Encyclopedia > Carpentersville, Illinois

  Article Content

Carpentersville, Illinois

Carpentersville is a village located in Kane County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 30,586.

Geography Carpentersville is located at 42°7'16" North, 88°16'29" West (42.121156, -88.274679)1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 19.7 km² (7.6 mi²). 19.3 km² (7.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.97% water.

Demographics As of the census of 2000, there are 30,586 people, 8,872 households, and 7,239 families residing in the village. The population density is 1,585.1/km² (4,105.4/mi²). There are 9,113 housing units at an average density of 472.3/km² (1,223.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 68.76% White, 4.18% African American, 0.64% Native American, 1.98% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 20.83% from other races, and 3.50% from two or more races. 40.57% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 8,872 households out of which 48.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.1% are married couples living together, 11.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 18.4% are non-families. 13.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 3.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.45 and the average family size is 3.77.

In the village the population is spread out with 33.2% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 35.4% from 25 to 44, 15.3% from 45 to 64, and 5.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 28 years. For every 100 females there are 106.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 106.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village is $54,526, and the median income for a family is $55,921. Males have a median income of $38,052 versus $26,957 for females. The per capita income for the village is $17,424. 8.5% of the population and 6.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 11.5% are under the age of 18 and 4.2% are 65 or older.



All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

 
  Search Encyclopedia

Search over one million articles, find something about almost anything!
 
 
  
  Featured Article
1904

... - Theodore Roosevelt defeats Alton B. Parker in the U.S. presidential election Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints President Joseph F. Smith issues a "Second ...

 
 
 
This page was created in 30.2 ms