Wilmette, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 26,418 (All urban)

Wilmette, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 10,332 (10,043 occupied: 8,732 owner occupied, 1,311 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	13%
State:	33%

Housing density: 1919 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: $1,237 (lower quartile is $1,070, upper quartile is $2,097)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,360

Median gross rent in Wilmette, IL in 2007: $1,351

Housing units in Wilmette with a mortgage: 5,396 (360 second mortgage, 1,111 home equity loan, 24 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,224

Wilmette,IL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $775,817 (it was $424,800 in 2000)

Wilmette:	$775,817
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $525,171 - $1,178,635

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $918,543
Here: $918,543
State: $269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $460,593
Here: $460,593
State: $258,887

In 2-unit structures: $479,372
Here: $479,372
State: $320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $530,392
Here: $530,392
State: $330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $535,926
Here: $535,926
State: $275,408

Mobile homes: $283,281
Here: $283,281
State: $35,670

Household type by relationship

Households: 27,460

In family households: 24,934 (6,281 male householders, 1,414 female householders)
6,929 spouses, 9,621 children (9,176 natural, 256 adopted, 189 stepchildren), 99 grandchildren, 102 brothers or sisters, 140 parents, 198 other relatives, 150 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,526 (748 male householders (678 living alone)), 1,551 female householders (1,434 living alone)), 227 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 224 (124 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,993 2-persons, 1,509 3-persons, 1,995 4-persons, 840 5-persons, 264 6-persons, 94 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,112 1-person, 159 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 3 6-persons.

7,453 married couples with children.
646 single-parent households (121 men, 525 women).

83.9% of residents of Wilmette speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
6.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
6.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 3,659 (13.2%)
(60.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.5
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 Wilmette, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 19 3 rooms: 131 4 rooms: 321 5 rooms: 723 6 rooms: 1,349 7 rooms: 1,918 8 rooms: 1,774 9 or more rooms: 2,497

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wilmette, Illinois:
	1 room: 34 2 rooms: 88 3 rooms: 360 4 rooms: 332 5 rooms: 197 6 rooms: 113 7 rooms: 82 8 rooms: 35 9 or more rooms: 70

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 62
1995 to 1998: 199
1990 to 1994: 141
1980 to 1989: 292
1970 to 1979: 595
1960 to 1969: 1,930
1950 to 1959: 2,453
1940 to 1949: 875
1939 or earlier: 3,785

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wilmette:
	no bedroom: 16 1 bedroom: 198 2 bedrooms: 861 3 bedrooms: 3,543 4 bedrooms: 2,703 5 or more bedrooms: 1,411

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wilmette:
	no bedroom: 40 1 bedroom: 560 2 bedrooms: 358 3 bedrooms: 245 4 bedrooms: 71 5 or more bedrooms: 37

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Wilmette in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 203 1 vehicle: 2,355 2 vehicles: 4,921 3 vehicles: 1,019 4 vehicles: 185 5 or more vehicles: 49

Cars and other vehicles available in Wilmette in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 253 1 vehicle: 687 2 vehicles: 319 3 vehicles: 40 4 vehicles: 6 5 or more vehicles: 6

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

Less than $10,000: 3
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 1
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 4
$30,000 to $34,999: 8
$35,000 to $39,999: 2
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 3
$60,000 to $69,999: 8
$70,000 to $79,999: 12
$80,000 to $89,999: 14
$90,000 to $99,999: 12
$100,000 to $124,999: 38
$125,000 to $149,999: 39
$150,000 to $174,999: 53
$175,000 to $199,999: 40
$200,000 to $249,999: 111
$250,000 to $299,999: 156
$300,000 to $399,999: 448
$400,000 to $499,999: 798
$500,000 to $749,999: 2225
$750,000 to $999,999: 1579
$1,000,000 or more: 2785

Wilmette rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Wilmette:

Less than $100: 10 people
$100 to $149: 14
$150 to $199: 24
$200 to $249: 9
$250 to $299: 23
$300 to $349: 18
$350 to $399: 10
$400 to $449: 7
$450 to $499: 4
$500 to $549: 1
$550 to $599: 2
$600 to $649: 5
$650 to $699: 4
$700 to $749: 4
$750 to $799: 9
$800 to $899: 21
$900 to $999: 116
$1,000 to $1,249: 304
$1,250 to $1,499: 112
$1,500 to $1,999: 122
$2,000 or more: 329
No cash rent: 108

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 698 1990 to 1994: 471 1985 to 1989: 462 1980 to 1984: 352 1975 to 1979: 419 1970 to 1974: 400 1970 to 1974: 170 1965 to 1969: 687

Wilmette, IL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 90.9%
Number of people working at home: 881 (7.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 241
5 to 9 minutes: 736
10 to 14 minutes: 1452
15 to 19 minutes: 1161
20 to 24 minutes: 983
25 to 29 minutes: 569
30 to 34 minutes: 1282
35 to 39 minutes: 529
40 to 44 minutes: 681
45 to 59 minutes: 2283
60 to 89 minutes: 1415
90 or more minutes: 158

Wilmette mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 8,159 (66%)
Carpooled: 764 (6%)
Bus or trolley bus: 69 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 353 (3%)
Railroad: 1,888 (15%)
Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
Bicycle: 27 (0%)
Walked: 158 (1%)
Other means: 66 (1%)
Worked at home: 881 (7%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 256
$10,000 to $14,999: 176
$15,000 to $19,999: 150
$20,000 to $24,999: 184
$25,000 to $29,999: 237
$30,000 to $34,999: 249
$35,000 to $39,999: 298
$40,000 to $44,999: 304
$45,000 to $49,999: 272
$50,000 to $59,999: 503
$60,000 to $74,999: 811
$75,000 to $99,999: 1158
$100,000 to $124,999: 1242
$125,000 to $149,999: 839
$150,000 to $199,999: 1117
$200,000 or more: 2198

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 3937

Irish: 3850

German: 3405

English: 1936

United States or American: 1630

Italian: 1396

Polish: 1293

Russian: 1231

Swedish: 770

Greek: 516

Norwegian: 485

Scottish: 445

Eastern European: 338

Scotch-Irish: 333

French (except Basque): 309

European: 298

Austrian: 217

Dutch: 182

British: 156

Lithuanian: 152

Hungarian: 125

Czech: 108

Welsh: 96

Israeli: 94

Northern European: 81

Croatian: 81

Danish: 79

Serbian: 78

Iranian: 77

Romanian: 77

Scandinavian: 73

Swiss: 63

Ukrainian: 56

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 48

Arab:: 46

Canadian: 45

French Canadian: 41

Bulgarian: 37

Czechoslovakian: 36

Finnish: 35

Turkish: 33

Belgian: 29

Slovene: 28

Luxemburger: 27

Lebanese: 27

Latvian: 24

Yugoslavian: 22

Slovak: 12

Arab/Arabic: 12

Afghan: 8

Moroccan: 7

Slavic: 6

Estonian: 5

Subsaharan African:: 5

South African: 5

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 3

Jamaican: 3

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

Korea (15%)
Japan (7%)
Germany (6%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
Poland (5%)
Philippines (5%)
Russia (5%)

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

This state: 16370
Northeast: 2197
Midwest: 3185
South: 1210
West: 817

67% of Wilmette residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 19% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 14
Nursery to 4th grade: 8
5th and 6th grade: 6
7th and 8th grade: 75
9th grade: 9
10th grade: 25
11th grade: 10
12th grade, no diploma: 79
High school graduate (or equivalency): 473
Less than 1 year of college: 121
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 761
Associate degree: 230
Bachelor's degree: 2,571
Master's degree: 1,858
Professional school degree: 1,547
Doctorate degree: 570

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 12
Nursery to 4th grade: 31
5th and 6th grade: 58
7th and 8th grade: 74
9th grade: 32
10th grade: 43
11th grade: 23
12th grade, no diploma: 96
High school graduate (or equivalency): 956
Less than 1 year of college: 450
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,147
Associate degree: 309
Bachelor's degree: 3,692
Master's degree: 2,127
Professional school degree: 620
Doctorate degree: 362

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 42.9%
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: 1.5%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 3.9%

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

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 4.8%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

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

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $133,090
Black householders: $121,302
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $37,185
Asian householders: $95,184
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $225,342
Some other race householders: $84,158
Two or more races householders: $84,677
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $98,323

Wilmette household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Wilmette household income for Black householders

Wilmette household income for Asian householders

Wilmette household income for Some other race householders

Wilmette household income for Two or more races householders

Wilmette household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Wilmette marital status for males

Wilmette marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $834,624
Black or African American householders: $574,009
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $100,447
Asian householders: $542,780
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $639,209
Some other race householders: $474,110
Two or more races householders: $300,611
Hispanic or Latino householders: $603,596

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 8,017
One, attached: 524
Two: 104
3 or 4: 92
5 to 9: 133
10 to 19: 153
20 to 49: 640
50 or more: 653
Mobile homes: 16

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,664

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Wilmette:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (91%) Electricity (8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (73%) Electricity (21%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Other fuel (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): 644

Here:	16.2%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 186

Here:	10.1%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 311

Here:	46.8%
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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