Elmhurst, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 46,013 (All urban)

Elmhurst, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 16,252 (15,723 occupied: 13,026 owner occupied, 2,697 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	17%
State:	33%

Housing density: 1583 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008 in this state: $270,214.

Median contract rent in 2008: $921 (lower quartile is $728, upper quartile is $1,305)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2008: $925

Median gross rent in Elmhurst, IL in 2008: $1,006

Housing units in Elmhurst with a mortgage: 7,960 (630 second mortgage, 1,573 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,842

Elmhurst,IL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $364,772 (it was $204,700 in 2000)

Elmhurst:	$364,772
Illinois:	$214,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $270,277 - $481,853

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $435,805
Here: $435,805
State: $270,454

Townhouses or other attached units: $307,224
Here: $307,224
State: $256,242

In 2-unit structures: $482,889
Here: $482,889
State: $309,184

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $124,826
Here: $124,826
State: $307,695

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $291,741
Here: $291,741
State: $286,225

Mobile homes: $134,868
Here: $134,868
State: $35,670

Household type by relationship

Households: 41,352

In family households: 36,388 (9,455 male householders, 1,846 female householders)
9,960 spouses, 13,683 children (12,887 natural, 328 adopted, 468 stepchildren), 412 grandchildren, 185 brothers or sisters, 195 parents, 356 other relatives, 296 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,964 (1,803 male householders (1,554 living alone)), 2,610 female householders (2,375 living alone)), 551 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,607 (862 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,441 2-persons, 2,415 3-persons, 2,566 4-persons, 1,247 5-persons, 507 6-persons, 125 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,929 1-person, 449 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 17 4-persons.

9,531 married couples with children.
1,008 single-parent households (195 men, 813 women).

87.2% of residents of Elmhurst speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
7.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
1.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 3,433 (8.0%)
(58.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Elmhurst, Illinois:
	1 room: 53 2 rooms: 94 3 rooms: 296 4 rooms: 652 5 rooms: 2,157 6 rooms: 3,203 7 rooms: 2,775 8 rooms: 2,070 9 or more rooms: 1,726

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elmhurst, Illinois:
	1 room: 107 2 rooms: 294 3 rooms: 702 4 rooms: 673 5 rooms: 412 6 rooms: 242 7 rooms: 128 8 rooms: 82 9 or more rooms: 57

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 301
1995 to 1998: 338
1990 to 1994: 670
1980 to 1989: 738
1970 to 1979: 1,733
1960 to 1969: 2,352
1950 to 1959: 4,650
1940 to 1949: 2,103
1939 or earlier: 3,367

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Elmhurst:
	no bedroom: 96 1 bedroom: 423 2 bedrooms: 2,068 3 bedrooms: 6,873 4 bedrooms: 2,972 5 or more bedrooms: 594

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elmhurst:
	no bedroom: 152 1 bedroom: 1,099 2 bedrooms: 885 3 bedrooms: 400 4 bedrooms: 122 5 or more bedrooms: 39

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Elmhurst in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 531 1 vehicle: 3,321 2 vehicles: 6,942 3 vehicles: 1,740 4 vehicles: 363 5 or more vehicles: 129

Cars and other vehicles available in Elmhurst in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 439 1 vehicle: 1,409 2 vehicles: 728 3 vehicles: 79 4 vehicles: 17 5 or more vehicles: 25

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2008 in Elmhurst, IL:

Less than $10,000: 5
$10,000 to $14,999: 3
$15,000 to $19,999: 5
$20,000 to $24,999: 8
$25,000 to $29,999: 6
$30,000 to $34,999: 5
$35,000 to $39,999: 4
$40,000 to $49,999: 8
$50,000 to $59,999: 29
$60,000 to $69,999: 33
$70,000 to $79,999: 13
$80,000 to $89,999: 11
$90,000 to $99,999: 14
$100,000 to $124,999: 127
$125,000 to $149,999: 95
$150,000 to $174,999: 201
$175,000 to $199,999: 293
$200,000 to $249,999: 996
$250,000 to $299,999: 2153
$300,000 to $399,999: 4038
$400,000 to $499,999: 2402
$500,000 to $749,999: 2528
$750,000 to $999,999: 623
$1,000,000 or more: 414

Elmhurst rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Elmhurst:

Less than $100: 27 people
$100 to $149: 21
$150 to $199: 37
$200 to $249: 20
$250 to $299: 24
$300 to $349: 27
$350 to $399: 29
$400 to $449: 25
$450 to $499: 20
$500 to $549: 29
$550 to $599: 56
$600 to $649: 24
$650 to $699: 55
$700 to $749: 78
$750 to $799: 86
$800 to $899: 378
$900 to $999: 324
$1,000 to $1,249: 603
$1,250 to $1,499: 421
$1,500 to $1,999: 399
$2,000 or more: 121
No cash rent: 91

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 680 1990 to 1994: 421 1985 to 1989: 418 1980 to 1984: 320 1975 to 1979: 207 1970 to 1974: 334 1970 to 1974: 264 1965 to 1969: 789

Elmhurst, IL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 54.1%
Number of people working at home: 684 (3.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 696
5 to 9 minutes: 2191
10 to 14 minutes: 2898
15 to 19 minutes: 2707
20 to 24 minutes: 2515
25 to 29 minutes: 1490
30 to 34 minutes: 2773
35 to 39 minutes: 667
40 to 44 minutes: 1054
45 to 59 minutes: 1912
60 to 89 minutes: 1481
90 or more minutes: 343

Elmhurst mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 17,055 (80%)
Carpooled: 1,208 (6%)
Bus or trolley bus: 96 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 7 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 58 (0%)
Railroad: 1,423 (7%)
Ferryboat: 14 (0%)
Taxi: 9 (0%)
Motorcycle: 35 (0%)
Bicycle: 61 (0%)
Walked: 660 (3%)
Other means: 101 (0%)
Worked at home: 684 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 445
$10,000 to $14,999: 533
$15,000 to $19,999: 547
$20,000 to $24,999: 516
$25,000 to $29,999: 487
$30,000 to $34,999: 608
$35,000 to $39,999: 704
$40,000 to $44,999: 675
$45,000 to $49,999: 707
$50,000 to $59,999: 1344
$60,000 to $74,999: 1883
$75,000 to $99,999: 2695
$100,000 to $124,999: 1648
$125,000 to $149,999: 1019
$150,000 to $199,999: 1016
$200,000 or more: 887

First ancestries reported:

German: 7674

Irish: 5942

Italian: 4823

Polish: 3872

Other groups: 3563

English: 2088

United States or American: 1123

Swedish: 928

Dutch: 895

Czech: 721

Norwegian: 713

French (except Basque): 563

Greek: 530

Scottish: 494

Scotch-Irish: 385

Russian: 354

Ukrainian: 280

European: 250

Lithuanian: 247

Serbian: 231

Welsh: 190

Croatian: 189

Czechoslovakian: 186

Danish: 175

Hungarian: 126

Swiss: 124

Finnish: 113

Slovak: 102

Romanian: 101

Austrian: 99

Yugoslavian: 95

French Canadian: 94

Slovene: 89

Subsaharan African:: 87

British: 73

Arab:: 65

Lebanese: 53

Belgian: 52

Latvian: 44

Bulgarian: 37

Eastern European: 33

African: 31

Luxemburger: 28

Ghanian: 25

Albanian: 24

Scandinavian: 24

Armenian: 21

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 20

Australian: 17

Canadian: 16

Northern European: 15

Ugandan: 15

Slavic: 11

Alsatian: 10

Kenyan: 10

Portuguese: 10

Icelander: 9

Estonian: 8

South African: 6

Pennsylvania German: 6

Arab/Arabic: 6

Cypriot: 6

Palestinian: 6

Iranian: 3

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

India (17%)
Poland (11%)
Mexico (7%)
Italy (6%)
Other Eastern Europe (4%)
Germany (4%)
Korea (4%)

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

This state: 31424
Northeast: 1175
Midwest: 4541
South: 1343
West: 786

67% of Elmhurst residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 15
Nursery to 4th grade: 8
5th and 6th grade: 34
7th and 8th grade: 130
9th grade: 179
10th grade: 242
11th grade: 105
12th grade, no diploma: 255
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,073
Less than 1 year of college: 801
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,038
Associate degree: 787
Bachelor's degree: 3,899
Master's degree: 1,929
Professional school degree: 607
Doctorate degree: 311

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 34
Nursery to 4th grade: 38
5th and 6th grade: 101
7th and 8th grade: 325
9th grade: 162
10th grade: 265
11th grade: 184
12th grade, no diploma: 395
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,815
Less than 1 year of college: 1,066
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,916
Associate degree: 887
Bachelor's degree: 4,155
Master's degree: 1,694
Professional school degree: 314
Doctorate degree: 126

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 9.9%
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: 17.2%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 4.5%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 3.9%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 9.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 13.3%

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

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.1%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 4.4%

Median household income in 2008 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $80,504
Black householders: $44,708
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $102,050
Asian householders: $111,462
Some other race householders: $66,704
Two or more races householders: $57,493
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $75,724

Elmhurst household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Elmhurst household income for Asian householders

Elmhurst household income for Some other race householders

Elmhurst household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Elmhurst marital status for males

Elmhurst marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $380,809
Black or African American householders: $348,555
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $219,896
Asian householders: $322,717
Some other race householders: $382,235
Two or more races householders: $725,445
Hispanic or Latino householders: $346,952

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 12,564
One, attached: 518
Two: 284
3 or 4: 122
5 to 9: 379
10 to 19: 321
20 to 49: 512
50 or more: 1,533
Mobile homes: 19

Median worth of mobile homes: $41,373

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Elmhurst:

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 (73%) Electricity (22%) No fuel used (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,151

Here:	22.4%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 263

Here:	11.7%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,114

Here:	50.8%
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)

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