Carpentersville, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 37,741 (All urban)

Carpentersville, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 8,936 (8,738 occupied: 7,006 owner occupied, 1,732 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	33%

Housing density: 1199 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: $751 (lower quartile is $662, upper quartile is $926)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $931

Median gross rent in Carpentersville, IL in 2007: $832

Housing units in Carpentersville with a mortgage: 5,779 (623 second mortgage, 851 home equity loan, 25 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 862

Carpentersville,IL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $184,694 (it was $116,300 in 2000)

Carpentersville:	$184,694
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $156,365 - $243,801

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $214,009
Here: $214,009
State: $269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $196,398
Here: $196,398
State: $258,887

In 2-unit structures: $204,785
Here: $204,785
State: $320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $213,978
Here: $213,978
State: $330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $167,692
Here: $167,692
State: $275,408

Mobile homes: $27,500
Here: $27,500
State: $35,670

Household type by relationship

Households: 30,283

In family households: 28,324 (5,524 male householders, 1,666 female householders)
5,686 spouses, 11,171 children (10,537 natural, 168 adopted, 466 stepchildren), 627 grandchildren, 746 brothers or sisters, 294 parents, 1,611 other relatives, 999 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,959 (789 male householders (565 living alone)), 702 female householders (614 living alone)), 468 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 4 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,980 2-persons, 1,487 3-persons, 1,524 4-persons, 954 5-persons, 505 6-persons, 740 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,179 1-person, 244 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 5 6-persons.

7,088 married couples with children.
1,800 single-parent households (583 men, 1,217 women).

59.0% of residents of Carpentersville speak English at home.
36.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (29% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (22% speak English very well, 52% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 20% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 8,006 (26.4%)
(21.8% 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:	4.2
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Carpentersville, Illinois:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 51 3 rooms: 509 4 rooms: 346 5 rooms: 2,114 6 rooms: 1,858 7 rooms: 1,074 8 rooms: 515 9 or more rooms: 531

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Carpentersville, Illinois:
	1 room: 49 2 rooms: 178 3 rooms: 262 4 rooms: 539 5 rooms: 460 6 rooms: 122 7 rooms: 69 8 rooms: 35 9 or more rooms: 18

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 271
1995 to 1998: 1,324
1990 to 1994: 436
1980 to 1989: 300
1970 to 1979: 1,162
1960 to 1969: 2,431
1950 to 1959: 2,187
1940 to 1949: 401
1939 or earlier: 424

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Carpentersville:
	no bedroom: 221 1 bedroom: 189 2 bedrooms: 1,104 3 bedrooms: 4,039 4 bedrooms: 1,218 5 or more bedrooms: 235

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Carpentersville:
	no bedroom: 78 1 bedroom: 464 2 bedrooms: 656 3 bedrooms: 447 4 bedrooms: 63 5 or more bedrooms: 24

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Carpentersville in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 218 1 vehicle: 1,677 2 vehicles: 3,465 3 vehicles: 1,163 4 vehicles: 340 5 or more vehicles: 143

Cars and other vehicles available in Carpentersville in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 281 1 vehicle: 703 2 vehicles: 594 3 vehicles: 96 4 vehicles: 26 5 or more vehicles: 32

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

Less than $10,000: 8
$10,000 to $14,999: 4
$15,000 to $19,999: 1
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 3
$35,000 to $39,999: 5
$40,000 to $49,999: 23
$50,000 to $59,999: 3
$60,000 to $69,999: 12
$70,000 to $79,999: 14
$80,000 to $89,999: 5
$90,000 to $99,999: 42
$100,000 to $124,999: 265
$125,000 to $149,999: 1270
$150,000 to $174,999: 1972
$175,000 to $199,999: 1736
$200,000 to $249,999: 1308
$250,000 to $299,999: 832
$300,000 to $399,999: 994
$400,000 to $499,999: 95
$500,000 to $749,999: 30
$750,000 to $999,999: 11
$1,000,000 or more: 11

Carpentersville rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Carpentersville:

Less than $100: 84 people
$100 to $149: 55
$150 to $199: 46
$200 to $249: 12
$250 to $299: 20
$300 to $349: 9
$350 to $399: 9
$400 to $449: 5
$450 to $499: 11
$500 to $549: 44
$550 to $599: 102
$600 to $649: 155
$650 to $699: 182
$700 to $749: 281
$750 to $799: 351
$800 to $899: 168
$900 to $999: 134
$1,000 to $1,249: 238
$1,250 to $1,499: 79
$1,500 to $1,999: 43
$2,000 or more: 25
No cash rent: 66

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2,770 1990 to 1994: 1,796 1985 to 1989: 1,491 1980 to 1984: 511 1975 to 1979: 686 1970 to 1974: 402 1970 to 1974: 129 1965 to 1969: 221

Carpentersville, IL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 40.3%
Number of people working at home: 185 (1.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 263
5 to 9 minutes: 846
10 to 14 minutes: 1600
15 to 19 minutes: 1560
20 to 24 minutes: 1743
25 to 29 minutes: 793
30 to 34 minutes: 1932
35 to 39 minutes: 541
40 to 44 minutes: 562
45 to 59 minutes: 1785
60 to 89 minutes: 1235
90 or more minutes: 278

Carpentersville mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 10,339 (78%)
Carpooled: 2,260 (17%)
Bus or trolley bus: 39 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 10 (0%)
Railroad: 85 (1%)
Ferryboat: 17 (0%)
Bicycle: 34 (0%)
Walked: 143 (1%)
Other means: 211 (2%)
Worked at home: 185 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 336
$10,000 to $14,999: 215
$15,000 to $19,999: 337
$20,000 to $24,999: 455
$25,000 to $29,999: 418
$30,000 to $34,999: 514
$35,000 to $39,999: 460
$40,000 to $44,999: 615
$45,000 to $49,999: 560
$50,000 to $59,999: 1052
$60,000 to $74,999: 1343
$75,000 to $99,999: 1364
$100,000 to $124,999: 559
$125,000 to $149,999: 232
$150,000 to $199,999: 130
$200,000 or more: 91

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 12559

German: 3823

Polish: 1757

Irish: 1482

Italian: 1217

United States or American: 827

English: 706

Swedish: 404

Norwegian: 376

French (except Basque): 310

Scotch-Irish: 155

Scottish: 140

Dutch: 107

Austrian: 96

Subsaharan African:: 86

African: 86

Greek: 84

French Canadian: 79

Danish: 78

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 70

Czech: 64

Ukrainian: 58

Lithuanian: 50

Slovak: 48

Hungarian: 45

European: 43

Russian: 35

British: 33

Arab:: 32

Finnish: 31

Albanian: 30

Serbian: 25

Latvian: 23

Swiss: 20

Canadian: 17

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 15

Croatian: 14

Jordanian: 13

Welsh: 12

Romanian: 11

Czechoslovakian: 10

Lebanese: 10

Jamaican: 10

Scandinavian: 9

Arab/Arabic: 9

Belgian: 7

Turkish: 7

Slavic: 6

Slovene: 5

Haitian: 5

Portuguese: 4

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

Mexico (87%)
Poland (2%)
El Salvador (1%)
Philippines (1%)
United Kingdom (1%)
Other Eastern Europe (1%)
India (1%)

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

This state: 17821
Northeast: 504
Midwest: 1661
South: 1385
West: 559

54% of Carpentersville residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 454
Nursery to 4th grade: 171
5th and 6th grade: 580
7th and 8th grade: 442
9th grade: 293
10th grade: 341
11th grade: 376
12th grade, no diploma: 562
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,195
Less than 1 year of college: 738
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,002
Associate degree: 427
Bachelor's degree: 721
Master's degree: 190
Professional school degree: 49
Doctorate degree: 22

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 344
Nursery to 4th grade: 112
5th and 6th grade: 472
7th and 8th grade: 289
9th grade: 242
10th grade: 265
11th grade: 366
12th grade, no diploma: 349
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,588
Less than 1 year of college: 719
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,138
Associate degree: 457
Bachelor's degree: 877
Master's degree: 144
Professional school degree: 49
Doctorate degree: 17

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 19.4%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 7.6%

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: 3.4%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 5.2%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 10.3%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 6.6%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 7.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 7.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 8.7%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $70,986
Black householders: $31,952
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $57,033
Asian householders: $62,530
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $66,194
Some other race householders: $47,202
Two or more races householders: $51,356
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $46,642

Carpentersville household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Carpentersville household income for Black householders

Carpentersville household income for Asian householders

Carpentersville household income for Some other race householders

Carpentersville household income for Two or more races householders

Carpentersville household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Carpentersville marital status for males

Carpentersville marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $190,570
Black or African American householders: $191,523
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $158,808
Asian householders: $286,014
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $150,868
Some other race householders: $169,607
Two or more races householders: $171,195
Hispanic or Latino householders: $170,719

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,675
One, attached: 913
Two: 154
3 or 4: 150
5 to 9: 182
10 to 19: 621
20 to 49: 216
50 or more: 11
Mobile homes: 14

Median worth of mobile homes: $27,253

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Carpentersville:

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 (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 218

Here:	5.1%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 51

Here:	2.8%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 189

Here:	17.5%
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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