Oak Brook, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 8,797 (All urban)

Oak Brook, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,181 (3,039 occupied: 2,953 owner occupied, 86 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	3%
State:	33%

Housing density: 390 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $19,767.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,139 (lower quartile is $1,022, upper quartile is $1,329)

Median gross rent in Oak Brook, IL in 2007: $1,289

Housing units in Oak Brook with a mortgage: 1,564 (170 second mortgage, 222 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 955

Oak Brook,IL index of house prices

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,316

In family households: 7,762 (2,251 male householders, 258 female householders)
2,443 spouses, 2,488 children (2,305 natural, 116 adopted, 67 stepchildren), 62 grandchildren, 41 brothers or sisters, 86 parents, 117 other relatives, 16 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 554 (217 male householders (174 living alone)), 267 female householders (258 living alone)), 70 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 137 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,138 2-persons, 517 3-persons, 517 4-persons, 218 5-persons, 71 6-persons, 48 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 432 1-person, 45 2-persons, 7 3-persons.

1,498 married couples with children.
91 single-parent households (20 men, 71 women).

70.9% of residents of Oak Brook speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).
16.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
8.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (78% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
2.3% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 1,874 (22.2%)
(91.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	9.1
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	6.3
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Oak Brook, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 15 4 rooms: 50 5 rooms: 257 6 rooms: 310 7 rooms: 374 8 rooms: 432 9 or more rooms: 1,515

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oak Brook, Illinois:
	1 room: 11 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 5 4 rooms: 0 5 rooms: 0 6 rooms: 35 7 rooms: 16 8 rooms: 12 9 or more rooms: 7

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 41
1995 to 1998: 86
1990 to 1994: 176
1980 to 1989: 947
1970 to 1979: 1,066
1960 to 1969: 462
1950 to 1959: 276
1940 to 1949: 69
1939 or earlier: 58

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Oak Brook:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 7 2 bedrooms: 516 3 bedrooms: 571 4 bedrooms: 1,083 5 or more bedrooms: 776

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oak Brook:
	no bedroom: 11 1 bedroom: 5 2 bedrooms: 16 3 bedrooms: 35 4 bedrooms: 7 5 or more bedrooms: 12

Cars and other vehicles available in Oak Brook in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 52 1 vehicle: 408 2 vehicles: 1,295 3 vehicles: 747 4 vehicles: 320 5 or more vehicles: 131

Cars and other vehicles available in Oak Brook in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 11 1 vehicle: 27 2 vehicles: 26 3 vehicles: 17 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 5

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Oak Brook, 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: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 29
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 0
$125,000 to $149,999: 8
$150,000 to $174,999: 45
$175,000 to $199,999: 14
$200,000 to $249,999: 114
$250,000 to $299,999: 33
$300,000 to $399,999: 218
$400,000 to $499,999: 390
$500,000 to $749,999: 754
$750,000 to $999,999: 467
$1,000,000 or more: 447

Oak Brook rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Oak Brook:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 3
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 17
$800 to $899: 28
$900 to $999: 15
$1,000 to $1,249: 42
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 27

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 60 1990 to 1994: 95 1985 to 1989: 57 1980 to 1984: 146 1975 to 1979: 308 1970 to 1974: 408 1970 to 1974: 447 1965 to 1969: 353

Oak Brook, IL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 48.8%
Number of people working at home: 150 (3.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 85
5 to 9 minutes: 284
10 to 14 minutes: 421
15 to 19 minutes: 381
20 to 24 minutes: 438
25 to 29 minutes: 193
30 to 34 minutes: 618
35 to 39 minutes: 118
40 to 44 minutes: 307
45 to 59 minutes: 563
60 to 89 minutes: 236
90 or more minutes: 40

Oak Brook mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,328 (87%)
Carpooled: 165 (4%)
Railroad: 155 (4%)
Walked: 36 (1%)
Worked at home: 150 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 38
$10,000 to $14,999: 56
$15,000 to $19,999: 44
$20,000 to $24,999: 49
$25,000 to $29,999: 58
$30,000 to $34,999: 51
$35,000 to $39,999: 51
$40,000 to $44,999: 70
$45,000 to $49,999: 54
$50,000 to $59,999: 200
$60,000 to $74,999: 166
$75,000 to $99,999: 250
$100,000 to $124,999: 216
$125,000 to $149,999: 220
$150,000 to $199,999: 329
$200,000 or more: 1141

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 2112
German: 1026
Italian: 970
Irish: 731
Greek: 354
Polish: 342
Arab:: 284
Iranian: 223
English: 208
Swedish: 177
United States or American: 176
Czech: 121
Egyptian: 109
Scottish: 90
French (except Basque): 87
Syrian: 74
Scotch-Irish: 70
Russian: 68
Arab/Arabic: 65
Dutch: 63
Czechoslovakian: 48
Austrian: 46
Ukrainian: 46
Danish: 40
Lithuanian: 40
Hungarian: 38
Serbian: 36
Norwegian: 29
Palestinian: 20
Finnish: 20
Lebanese: 16
British: 15
Slovene: 13
French Canadian: 9
Slovak: 8
Bulgarian: 8
Canadian: 8
Latvian: 8
Romanian: 8
Turkish: 7
Israeli: 7
Welsh: 6

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

India (35%)
Philippines (8%)
Iran (7%)
Taiwan (7%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
Pakistan (5%)
Italy (4%)

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

This state: 5294
Northeast: 346
Midwest: 513
South: 279
West: 124

75% of Oak Brook 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, 68% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 42
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 10
11th grade: 14
12th grade, no diploma: 19
High school graduate (or equivalency): 297
Less than 1 year of college: 65
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 288
Associate degree: 78
Bachelor's degree: 757
Master's degree: 392
Professional school degree: 799
Doctorate degree: 140

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 31
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 9
7th and 8th grade: 26
9th grade: 24
10th grade: 26
11th grade: 28
12th grade, no diploma: 19
High school graduate (or equivalency): 527
Less than 1 year of college: 180
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 549
Associate degree: 216
Bachelor's degree: 854
Master's degree: 391
Professional school degree: 382
Doctorate degree: 70

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 5.7%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.2%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 8.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 21.1%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $158,120
Black householders: $107,879
Asian householders: $250,262
Two or more races householders: $112,193
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $168,727

Oak Brook household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Oak Brook household income for Black householders

Oak Brook household income for Asian householders

Oak Brook household income for Two or more races householders

Oak Brook household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Oak Brook marital status for males

Oak Brook marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $970,089
Black or African American householders: $718,348
Asian householders: $1,234,442
Two or more races householders: $1,297,018
Hispanic or Latino householders: $638,532

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,555
One, attached: 214
3 or 4: 9
10 to 19: 9
20 to 49: 182
50 or more: 212

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Oak Brook:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (86%) Electricity (14%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (84%) Electricity (16%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 112

Here:	14.8%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 85

Here:	15.5%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 126

Here:	40.1%
Illinois:	25.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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