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Data type:  
Opacity:
%

Area: 0.429 square miles

Population: 2,269

Population density:
Alta Vista Gardens:  5,286 people per square mile
West Chicago:  1,696 people per square mile

House/condo value distribution in Alta Vista Gardens in West Chicago, IL neighborhood, block, subdivision, or community

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Age and Sex of Residents in Alta Vista Gardens in West Chicago, IL

Races in Alta Vista Gardens in West Chicago neighborhood in IL

Zip codes: 60185.

Males:  1,169
Females:  1,100

Median age:
Males:
This neighborhood:  25.1 years
Whole city:  27.8 years

Females:
This neighborhood:  25.3 years
Whole city:  28.5 years


Average household size:
Alta Vista Gardens:  4.6 people
West Chicago:  3.6 people

Average family size:
Alta Vista Gardens:  4.8 members
West Chicago:  3.9 members

Percentage of married-couple families (among all households):
Here:  71.7%
city:  66.3%

Percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households):
Alta Vista Gardens:  47.6%
West Chicago:  41.1%

Percentage of single-mother households (among all households):
This neighborhood:  6.4%
West Chicago:  5.5%


Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:
Here:  21.3%
West Chicago:  18.2%

Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
Alta Vista Gardens:  10.0%
city:  11.5%

Percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all:
This neighborhood:  23.6%
West Chicago:  22.1%

Percentage of people born in this state:
Here:  53.9%
West Chicago:  52.1%

Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
Alta Vista Gardens:  7.4%
West Chicago:  12.9%

Percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S.:
Here:  1.3%
city:  0.8%

Percentage of foreign born residents:
Here:  37.3%
West Chicago:  34.1%



Educational Attainment


Rooms in owner-occupied houses/condos in Alta Vista Gardens:
  • 1 room: 262
  • 2 rooms: 22
  • 3 rooms: 432
  • 4 rooms: 695
  • 5 rooms: 3,579
  • 6 rooms: 2,644
  • 7 rooms: 1,989
  • 8 rooms: 789
  • 9+ rooms: 872


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alta Vista Gardens:
  • 1 room: 532
  • 2 rooms: 992
  • 3 rooms: 1,402
  • 4 rooms: 1,787
  • 5 rooms: 1,769
  • 6 rooms: 198
  • 7 rooms: 269
  • 8 rooms: 57
  • 9+ rooms: 233


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Alta Vista Gardens:
  • no bedroom: 262
  • 1 bedroom: 381
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,211
  • 3 bedrooms: 6,898
  • 4 bedrooms: 2,341
  • 5+ bedrooms: 194


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Alta Vista Gardens:
  • no bedroom: 795
  • 1 bedroom: 2,087
  • 2 bedrooms: 3,341
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,020
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5+ bedrooms: 0


Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
This neighborhood:  2.3
West Chicago:  2.2

Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
Here:  1.3
city:  1.5

Percentage of units with a mortgage:
Alta Vista Gardens:  74.5%
West Chicago:  82.9%

Housing prices:
Average estimated value of detached houses in 2007 (68.0% of all units):
Alta Vista Gardens:  $253,782
West Chicago:  $338,587

Average estimated value of townhouses or other attached units in 2007 (0.2% of all units):
This neighborhood:  $84,040
city:  $151,063

Average estimated '07 value of housing units in 5-or-more-unit structures (28.9% of all units):
Alta Vista Gardens:  $261,176
West Chicago:  $226,947



Owners and renters by unit type in %

Mode of transportation to work in Alta Vista Gardens in West Chicago, IL

Occupations of males:
Percentage of males in management occupations (except farmers):
Here:  2.7%
city:  8.9%

Percentage of males in computer and mathematical occupations:
Here:  1.1%
city:  3.7%

Percentage of males in architecture and engineering occupations:
Here:  5.5%
city:  3.0%

Percentage of males in education, training, and library occupations:
Here:  1.4%
city:  1.8%

Percentage of males in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
Here:  2.8%
city:  1.4%

Percentage of males in service occupations:
Here:  12.9%
city:  16.8%

Percentage of males in sales and office occupations:
Here:  15.7%
city:  15.8%

Percentage of males in construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations:
Here:  25.8%
city:  17.1%

Percentage of males in production occupations:
Here:  19.2%
city:  17.1%

Percentage of males in transportation and material moving occupations:
Here:  11.5%
city:  9.2%

Occupations of females:
Percentage of females in management occupations (except farmers):
Here:  5.0%
city:  7.2%

Percentage of females in education, training, and library occupations:
Here:  4.0%
city:  6.5%

Percentage of females in service occupations:
Here:  21.3%
city:  18.7%

Percentage of females in sales and office occupations:
Here:  38.4%
city:  33.8%

Percentage of females in construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations:
Here:  1.8%
city:  1.1%

Percentage of females in production occupations:
Here:  19.6%
city:  11.7%

Percentage of females in transportation and material moving occupations:
Here:  7.3%
city:  5.5%

Percentage of people 18-64 in Armed Forces:
Alta Vista Gardens:  0.0%
West Chicago:  0.0%

Education in this neighborhood (subdivision or community):
Percentage of people 3 years and older in K-12 schools:
Alta Vista Gardens:  25.9%
West Chicago:  23.0%

Percentage of people 3 years and older in undgraduate colleges:
Alta Vista Gardens:  4.9%
West Chicago:  3.9%

Percentage of people 3 years and older in grad. or professional schools:
Alta Vista Gardens:  0.4%
West Chicago:  0.6%

Percentage of students K-12 enrolled in private schools:
Alta Vista Gardens:  3.9%
West Chicago:  8.0%

Percentage of population below poverty level:
Alta Vista Gardens:  15.1%
West Chicago:  9.3%

Median year owner moved in (as recorded in 2000):
Alta Vista Gardens:  1993
West Chicago:  1995

Median year renter moved in (as recorded in 2000):
Alta Vista Gardens:  1997
West Chicago:  1998

Median rent in 2007:
Alta Vista Gardens:  $630
West Chicago:  $814

Percentage of married-couple families with both working:
Alta Vista Gardens:  58.5%
West Chicago:  69.8%



Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (88%)
  • Electricity (12%)


Roads and streets:
Church St
Length: 0.75 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 267 to 899
Kenwood Ave
Length: 0.50 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 400 to 899
Lincoln Ave
Length: 0.49 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 400 to 899
Town Rd
Length: 0.47 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 397 to 909
Ann St
Length: 0.45 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 300 to 699
Parkside Ave
Length: 0.45 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 500 to 899
W Forest Ave
Length: 0.45 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S
Address range: 600 to 899
Lyman St
Length: 0.44 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 300 to 599
Sherman St
Length: 0.44 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 250 to 609
W Brown St
Length: 0.33 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 500 to 899
Pearl St
Length: 0.31 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 200 to 498
W Blair St
Length: 0.31 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 300 to 499
George St
Length: 0.22 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 249 to 499
Brown St
Length: 0.19 miles
Direction: E-W
Pomeroy St
Length: 0.19 miles
Direction: E-W
W Stimmel St
Length: 0.15 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 300 to 427
Vine St
Length: 0.13 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 300 to 399
Norris Ave
Length: 0.11 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 233 to 499
Pearl Rd
Length: 0.04 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Clara St
Length: 0.03 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 230 to 299
Railroad features:
Burlington Northern RR
Length: 0.75 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Elgin Joliet and Eastern Rlwy
Length: 0.51 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE

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