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Total population: 21,131 (All urban)

South Elgin, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 5,491 (5,417 occupied: 4,814 owner occupied, 603 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	11%
State:	33%

Housing density: 873 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: $820 (lower quartile is $751, upper quartile is $990)

Median gross rent in South Elgin, IL in 2007: $943

Housing units in South Elgin with a mortgage: 3,920 (413 second mortgage, 520 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 448

South Elgin,IL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $240,119 (it was $151,200 in 2000)

South Elgin:	$240,119
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $205,139 - $306,094

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $284,758
Here: $284,758
State: $269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $193,309
Here: $193,309
State: $258,887

In 2-unit structures: $212,035
Here: $212,035
State: $320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $193,538
Here: $193,538
State: $330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $142,426
Here: $142,426
State: $275,408

Mobile homes: $8,750
Here: $8,750
State: $35,670

Household type by relationship

Households: 15,456

In family households: 13,892 (3,556 male householders, 733 female householders)
3,513 spouses, 5,220 children (4,806 natural, 117 adopted, 297 stepchildren), 83 grandchildren, 135 brothers or sisters, 106 parents, 292 other relatives, 254 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,564 (538 male householders (413 living alone)), 679 female householders (545 living alone)), 347 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 217 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,442 2-persons, 1,099 3-persons, 1,173 4-persons, 398 5-persons, 120 6-persons, 57 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 958 1-person, 209 2-persons, 36 3-persons, 14 4-persons.

3,905 married couples with children.
520 single-parent households (152 men, 368 women).

83.4% of residents of South Elgin speak English at home.
8.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
4.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 1,419 (9.1%)
(55.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in South Elgin, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 21 3 rooms: 73 4 rooms: 463 5 rooms: 887 6 rooms: 1,182 7 rooms: 933 8 rooms: 694 9 or more rooms: 561

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in South Elgin, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 45 3 rooms: 67 4 rooms: 236 5 rooms: 107 6 rooms: 82 7 rooms: 44 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 22

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 373
1995 to 1998: 1,786
1990 to 1994: 933
1980 to 1989: 614
1970 to 1979: 580
1960 to 1969: 417
1950 to 1959: 335
1940 to 1949: 175
1939 or earlier: 278

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in South Elgin:
	no bedroom: 15 1 bedroom: 16 2 bedrooms: 1,291 3 bedrooms: 2,341 4 bedrooms: 981 5 or more bedrooms: 170

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in South Elgin:
	no bedroom: 23 1 bedroom: 62 2 bedrooms: 390 3 bedrooms: 94 4 bedrooms: 27 5 or more bedrooms: 7

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in South Elgin in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 99 1 vehicle: 1,053 2 vehicles: 2,716 3 vehicles: 745 4 vehicles: 191 5 or more vehicles: 10

Cars and other vehicles available in South Elgin in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 51 1 vehicle: 196 2 vehicles: 276 3 vehicles: 67 4 vehicles: 13 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 7
$10,000 to $14,999: 4
$15,000 to $19,999: 7
$20,000 to $24,999: 6
$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: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 7
$100,000 to $124,999: 40
$125,000 to $149,999: 249
$150,000 to $174,999: 586
$175,000 to $199,999: 698
$200,000 to $249,999: 1849
$250,000 to $299,999: 1368
$300,000 to $399,999: 1160
$400,000 to $499,999: 205
$500,000 to $749,999: 115
$750,000 to $999,999: 13
$1,000,000 or more: 3

South Elgin rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in South Elgin:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 20
$350 to $399: 6
$400 to $449: 23
$450 to $499: 35
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 23
$650 to $699: 54
$700 to $749: 83
$750 to $799: 104
$800 to $899: 190
$900 to $999: 75
$1,000 to $1,249: 108
$1,250 to $1,499: 41
$1,500 to $1,999: 15
$2,000 or more: 6
No cash rent: 7

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 265 1990 to 1994: 357 1985 to 1989: 141 1980 to 1984: 184 1975 to 1979: 213 1970 to 1974: 99 1970 to 1974: 10 1965 to 1969: 150

South Elgin, IL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 48.1%
Number of people working at home: 348 (4.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 227
5 to 9 minutes: 755
10 to 14 minutes: 790
15 to 19 minutes: 1017
20 to 24 minutes: 972
25 to 29 minutes: 544
30 to 34 minutes: 1081
35 to 39 minutes: 371
40 to 44 minutes: 396
45 to 59 minutes: 906
60 to 89 minutes: 896
90 or more minutes: 274

South Elgin mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 7,450 (87%)
Carpooled: 460 (5%)
Bus or trolley bus: 20 (0%)
Railroad: 201 (2%)
Bicycle: 26 (0%)
Walked: 72 (1%)
Worked at home: 348 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 103
$10,000 to $14,999: 90
$15,000 to $19,999: 91
$20,000 to $24,999: 166
$25,000 to $29,999: 110
$30,000 to $34,999: 202
$35,000 to $39,999: 250
$40,000 to $44,999: 223
$45,000 to $49,999: 252
$50,000 to $59,999: 683
$60,000 to $74,999: 1159
$75,000 to $99,999: 1225
$100,000 to $124,999: 488
$125,000 to $149,999: 200
$150,000 to $199,999: 190
$200,000 or more: 74

First ancestries reported:

German: 3138

Other groups: 3096

Italian: 1570

Irish: 1195

Polish: 1090

English: 823

United States or American: 464

Norwegian: 270

Swedish: 267

French (except Basque): 218

Scottish: 134

Greek: 116

Hungarian: 112

Czech: 112

Dutch: 103

European: 97

Arab:: 74

Scotch-Irish: 68

French Canadian: 63

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 52

Jamaican: 52

Danish: 50

Palestinian: 49

Russian: 47

Austrian: 41

Welsh: 35

Belgian: 32

Subsaharan African:: 29

African: 29

British: 27

Slovak: 18

Ukrainian: 18

Pennsylvania German: 18

Syrian: 18

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 15

Canadian: 14

Swiss: 12

Finnish: 11

Lithuanian: 9

Serbian: 9

Latvian: 8

Eastern European: 8

Yugoslavian: 8

Croatian: 7

Scandinavian: 7

Jordanian: 7

Slavic: 7

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

Mexico (31%)
Laos (13%)
India (6%)
Philippines (6%)
Korea (6%)
Vietnam (4%)
Pakistan (4%)

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

This state: 11420
Northeast: 321
Midwest: 1402
South: 721
West: 288

42% of South Elgin residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% 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: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 59
7th and 8th grade: 46
9th grade: 41
10th grade: 131
11th grade: 88
12th grade, no diploma: 123
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,228
Less than 1 year of college: 546
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 918
Associate degree: 439
Bachelor's degree: 1,057
Master's degree: 150
Professional school degree: 56
Doctorate degree: 13

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 35
Nursery to 4th grade: 11
5th and 6th grade: 49
7th and 8th grade: 114
9th grade: 10
10th grade: 88
11th grade: 49
12th grade, no diploma: 123
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,539
Less than 1 year of college: 642
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 771
Associate degree: 451
Bachelor's degree: 918
Master's degree: 279
Professional school degree: 61
Doctorate degree: 12

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.2%

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

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 17.1%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 1.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 2.7%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 7.1%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 9.8%

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: 9.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 3.5%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $82,974
Black householders: $48,602
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $61,969
Asian householders: $86,027
Some other race householders: $62,877
Two or more races householders: $73,907
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $65,592

South Elgin household income for White non-Hispanic householders

South Elgin household income for Black householders

South Elgin household income for Asian householders

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South Elgin household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

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Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $243,612
Black or African American householders: $258,064
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $225,508
Asian householders: $251,394
Some other race householders: $249,488
Two or more races householders: $288,237
Hispanic or Latino householders: $237,736

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,709
One, attached: 1,107
Two: 79
3 or 4: 263
5 to 9: 277
10 to 19: 23
20 to 49: 8
Mobile homes: 25

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,910

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in South Elgin:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (98%) Electricity (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (78%) Electricity (22%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 235

Here:	13.4%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 50

Here:	7.8%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 147

Here:	21.5%
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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