Summit, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 10,223 (All urban)

Summit, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,552 (3,356 occupied: 1,769 owner occupied, 1,587 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	47%
State:	33%

Housing density: 1673 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: $644 (lower quartile is $595, upper quartile is $737)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $687

Median gross rent in Summit, IL in 2007: $727

Housing units in Summit with a mortgage: 705 (43 second mortgage, 75 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 555

Summit,IL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $210,574 (it was $115,300 in 2000)

Summit:	$210,574
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $153,501 - $239,458

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $215,227
Here: $215,227
State: $269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $143,466
Here: $143,466
State: $258,887

In 2-unit structures: $245,804
Here: $245,804
State: $320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $244,793
Here: $244,793
State: $330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $248,345
Here: $248,345
State: $275,408

Household type by relationship

Households: 10,602

In family households: 9,397 (1,658 male householders, 755 female householders)
1,682 spouses, 3,857 children (3,722 natural, 67 adopted, 68 stepchildren), 339 grandchildren, 287 brothers or sisters, 160 parents, 428 other relatives, 231 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,205 (437 male householders (346 living alone)), 499 female householders (430 living alone)), 269 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 33 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 633 2-persons, 500 3-persons, 557 4-persons, 356 5-persons, 172 6-persons, 195 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 776 1-person, 109 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 8 5-persons, 15 6-persons.

2,009 married couples with children.
621 single-parent households (145 men, 476 women).

41.7% of residents of Summit speak English at home.
43.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
10.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (49% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 3,626 (34.1%)
(30.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.4
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Summit, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 32 3 rooms: 117 4 rooms: 308 5 rooms: 477 6 rooms: 403 7 rooms: 184 8 rooms: 115 9 or more rooms: 133

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Summit, Illinois:
	1 room: 33 2 rooms: 221 3 rooms: 329 4 rooms: 584 5 rooms: 266 6 rooms: 99 7 rooms: 30 8 rooms: 17 9 or more rooms: 8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 25
1995 to 1998: 65
1990 to 1994: 93
1980 to 1989: 96
1970 to 1979: 313
1960 to 1969: 709
1950 to 1959: 865
1940 to 1949: 422
1939 or earlier: 964

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Summit:
	no bedroom: 28 1 bedroom: 96 2 bedrooms: 512 3 bedrooms: 821 4 bedrooms: 184 5 or more bedrooms: 128

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Summit:
	no bedroom: 63 1 bedroom: 467 2 bedrooms: 758 3 bedrooms: 255 4 bedrooms: 28 5 or more bedrooms: 16

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Summit in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 160 1 vehicle: 631 2 vehicles: 696 3 vehicles: 226 4 vehicles: 49 5 or more vehicles: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Summit in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 371 1 vehicle: 768 2 vehicles: 352 3 vehicles: 73 4 vehicles: 15 5 or more vehicles: 8

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

Less than $10,000: 3
$10,000 to $14,999: 1
$15,000 to $19,999: 1
$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: 5
$50,000 to $59,999: 6
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 2
$80,000 to $89,999: 3
$90,000 to $99,999: 21
$100,000 to $124,999: 54
$125,000 to $149,999: 147
$150,000 to $174,999: 246
$175,000 to $199,999: 255
$200,000 to $249,999: 461
$250,000 to $299,999: 299
$300,000 to $399,999: 130
$400,000 to $499,999: 45
$500,000 to $749,999: 16
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 7

Summit rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Summit:

Less than $100: 4 people
$100 to $149: 3
$150 to $199: 5
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 12
$300 to $349: 26
$350 to $399: 40
$400 to $449: 54
$450 to $499: 42
$500 to $549: 143
$550 to $599: 207
$600 to $649: 226
$650 to $699: 211
$700 to $749: 147
$750 to $799: 136
$800 to $899: 162
$900 to $999: 39
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 14
$1,500 to $1,999: 8
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 47

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 934 1990 to 1994: 628 1985 to 1989: 554 1980 to 1984: 329 1975 to 1979: 490 1970 to 1974: 270 1970 to 1974: 141 1965 to 1969: 280

Summit, IL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 82.3%
Number of people working at home: 45 (1.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 135
5 to 9 minutes: 294
10 to 14 minutes: 726
15 to 19 minutes: 667
20 to 24 minutes: 631
25 to 29 minutes: 165
30 to 34 minutes: 659
35 to 39 minutes: 47
40 to 44 minutes: 221
45 to 59 minutes: 388
60 to 89 minutes: 284
90 or more minutes: 60

Summit mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,689 (62%)
Carpooled: 986 (23%)
Bus or trolley bus: 182 (4%)
Subway or elevated: 35 (1%)
Railroad: 43 (1%)
Taxi: 11 (0%)
Bicycle: 34 (1%)
Walked: 248 (6%)
Other means: 49 (1%)
Worked at home: 45 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 334
$10,000 to $14,999: 275
$15,000 to $19,999: 252
$20,000 to $24,999: 329
$25,000 to $29,999: 165
$30,000 to $34,999: 143
$35,000 to $39,999: 243
$40,000 to $44,999: 243
$45,000 to $49,999: 189
$50,000 to $59,999: 335
$60,000 to $74,999: 248
$75,000 to $99,999: 358
$100,000 to $124,999: 108
$125,000 to $149,999: 60
$150,000 to $199,999: 56
$200,000 or more: 11

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 5988

Polish: 1086

German: 296

Irish: 287

Italian: 253

United States or American: 179

Arab:: 155

Albanian: 144

Turkish: 112

Lithuanian: 110

Palestinian: 106

Czech: 88

Swedish: 71

English: 62

Yugoslavian: 62

Macedonian: 60

Greek: 55

Croatian: 53

Subsaharan African:: 43

African: 43

Russian: 36

Slovak: 35

Dutch: 33

Jordanian: 27

Serbian: 26

Romanian: 22

Arab/Arabic: 22

Hungarian: 20

Slovene: 16

Scottish: 15

French (except Basque): 12

Ukrainian: 11

British: 7

Norwegian: 6

Austrian: 6

Swiss: 6

Czechoslovakian: 5

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

Mexico (67%)
Poland (10%)
Pakistan (4%)
Other Eastern Europe (3%)
Turkey (2%)
Yugoslavia (2%)
El Salvador (2%)

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

This state: 5906
Northeast: 63
Midwest: 122
South: 652
West: 128

66% of Summit residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 87% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 28% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 175
Nursery to 4th grade: 33
5th and 6th grade: 199
7th and 8th grade: 276
9th grade: 186
10th grade: 114
11th grade: 128
12th grade, no diploma: 165
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,094
Less than 1 year of college: 122
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 393
Associate degree: 69
Bachelor's degree: 145
Master's degree: 12
Professional school degree: 28
Doctorate degree: 12

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 217
Nursery to 4th grade: 34
5th and 6th grade: 278
7th and 8th grade: 250
9th grade: 129
10th grade: 122
11th grade: 150
12th grade, no diploma: 123
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,063
Less than 1 year of college: 180
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 259
Associate degree: 105
Bachelor's degree: 207
Master's degree: 53
Professional school degree: 6
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 11.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 0.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 22.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 10.0%

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

Unemployment rate for other race males: 4.3%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 13.4%

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: 7.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 9.8%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $46,314
Black householders: $36,326
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $15,075
Asian householders: $108,883
Some other race householders: $47,850
Two or more races householders: $76,352
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $47,530

Summit household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Summit household income for Black householders

Summit household income for Asian householders

Summit household income for Some other race householders

Summit household income for Two or more races householders

Summit household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Summit marital status for males

Summit marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $203,816
Black or African American householders: $161,993
Asian householders: $205,460
Some other race householders: $189,023
Two or more races householders: $245,456
Hispanic or Latino householders: $203,816

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,468
One, attached: 40
Two: 844
3 or 4: 770
5 to 9: 268
10 to 19: 149
50 or more: 13

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Summit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (95%) Electricity (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (83%) Electricity (13%) Other fuel (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 173

Here:	11.7%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 59

Here:	9.7%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 121

Here:	26.9%
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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