Hometown, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 4,112 (All urban)

Hometown, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,938 (1,895 occupied: 1,477 owner occupied, 418 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	22%
State:	33%

Housing density: 4058 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: $301 (lower quartile is $297, upper quartile is $351)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $290

Median gross rent in Hometown, IL in 2007: $390

Housing units in Hometown with a mortgage: 1,012 (152 second mortgage, 94 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 363

Hometown,IL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $175,874 (it was $96,300 in 2000)

Hometown:	$175,874
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $152,480 - $198,382

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $233,683
Here: $233,683
State: $269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $169,441
Here: $169,441
State: $258,887

In 2-unit structures: $347,575
Here: $347,575
State: $320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $144,602
Here: $144,602
State: $330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $69,564
Here: $69,564
State: $275,408

Mobile homes: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $35,670

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,467

In family households: 3,707 (861 male householders, 312 female householders)
842 spouses, 1,461 children (1,371 natural, 10 adopted, 80 stepchildren), 68 grandchildren, 26 brothers or sisters, 37 parents, 46 other relatives, 54 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 760 (183 male householders (161 living alone)), 530 female householders (510 living alone)), 47 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 526 2-persons, 269 3-persons, 208 4-persons, 111 5-persons, 39 6-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 671 1-person, 28 2-persons, 14 3-persons.

729 married couples with children.
236 single-parent households (44 men, 192 women).

95.8% of residents of Hometown speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (50% speak English well, 50% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 128 (2.9%)
(57.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	4.9
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hometown, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 19 3 rooms: 23 4 rooms: 511 5 rooms: 462 6 rooms: 288 7 rooms: 120 8 rooms: 35 9 or more rooms: 19

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hometown, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 369 5 rooms: 31 6 rooms: 6 7 rooms: 6 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 0
1990 to 1994: 0
1980 to 1989: 6
1970 to 1979: 20
1960 to 1969: 117
1950 to 1959: 1,409
1940 to 1949: 355
1939 or earlier: 31

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Hometown:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 17 2 bedrooms: 745 3 bedrooms: 567 4 bedrooms: 122 5 or more bedrooms: 19

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hometown:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 13 2 bedrooms: 380 3 bedrooms: 19 4 bedrooms: 6 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 Hometown in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 53 1 vehicle: 642 2 vehicles: 575 3 vehicles: 135 4 vehicles: 66 5 or more vehicles: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Hometown in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 106 1 vehicle: 244 2 vehicles: 68 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 7
$10,000 to $14,999: 3
$15,000 to $19,999: 4
$20,000 to $24,999: 6
$25,000 to $29,999: 7
$30,000 to $34,999: 9
$35,000 to $39,999: 3
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 2
$80,000 to $89,999: 3
$90,000 to $99,999: 6
$100,000 to $124,999: 21
$125,000 to $149,999: 113
$150,000 to $174,999: 477
$175,000 to $199,999: 347
$200,000 to $249,999: 280
$250,000 to $299,999: 54
$300,000 to $399,999: 8
$400,000 to $499,999: 6
$500,000 to $749,999: 7
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Hometown rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Hometown:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 183
$300 to $349: 101
$350 to $399: 2
$400 to $449: 9
$450 to $499: 5
$500 to $549: 5
$550 to $599: 3
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 5
$700 to $749: 4
$750 to $799: 10
$800 to $899: 20
$900 to $999: 13
$1,000 to $1,249: 17
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 6

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 29 1990 to 1994: 6 1985 to 1989: 11 1980 to 1984: 9 1975 to 1979: 11 1970 to 1974: 11 1970 to 1974: 26 1965 to 1969: 25

Hometown, IL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 89.5%
Number of people working at home: 36 (1.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 49
5 to 9 minutes: 246
10 to 14 minutes: 250
15 to 19 minutes: 223
20 to 24 minutes: 235
25 to 29 minutes: 108
30 to 34 minutes: 226
35 to 39 minutes: 127
40 to 44 minutes: 168
45 to 59 minutes: 197
60 to 89 minutes: 210
90 or more minutes: 32

Hometown mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,682 (80%)
Carpooled: 242 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 19 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 45 (2%)
Railroad: 37 (2%)
Taxi: 6 (0%)
Bicycle: 5 (0%)
Walked: 35 (2%)
Worked at home: 36 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 96
$10,000 to $14,999: 179
$15,000 to $19,999: 135
$20,000 to $24,999: 155
$25,000 to $29,999: 113
$30,000 to $34,999: 120
$35,000 to $39,999: 161
$40,000 to $44,999: 136
$45,000 to $49,999: 136
$50,000 to $59,999: 210
$60,000 to $74,999: 138
$75,000 to $99,999: 186
$100,000 to $124,999: 77
$125,000 to $149,999: 32
$150,000 to $199,999: 12
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 1096

German: 699

Polish: 534

Italian: 435

Other groups: 256

English: 165

Swedish: 122

United States or American: 110

Lithuanian: 96

Czech: 78

Scotch-Irish: 56

Norwegian: 38

Croatian: 37

Dutch: 33

Arab:: 32

French (except Basque): 31

French Canadian: 30

Ukrainian: 28

Danish: 22

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 20

Austrian: 20

Slovak: 19

Scottish: 19

Arab/Arabic: 19

Belgian: 18

Czechoslovakian: 17

Serbian: 17

Lebanese: 13

Belizean: 13

Romanian: 12

Jamaican: 7

Canadian: 6

European: 5

Pennsylvania German: 5

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

Colombia (25%)
Ireland (17%)
Mexico (15%)
Other Central America (10%)
Syria (9%)
Other Eastern Europe (5%)
Jamaica (5%)

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

This state: 4044
Northeast: 35
Midwest: 136
South: 83
West: 28

73% of Hometown residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 93% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 13
7th and 8th grade: 60
9th grade: 12
10th grade: 58
11th grade: 34
12th grade, no diploma: 93
High school graduate (or equivalency): 537
Less than 1 year of college: 150
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 187
Associate degree: 59
Bachelor's degree: 100
Master's degree: 14
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 73
9th grade: 11
10th grade: 36
11th grade: 83
12th grade, no diploma: 78
High school graduate (or equivalency): 787
Less than 1 year of college: 208
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 220
Associate degree: 117
Bachelor's degree: 119
Master's degree: 33
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.1%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 16.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $47,127
Some other race householders: $111,937
Two or more races householders: $64,500
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $77,445

Hometown household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Hometown household income for Some other race householders

Hometown household income for Two or more races householders

Hometown household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Hometown marital status for males

Hometown marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $176,056
Some other race householders: $205,460
Two or more races householders: $225,001
Hispanic or Latino householders: $205,460

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 54
One, attached: 1,464
Two: 13
3 or 4: 209
5 to 9: 164
10 to 19: 20
50 or more: 7
Mobile homes: 7

Median worth of mobile homes: $10,135

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Hometown:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (97%) Electricity (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (99%) Electricity (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 99

Here:	20.8%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 29

Here:	11.5%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 14

Here:	9.3%
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)

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