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Westchester, Illinois QuickFacts

	Westchester, Illinois	United States
Total population	16,824	281,421,906
State	Illinois
City	westchester

Westchester, Illinois Population

	Westchester, Illinois	%, Westchester, Illinois	United States
Male	7,836	46.58%	49.06%
Female	8,988	53.42%	50.94%
Median age (years)	44.9		35.3

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	Westchester, Illinois	%, Westchester, Illinois	United States
18 years and over	13,703	81.45%	74.31%
21 years and over	13,355	79.38%	69.97%
62 years and over	4,782	28.42%	14.66%
65 years and over	4,273	25.4%	12.43%

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	Westchester, Illinois	%, Westchester, Illinois	United States
White	14,494	86.15%	75.14%
Black or African American	1,212	7.2%	12.32%
Asian	579	3.44%	3.64%
Some other race	346	2.06%	5.46%
Two or more races	193	1.15%	2.43%

Westchester, Illinois Housing

	Westchester, Illinois	%, Westchester, Illinois	United States
Total households	7,015		105,480,101
Family households (families)	4,925	70.21%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	2,090	29.79%	31.94%

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	Westchester, Illinois	%, Westchester, Illinois	United States
Total housing units	7,058		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	108	1.53%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	7,015	99.39%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	6,568	93.06%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	447	6.33%	30.77%

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	Westchester, Illinois	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	23	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	131	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,604	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,843	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	1,235	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	292	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	29	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	6	0.57%
Median (dollars)	168,900	119,600

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	Westchester, Illinois	%, Westchester, Illinois	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	733	10.45%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	1,622	23.12%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,069	15.24%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,234	17.59%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	764	10.89%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,540	21.95%	9.65%

Westchester, Illinois Education

	Westchester, Illinois	%, Westchester, Illinois	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	3,203		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	292	9.12%	6.47%
Kindergarten	210	6.56%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,388	43.33%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	524	16.36%	21.38%
College or graduate school	789	24.63%	22.81%

Westchester, Illinois Economy

	Westchester, Illinois	%, Westchester, Illinois	United States
Population 16 years and over	13,784		217,168,077
In labor force	8,381	60.8%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	8,381	60.8%	63.39%
- - Employed	8,031	58.26%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	350	2.54%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.2		5.8
- Armed Forces	0		0.53%
Not in labor force	5,403	39.2%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	7,487	54.32%	51.66%
In labor force	4,030	29.24%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	4,030	29.24%	29.65%
- - Employed	3,838	27.84%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	1,188	8.62%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	615		12,787,501

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	Westchester, Illinois	%, Westchester, Illinois	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	6,909		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	212	3.07%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	218	3.16%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	569	8.24%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	750	10.86%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,021	14.78%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,559	22.56%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,283	18.57%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	917	13.27%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	240	3.47%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	140	2.03%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	58,928		41,994

	Westchester, Illinois	%, Westchester, Illinois	United States
With earnings	4,992	36.22%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	72,714		56,604
With Social Security income	2,786	20.21%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	14,220		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	119	0.86%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	9,010		6,320
With public assistance income	84	0.61%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	860		3,032
With retirement income	1,735	12.59%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	16,751		17,376

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