Elmwood Park, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 24,052 (All urban)

Elmwood Park, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 10,150 (9,858 occupied: 6,462 owner occupied, 3,396 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	34%
State:	33%

Housing density: 5325 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: $807 (lower quartile is $728, upper quartile is $928)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $780

Median gross rent in Elmwood Park, IL in 2007: $880

Housing units in Elmwood Park with a mortgage: 3,123 (260 second mortgage, 479 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,661

Elmwood Park,IL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $313,030 (it was $171,400 in 2000)

Elmwood Park:	$313,030
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $255,949 - $355,689

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $321,821
Here: $321,821
State: $269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $274,511
Here: $274,511
State: $258,887

In 2-unit structures: $400,398
Here: $400,398
State: $320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $439,134
Here: $439,134
State: $330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $199,204
Here: $199,204
State: $275,408

Household type by relationship

Households: 25,163

In family households: 21,197 (4,507 male householders, 1,969 female householders)
4,937 spouses, 7,820 children (7,540 natural, 98 adopted, 182 stepchildren), 361 grandchildren, 317 brothers or sisters, 432 parents, 515 other relatives, 339 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,966 (1,421 male householders (1,194 living alone)), 1,955 female householders (1,678 living alone)), 590 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 242 (238 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,431 2-persons, 1,593 3-persons, 1,316 4-persons, 708 5-persons, 369 6-persons, 59 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,872 1-person, 406 2-persons, 79 3-persons, 19 4-persons.

4,172 married couples with children.
965 single-parent households (200 men, 765 women).

65.1% of residents of Elmwood Park speak English at home.
7.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
24.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (44% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (77% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (97% speak English very well, 3% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 6,163 (24.3%)
(41.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Elmwood Park, Illinois:
	1 room: 51 2 rooms: 74 3 rooms: 267 4 rooms: 698 5 rooms: 1,421 6 rooms: 1,727 7 rooms: 1,057 8 rooms: 681 9 or more rooms: 486

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elmwood Park, Illinois:
	1 room: 126 2 rooms: 224 3 rooms: 838 4 rooms: 999 5 rooms: 774 6 rooms: 290 7 rooms: 105 8 rooms: 10 9 or more rooms: 30

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 49
1995 to 1998: 140
1990 to 1994: 115
1980 to 1989: 301
1970 to 1979: 1,069
1960 to 1969: 1,955
1950 to 1959: 2,314
1940 to 1949: 1,744
1939 or earlier: 2,463

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Elmwood Park:
	no bedroom: 82 1 bedroom: 379 2 bedrooms: 1,870 3 bedrooms: 2,798 4 bedrooms: 1,079 5 or more bedrooms: 254

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elmwood Park:
	no bedroom: 169 1 bedroom: 1,168 2 bedrooms: 1,389 3 bedrooms: 599 4 bedrooms: 66 5 or more bedrooms: 5

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Elmwood Park in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 547 1 vehicle: 2,238 2 vehicles: 2,560 3 vehicles: 740 4 vehicles: 295 5 or more vehicles: 82

Cars and other vehicles available in Elmwood Park in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 691 1 vehicle: 1,654 2 vehicles: 861 3 vehicles: 128 4 vehicles: 43 5 or more vehicles: 19

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Elmwood Park, 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: 2
$30,000 to $34,999: 3
$35,000 to $39,999: 1
$40,000 to $49,999: 3
$50,000 to $59,999: 14
$60,000 to $69,999: 14
$70,000 to $79,999: 10
$80,000 to $89,999: 10
$90,000 to $99,999: 13
$100,000 to $124,999: 92
$125,000 to $149,999: 129
$150,000 to $174,999: 231
$175,000 to $199,999: 288
$200,000 to $249,999: 643
$250,000 to $299,999: 1211
$300,000 to $399,999: 2158
$400,000 to $499,999: 770
$500,000 to $749,999: 470
$750,000 to $999,999: 43
$1,000,000 or more: 12

Elmwood Park rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Elmwood Park:

Less than $100: 19 people
$100 to $149: 13
$150 to $199: 17
$200 to $249: 21
$250 to $299: 14
$300 to $349: 16
$350 to $399: 20
$400 to $449: 23
$450 to $499: 24
$500 to $549: 81
$550 to $599: 144
$600 to $649: 206
$650 to $699: 254
$700 to $749: 289
$750 to $799: 357
$800 to $899: 606
$900 to $999: 548
$1,000 to $1,249: 360
$1,250 to $1,499: 85
$1,500 to $1,999: 32
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 92

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,602 1990 to 1994: 1,239 1985 to 1989: 742 1980 to 1984: 479 1975 to 1979: 481 1970 to 1974: 358 1970 to 1974: 374 1965 to 1969: 888

Elmwood Park, IL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 87.2%
Number of people working at home: 185 (1.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 171
5 to 9 minutes: 884
10 to 14 minutes: 1312
15 to 19 minutes: 1185
20 to 24 minutes: 1524
25 to 29 minutes: 704
30 to 34 minutes: 2375
35 to 39 minutes: 523
40 to 44 minutes: 985
45 to 59 minutes: 1507
60 to 89 minutes: 929
90 or more minutes: 161

Elmwood Park mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 9,714 (78%)
Carpooled: 1,069 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 379 (3%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 15 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 124 (1%)
Railroad: 560 (4%)
Taxi: 15 (0%)
Motorcycle: 17 (0%)
Bicycle: 15 (0%)
Walked: 282 (2%)
Other means: 70 (1%)
Worked at home: 185 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 558
$10,000 to $14,999: 485
$15,000 to $19,999: 581
$20,000 to $24,999: 506
$25,000 to $29,999: 617
$30,000 to $34,999: 678
$35,000 to $39,999: 682
$40,000 to $44,999: 556
$45,000 to $49,999: 474
$50,000 to $59,999: 1069
$60,000 to $74,999: 1193
$75,000 to $99,999: 1340
$100,000 to $124,999: 552
$125,000 to $149,999: 274
$150,000 to $199,999: 165
$200,000 or more: 122

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 6570

Polish: 5138

Other groups: 3111

Irish: 1892

German: 1781

United States or American: 605

Greek: 520

Ukrainian: 357

English: 351

Norwegian: 271

Albanian: 194

Czech: 192

Swedish: 191

Arab:: 173

Russian: 148

French (except Basque): 138

Arab/Arabic: 137

Lithuanian: 112

Bulgarian: 106

Romanian: 100

Scotch-Irish: 78

Danish: 74

Croatian: 68

Scottish: 67

Austrian: 65

Czechoslovakian: 47

Belgian: 44

Slovak: 28

European: 26

Dutch: 25

Serbian: 25

Hungarian: 23

French Canadian: 21

Armenian: 17

Yugoslavian: 16

Latvian: 15

Luxemburger: 13

Welsh: 13

Brazilian: 13

Syrian: 12

Swiss: 11

British: 10

Scandinavian: 10

Palestinian: 9

Jordanian: 9

Pennsylvania German: 8

Turkish: 8

Iranian: 7

Egyptian: 6

Canadian: 6

Macedonian: 4

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

Poland (45%)
Italy (13%)
Mexico (10%)
Other Eastern Europe (5%)
Ukraine (4%)
Greece (4%)
Philippines (4%)

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

This state: 17352
Northeast: 197
Midwest: 807
South: 403
West: 203

63% of Elmwood Park residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 94% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 57
Nursery to 4th grade: 42
5th and 6th grade: 187
7th and 8th grade: 248
9th grade: 102
10th grade: 284
11th grade: 278
12th grade, no diploma: 341
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,522
Less than 1 year of college: 738
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,162
Associate degree: 481
Bachelor's degree: 1,117
Master's degree: 269
Professional school degree: 178
Doctorate degree: 65

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 99
Nursery to 4th grade: 54
5th and 6th grade: 203
7th and 8th grade: 472
9th grade: 153
10th grade: 342
11th grade: 234
12th grade, no diploma: 438
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,139
Less than 1 year of college: 797
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,226
Associate degree: 616
Bachelor's degree: 1,195
Master's degree: 499
Professional school degree: 95
Doctorate degree: 24

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.2%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 55.3%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 6.5%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 8.3%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 3.3%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 3.9%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 8.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 7.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $56,739
Black householders: $43,505
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $17,703
Asian householders: $58,697
Some other race householders: $67,292
Two or more races householders: $48,488
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $60,007

Elmwood Park household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Elmwood Park household income for Black householders

Elmwood Park household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Elmwood Park household income for Asian householders

Elmwood Park household income for Some other race householders

Elmwood Park household income for Two or more races householders

Elmwood Park household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Elmwood Park marital status for males

Elmwood Park marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $313,760
Black or African American householders: $251,117
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $368,184
Asian householders: $337,502
Some other race householders: $339,328
Two or more races householders: $281,617
Hispanic or Latino householders: $325,814

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,076
One, attached: 76
Two: 837
3 or 4: 1,428
5 to 9: 1,406
10 to 19: 308
20 to 49: 462
50 or more: 557

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Elmwood Park:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (96%) Electricity (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (88%) Electricity (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 629

Here:	25.1%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 424

Here:	28.7%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 400

Here:	31.7%
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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