household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Carol Stream household income for Asian householders

Carol Stream household income for Some other race householders

Carol Stream household income for Two or more races householders

Carol Stream household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Carol Stream marital status for males

Carol Stream marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $293,831
Black or African American householders: $285,852
Asian householders: $331,123
Some other race householders: $281,863
Two or more races householders: $244,570
Hispanic or Latino householders: $287,240

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,954
One, attached: 2,361
Two: 31
3 or 4: 127
5 to 9: 977
10 to 19: 1,645
20 to 49: 1,134
50 or more: 923
Mobile homes: 19

Median worth of mobile homes: $147,078

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Carol Stream:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (95%) Electricity (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (63%) Electricity (33%) Other fuel (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 378

Here:	6.6%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 128

Here:	5.0%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 582

Here:	28.7%
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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