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Ela township, IL map Land area: 34.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.1 sq. mi.
Population: 39,688 (100% urban, 0% rural)
Males: 19,781  (49.8%)
Females: 19,907  (50.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 39,200 (37,320 owner occupied, 1,880 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

5%
State:

33%


Races in Ela township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 91.1%
  • Black: 0.7%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
  • Asian: 3.4%
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 3.9%
  • Two or more races: 0.7%
  • Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 37.2
Median age of females: 37.4

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Average household size: 3.13

Ela township:

3.1 people
Illinois:

2.6 people

Average family size: 3.36

Estimated median household income in 2008: $121,762 ($100,879 in 1999)
This township:

$121,762
Illinois:

$56,235

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $976 (lower quartile is $769, upper quartile is $1,507)
Here:

$976
State:

$689

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $519,975 (it was $307,400 in 2000)
Ela township:

$519,975
Illinois:

$214,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $332,394 - $783,991

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $587,358
Here:

$587,358
State:

$270,454

Townhouses or other attached units: $374,072
Here:

$374,072
State:

$256,242

In 2-unit structures: $413,540
Here:

$413,540
State:

$309,184

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $226,904
Here:

$226,904
State:

$307,695

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $263,345
Here:

$263,345
State:

$286,225

Mobile homes: $30,806
Here:

$30,806
State:

$35,670

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000
Here:

$5,000
State:

$62,382
Population density: 1139 people per square mile 
 
  (very high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

1.9%
Whole state:

10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

1.0%
Whole state:

5.1%

Cities in this township include: Lake Zurich, Long Grove, Hawthorn Woods, Kildeer, Deer Park, Forest Lake.


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Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable location: Mount Saint Joseph Childrens Home (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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Number of foreign born residents: 3,257 (56% naturalized citizens)

Ela township:  8.2%
State:  12.3%

63% of Ela township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Illinois.

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

  • This state: 26067
  • Northeast: 2282
  • Midwest: 4816
  • South: 1754
  • West: 1342

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $323,500

Ela township, Illinois satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

People in group quarters in Ela township, Illinois:

  • 356 people in nursing homes
  • 90 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 30 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 9 people in religious group quarters
  • 3 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 12,029
  • One, attached: 258
  • Two: 79
  • 3 or 4: 54
  • 5 to 9: 113
  • 10 to 19: 29
  • 20 to 49: 49
  • 50 or more: 79
  • Mobile homes: 45
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $42,300


Housing units in Ela township with a mortgage: 9,653 (902 second mortgage, 1,649 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,562

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 297
  • 1995 to 1998: 906
  • 1990 to 1994: 1,795
  • 1980 to 1989: 4,264
  • 1970 to 1979: 2,767
  • 1960 to 1969: 996
  • 1950 to 1959: 1,026
  • 1940 to 1949: 306
  • 1939 or earlier: 386

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ela township, Illinois:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 75
  • 4 rooms: 245
  • 5 rooms: 571
  • 6 rooms: 1,286
  • 7 rooms: 1,860
  • 8 rooms: 2,882
  • 9 or more rooms: 4,852

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ela township, Illinois:

  • 1 room: 11
  • 2 rooms: 32
  • 3 rooms: 84
  • 4 rooms: 132
  • 5 rooms: 135
  • 6 rooms: 124
  • 7 rooms: 80
  • 8 rooms: 74
  • 9 or more rooms: 61

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ela township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 89
  • 2 bedrooms: 630
  • 3 bedrooms: 3,959
  • 4 bedrooms: 5,970
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 1,123

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ela township:

  • no bedroom: 15
  • 1 bedroom: 114
  • 2 bedrooms: 190
  • 3 bedrooms: 292
  • 4 bedrooms: 104
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 18

Cars and other vehicles available in Ela township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 138
  • 1 vehicle: 1,437
  • 2 vehicles: 7,109
  • 3 vehicles: 2,336
  • 4 vehicles: 597
  • 5 or more vehicles: 154

Cars and other vehicles available in Ela township in n renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 25
  • 1 vehicle: 283
  • 2 vehicles: 345
  • 3 vehicles: 32
  • 4 vehicles: 38
  • 5 or more vehicles: 10

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Computer and electronic products (7%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
  • Accommodation and food services (2%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (13%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (10%)
  • Top executives (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)
  • Engineers (4%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Ela township:

  • German (22.3%)
  • Polish (12.1%)
  • Irish (11.7%)
  • Italian (10.0%)
  • English (5.4%)
  • United States or American (5.1%)
  • Swedish (3.1%)

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

  • Mexico (17%)
  • Poland (15%)
  • Germany (8%)
  • India (7%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
  • Korea (5%)
  • Italy (5%)

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 16,073 (83%)
  • Carpooled: 932 (5%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 31 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 8 (0%)
  • Railroad: 869 (4%)
  • Taxi: 1 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 20 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 11 (0%)
  • Walked: 163 (1%)
  • Other means: 124 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 1,138 (6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (97%)
  • Electricity (3%)

People in group quarters in Ela township, Illinois:

  • 356 people in nursing homes
  • 90 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 30 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 9 people in religious group quarters
  • 3 people in other nonhousehold living situations

87.1% of residents of Ela township speak English at home.
4.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
6.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 39,200
  • In family households: 37,303 (9,398 male householders, 1,515 female householders)
    10,311 spouses, 14,916 children (14,044 natural, 431 adopted, 441 stepchildren), 163 grandchildren, 122 brothers or sisters, 181 parents, 400 other relatives, 297 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 1,897 (919 male householders (683 living alone)), 600 female householders (508 living alone)), 378 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 488 (405 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,384 2-persons, 2,394 3-persons, 3,161 4-persons, 1,432 5-persons, 390 6-persons, 152 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 1,191 1-person, 282 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 4 5-persons,

11,667 married couples with children.
974 single-parent households (226 men, 748 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,041
Here:

16.2%
Illinois:

13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 253
Here:

9.6%
Illinois:

11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 263
Here:

21.5%
Illinois:

25.8%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School


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.)


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Ela township:

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