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Total population: 12,690 (All urban)

Western Springs, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 4,474 (4,368 occupied: 4,191 owner occupied, 177 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	4%
State:	33%

Housing density: 1703 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: $839 (lower quartile is $764, upper quartile is $1,267)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $2,585

Median gross rent in Western Springs, IL in 2007: $1,225

Housing units in Western Springs with a mortgage: 2,724 (140 second mortgage, 539 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,265

Western Springs,IL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $588,073 (it was $322,000 in 2000)

Western Springs:	$588,073
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $426,468 - $765,548

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $638,064
Here: $638,064
State: $269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $507,097
Here: $507,097
State: $258,887

In 2-unit structures: $519,136
Here: $519,136
State: $320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $304,188
Here: $304,188
State: $330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $229,995
Here: $229,995
State: $275,408

Household type by relationship

Households: 12,621

In family households: 11,933 (3,191 male householders, 551 female householders)
3,301 spouses, 4,559 children (4,424 natural, 87 adopted, 48 stepchildren), 63 grandchildren, 57 brothers or sisters, 103 parents, 72 other relatives, 36 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 688 (194 male householders (173 living alone)), 456 female householders (437 living alone)), 38 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 1,530 2-persons, 708 3-persons, 874 4-persons, 513 5-persons, 94 6-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 610 1-person, 40 2-persons.

3,594 married couples with children.
233 single-parent households (49 men, 184 women).

92.4% of residents of Western Springs speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
5.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (45% speak English very well, 55% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 477 (3.8%)
(80.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.3
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.4
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Western Springs, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 9 3 rooms: 14 4 rooms: 93 5 rooms: 404 6 rooms: 938 7 rooms: 836 8 rooms: 1,004 9 or more rooms: 893

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Western Springs, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 14 4 rooms: 46 5 rooms: 31 6 rooms: 43 7 rooms: 13 8 rooms: 23 9 or more rooms: 7

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 30
1995 to 1998: 102
1990 to 1994: 87
1980 to 1989: 68
1970 to 1979: 248
1960 to 1969: 809
1950 to 1959: 1,470
1940 to 1949: 511
1939 or earlier: 1,149

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Western Springs:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 35 2 bedrooms: 450 3 bedrooms: 1,985 4 bedrooms: 1,440 5 or more bedrooms: 281

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Western Springs:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 8 2 bedrooms: 89 3 bedrooms: 67 4 bedrooms: 13 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Western Springs in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 87 1 vehicle: 1,090 2 vehicles: 2,324 3 vehicles: 596 4 vehicles: 78 5 or more vehicles: 16

Cars and other vehicles available in Western Springs in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 15 1 vehicle: 60 2 vehicles: 102 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Western Springs, 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: 5
$60,000 to $69,999: 3
$70,000 to $79,999: 3
$80,000 to $89,999: 4
$90,000 to $99,999: 3
$100,000 to $124,999: 3
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $174,999: 13
$175,000 to $199,999: 20
$200,000 to $249,999: 60
$250,000 to $299,999: 142
$300,000 to $399,999: 487
$400,000 to $499,999: 722
$500,000 to $749,999: 1633
$750,000 to $999,999: 676
$1,000,000 or more: 482

Western Springs rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Western Springs:

Less than $100: 5 people
$100 to $149: 1
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 2
$400 to $449: 7
$450 to $499: 6
$500 to $549: 2
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 1
$650 to $699: 11
$700 to $749: 13
$750 to $799: 16
$800 to $899: 22
$900 to $999: 13
$1,000 to $1,249: 17
$1,250 to $1,499: 17
$1,500 to $1,999: 24
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 23

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 41 1990 to 1994: 34 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 22 1975 to 1979: 34 1970 to 1974: 35 1970 to 1974: 98 1965 to 1969: 213

Western Springs, IL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 73.0%
Number of people working at home: 318 (5.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 127
5 to 9 minutes: 552
10 to 14 minutes: 701
15 to 19 minutes: 507
20 to 24 minutes: 542
25 to 29 minutes: 258
30 to 34 minutes: 680
35 to 39 minutes: 229
40 to 44 minutes: 303
45 to 59 minutes: 902
60 to 89 minutes: 607
90 or more minutes: 55

Western Springs mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,191 (72%)
Carpooled: 260 (4%)
Bus or trolley bus: 15 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 13 (0%)
Railroad: 900 (16%)
Walked: 71 (1%)
Other means: 13 (0%)
Worked at home: 318 (6%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 57
$10,000 to $14,999: 34
$15,000 to $19,999: 81
$20,000 to $24,999: 63
$25,000 to $29,999: 152
$30,000 to $34,999: 120
$35,000 to $39,999: 106
$40,000 to $44,999: 73
$45,000 to $49,999: 114
$50,000 to $59,999: 301
$60,000 to $74,999: 342
$75,000 to $99,999: 786
$100,000 to $124,999: 529
$125,000 to $149,999: 466
$150,000 to $199,999: 512
$200,000 or more: 656

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 2879

German: 1899

Italian: 1225

Polish: 1100

English: 678

Swedish: 487

Other groups: 392

United States or American: 341

Czech: 320

Lithuanian: 212

Scottish: 202

Scotch-Irish: 172

Dutch: 166

Greek: 162

Norwegian: 152

French (except Basque): 131

Czechoslovakian: 121

Croatian: 94

Slovak: 91

European: 84

Russian: 80

Danish: 72

Serbian: 70

Yugoslavian: 58

Ukrainian: 48

Armenian: 37

British: 36

Swiss: 36

Austrian: 27

Turkish: 25

Welsh: 23

Iranian: 22

Arab:: 20

Lebanese: 20

French Canadian: 17

Latvian: 14

Portuguese: 12

Estonian: 11

Luxemburger: 8

Northern European: 8

Canadian: 8

Belgian: 6

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 6

Eastern European: 5

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 5

Jamaican: 5

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

Other Eastern Europe (21%)
Poland (9%)
United Kingdom (7%)
Italy (7%)
Germany (6%)
Canada (5%)
Mexico (4%)

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

This state: 9616
Northeast: 548
Midwest: 1426
South: 324
West: 181

74% of Western Springs residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 4
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 16
7th and 8th grade: 25
9th grade: 10
10th grade: 11
11th grade: 6
12th grade, no diploma: 24
High school graduate (or equivalency): 300
Less than 1 year of college: 92
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 471
Associate degree: 94
Bachelor's degree: 1,528
Master's degree: 852
Professional school degree: 420
Doctorate degree: 87

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 8
5th and 6th grade: 5
7th and 8th grade: 55
9th grade: 8
10th grade: 34
11th grade: 0
12th grade, no diploma: 19
High school graduate (or equivalency): 524
Less than 1 year of college: 266
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 560
Associate degree: 265
Bachelor's degree: 1,788
Master's degree: 648
Professional school degree: 177
Doctorate degree: 35

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.4%

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

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 40.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 9.5%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $120,570
Black householders: $99,107
Asian householders: $135,219
Some other race householders: $100,558
Two or more races householders: $120,343
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $107,988

Western Springs household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Western Springs household income for Black householders

Western Springs household income for Asian householders

Western Springs household income for Some other race householders

Western Springs household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Western Springs marital status for males

Western Springs marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $596,290
Black or African American householders: $173,499
Asian householders: $335,858
Some other race householders: $296,775
Hispanic or Latino householders: $502,235

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,180
One, attached: 93
Two: 98
3 or 4: 78
10 to 19: 7
20 to 49: 18

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Western Springs:

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 (84%) Electricity (7%) No fuel used (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 433

Here:	24.5%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 107

Here:	16.0%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 110

Here:	36.9%
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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