St. Charles, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 32,829 (Urban population: 32,660, Rural population: 169 (all nonfarm))

St. Charles, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 11,067 (10,353 occupied: 7,638 owner occupied, 2,715 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	26%
State:	33%

Housing density: 791 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: $909 (lower quartile is $806, upper quartile is $1,116)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,258

Median gross rent in St. Charles, IL in 2007: $982

Housing units in St. Charles with a mortgage: 5,735 (539 second mortgage, 1,109 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,358

St. Charles,IL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $307,771 (it was $193,800 in 2000)

St. Charles:	$307,771
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $254,073 - $465,971

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $427,071
Here: $427,071
State: $269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $309,855
Here: $309,855
State: $258,887

In 2-unit structures: $266,190
Here: $266,190
State: $320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $277,764
Here: $277,764
State: $330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $233,504
Here: $233,504
State: $275,408

Mobile homes: $114,800
Here: $114,800
State: $35,670

Household type by relationship

Households: 27,144

In family households: 23,642 (6,259 male householders, 1,147 female householders)
6,313 spouses, 8,935 children (8,308 natural, 245 adopted, 382 stepchildren), 200 grandchildren, 138 brothers or sisters, 97 parents, 205 other relatives, 348 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,502 (1,259 male householders (971 living alone)), 1,672 female householders (1,479 living alone)), 571 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 811 (686 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,039 2-persons, 1,588 3-persons, 1,679 4-persons, 791 5-persons, 229 6-persons, 80 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,450 1-person, 426 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 10 5-persons.

6,099 married couples with children.
946 single-parent households (188 men, 758 women).

90.7% of residents of St. Charles speak English at home.
5.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 1% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 1,840 (6.6%)
(38.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.2
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 St. Charles, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 28 4 rooms: 419 5 rooms: 1,002 6 rooms: 1,353 7 rooms: 1,446 8 rooms: 1,393 9 or more rooms: 1,997

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in St. Charles, Illinois:
	1 room: 53 2 rooms: 159 3 rooms: 616 4 rooms: 1,121 5 rooms: 424 6 rooms: 147 7 rooms: 130 8 rooms: 37 9 or more rooms: 28

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 920
1995 to 1998: 988
1990 to 1994: 1,131
1980 to 1989: 2,093
1970 to 1979: 2,143
1960 to 1969: 1,237
1950 to 1959: 868
1940 to 1949: 407
1939 or earlier: 1,280

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in St. Charles:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 55 2 bedrooms: 1,233 3 bedrooms: 3,097 4 bedrooms: 2,712 5 or more bedrooms: 535

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in St. Charles:
	no bedroom: 73 1 bedroom: 890 2 bedrooms: 1,307 3 bedrooms: 319 4 bedrooms: 126 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 St. Charles in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 163 1 vehicle: 1,580 2 vehicles: 4,097 3 vehicles: 1,340 4 vehicles: 409 5 or more vehicles: 49

Cars and other vehicles available in St. Charles in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 287 1 vehicle: 1,393 2 vehicles: 776 3 vehicles: 174 4 vehicles: 64 5 or more vehicles: 21

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in St. Charles, IL:

Less than $10,000: 13
$10,000 to $14,999: 6
$15,000 to $19,999: 1
$20,000 to $24,999: 2
$25,000 to $29,999: 7
$30,000 to $34,999: 3
$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: 5
$90,000 to $99,999: 3
$100,000 to $124,999: 16
$125,000 to $149,999: 54
$150,000 to $174,999: 204
$175,000 to $199,999: 288
$200,000 to $249,999: 1674
$250,000 to $299,999: 1957
$300,000 to $399,999: 2083
$400,000 to $499,999: 781
$500,000 to $749,999: 1140
$750,000 to $999,999: 395
$1,000,000 or more: 357

St. Charles rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in St. Charles:

Less than $100: 27 people
$100 to $149: 35
$150 to $199: 42
$200 to $249: 26
$250 to $299: 27
$300 to $349: 2
$350 to $399: 12
$400 to $449: 23
$450 to $499: 36
$500 to $549: 53
$550 to $599: 41
$600 to $649: 82
$650 to $699: 73
$700 to $749: 152
$750 to $799: 287
$800 to $899: 599
$900 to $999: 540
$1,000 to $1,249: 695
$1,250 to $1,499: 120
$1,500 to $1,999: 168
$2,000 or more: 109
No cash rent: 40

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 611 1990 to 1994: 337 1985 to 1989: 142 1980 to 1984: 79 1975 to 1979: 141 1970 to 1974: 75 1970 to 1974: 127 1965 to 1969: 328

St. Charles, IL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 59.2%
Number of people working at home: 569 (3.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 415
5 to 9 minutes: 2507
10 to 14 minutes: 2366
15 to 19 minutes: 1792
20 to 24 minutes: 1257
25 to 29 minutes: 662
30 to 34 minutes: 1613
35 to 39 minutes: 406
40 to 44 minutes: 707
45 to 59 minutes: 1160
60 to 89 minutes: 876
90 or more minutes: 462

St. Charles mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 12,512 (85%)
Carpooled: 927 (6%)
Bus or trolley bus: 35 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 12 (0%)
Railroad: 425 (3%)
Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
Bicycle: 23 (0%)
Walked: 241 (2%)
Other means: 42 (0%)
Worked at home: 569 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 315
$10,000 to $14,999: 269
$15,000 to $19,999: 342
$20,000 to $24,999: 399
$25,000 to $29,999: 363
$30,000 to $34,999: 383
$35,000 to $39,999: 476
$40,000 to $44,999: 434
$45,000 to $49,999: 401
$50,000 to $59,999: 966
$60,000 to $74,999: 1203
$75,000 to $99,999: 1706
$100,000 to $124,999: 1196
$125,000 to $149,999: 509
$150,000 to $199,999: 597
$200,000 or more: 778

First ancestries reported:

German: 5493

Irish: 3210

Other groups: 2269

Italian: 2095

English: 2046

Polish: 1915

Swedish: 1117

United States or American: 1001

French (except Basque): 520

Norwegian: 426

Scottish: 425

Dutch: 278

Czech: 272

Scotch-Irish: 240

Lithuanian: 218

Greek: 190

European: 181

French Canadian: 177

Danish: 175

Ukrainian: 173

Belgian: 160

Russian: 137

Slovak: 132

Welsh: 126

Hungarian: 93

Yugoslavian: 87

Finnish: 83

Canadian: 82

British: 62

Austrian: 59

Arab:: 55

Swiss: 51

African: 47

Subsaharan African:: 47

Scandinavian: 45

Czechoslovakian: 44

Lebanese: 41

Macedonian: 35

Slovene: 35

Northern European: 31

Serbian: 31

Romanian: 28

Croatian: 25

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 22

Luxemburger: 19

Latvian: 17

Slavic: 16

Portuguese: 15

Haitian: 11

Moroccan: 9

Armenian: 8

West Indian: 7

Alsatian: 6

Syrian: 5

Jamaican: 4

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

Mexico (36%)
Germany (6%)
Philippines (5%)
Canada (5%)
United Kingdom (5%)
France (4%)
Russia (3%)

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

This state: 18450
Northeast: 1401
Midwest: 3875
South: 1453
West: 742

54% of St. Charles residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 27
Nursery to 4th grade: 3
5th and 6th grade: 103
7th and 8th grade: 93
9th grade: 71
10th grade: 115
11th grade: 73
12th grade, no diploma: 221
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,623
Less than 1 year of college: 567
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,069
Associate degree: 483
Bachelor's degree: 2,578
Master's degree: 1,166
Professional school degree: 276
Doctorate degree: 181

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 24
Nursery to 4th grade: 14
5th and 6th grade: 45
7th and 8th grade: 225
9th grade: 79
10th grade: 123
11th grade: 98
12th grade, no diploma: 217
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,335
Less than 1 year of college: 674
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,309
Associate degree: 756
Bachelor's degree: 2,523
Master's degree: 873
Professional school degree: 132
Doctorate degree: 58

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 14.9%
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: 0.0%

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

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 3.5%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 18.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 4.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $85,492
Black householders: $77,296
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $76,623
Asian householders: $124,006
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $54,927
Some other race householders: $34,849
Two or more races householders: $111,701
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $49,143

St. Charles household income for White non-Hispanic householders

St. Charles household income for Black householders

St. Charles household income for Asian householders

St. Charles household income for Some other race householders

St. Charles household income for Two or more races householders

St. Charles household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

St. Charles marital status for males

St. Charles marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $312,535
Black or African American householders: $330,163
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $122,123
Asian householders: $415,602
Some other race householders: $222,649
Two or more races householders: $370,500
Hispanic or Latino householders: $245,041

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,852
One, attached: 1,259
Two: 329
3 or 4: 479
5 to 9: 931
10 to 19: 306
20 to 49: 333
50 or more: 553
Mobile homes: 25

Median worth of mobile homes: $161,044

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in St. Charles:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (98%) Electricity (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (81%) Electricity (17%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 342

Here:	9.7%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 133

Here:	6.5%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 188

Here:	17.8%
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)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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