Elgin, Illinois Neighborhood Info

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Elgin, Illinois QuickFacts

	Elgin, Illinois	United States
Total population	94,487	281,421,906
State	Illinois
City	elgin

Elgin, Illinois Population

	Elgin, Illinois	%, Elgin, Illinois	United States
Male	47,213	49.97%	49.06%
Female	47,274	50.03%	50.94%
Median age (years)	30.9		35.3

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	Elgin, Illinois	%, Elgin, Illinois	United States
18 years and over	67,063	70.98%	74.31%
21 years and over	62,866	66.53%	69.97%
62 years and over	9,438	9.99%	14.66%
65 years and over	8,089	8.56%	12.43%

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	Elgin, Illinois	%, Elgin, Illinois	United States
White	66,600	70.49%	75.14%
Black or African American	6,427	6.8%	12.32%
Asian	3,668	3.88%	3.64%
Some other race	14,977	15.85%	5.46%
Two or more races	2,815	2.98%	2.43%

Elgin, Illinois Housing

	Elgin, Illinois	%, Elgin, Illinois	United States
Total households	31,543		105,480,101
Family households (families)	22,399	71.01%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	9,144	28.99%	31.94%

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	Elgin, Illinois	%, Elgin, Illinois	United States
Total housing units	32,702		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,122	3.43%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	31,543	96.46%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	22,144	67.71%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	9,399	28.74%	30.77%

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	Elgin, Illinois	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	42	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	2,089	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	9,142	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,416	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	2,279	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	185	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	30	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	16	0.57%
Median (dollars)	141,400	119,600

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	Elgin, Illinois	%, Elgin, Illinois	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	6,204	19.67%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	10,056	31.88%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	6,223	19.73%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	4,745	15.04%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	2,334	7.4%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,978	6.27%	9.65%

Elgin, Illinois Education

	Elgin, Illinois	%, Elgin, Illinois	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	25,352		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	1,657	6.54%	6.47%
Kindergarten	1,796	7.08%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	11,576	45.66%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	5,064	19.97%	21.38%
College or graduate school	5,259	20.74%	22.81%

Elgin, Illinois Economy

	Elgin, Illinois	%, Elgin, Illinois	United States
Population 16 years and over	69,536		217,168,077
In labor force	49,099	70.61%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	49,085	70.59%	63.39%
- - Employed	46,221	66.47%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	2,864	4.12%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	5.8		5.8
- Armed Forces	14	0.02%	0.53%
Not in labor force	20,437	29.39%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	35,177	50.59%	51.66%
In labor force	22,809	32.8%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	22,809	32.8%	29.65%
- - Employed	21,426	30.81%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	9,587	13.79%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	5,682		12,787,501

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	Elgin, Illinois	%, Elgin, Illinois	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	31,563		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	1,459	4.62%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,328	4.21%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	2,806	8.89%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	3,638	11.53%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	5,546	17.57%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	7,834	24.82%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	4,673	14.81%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	3,282	10.4%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	566	1.79%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	431	1.37%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	52,605		41,994

	Elgin, Illinois	%, Elgin, Illinois	United States
With earnings	27,422	39.44%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	61,347		56,604
With Social Security income	5,950	8.56%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,924		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	823	1.18%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,424		6,320
With public assistance income	649	0.93%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,090		3,032
With retirement income	3,571	5.14%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	18,599		17,376

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