Carol Stream

Population: 39,427
Median household income: $105,395
Median home value: $308,700

Located in DuPage County, Illinois, Carol Stream is a community with a population of 39,427. At $105,395, its median household income sits below DuPage County's $110,502.

Between 2019 and 2023, Carol Stream's population held roughly steady from 39,726 to 39,427, while its median home value rose 24.7% from $247,600 to $308,700.

43.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 68.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 39,427
Median age: 39.3 yrs
Median household income: $105,395
Median home value: $308,700
Median gross rent: $1,465
Housing units: 14,786
Homeownership rate: 68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

39,72639,427

Median household income

$82,062$105,395

Median home value

$247,600$308,700

Median gross rent

$1,192$1,465

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	39,726	$82,062	$247,600	$1,192
2020	39,447	$89,820	$257,800	$1,291
2021	39,895	$95,342	$265,600	$1,327
2022	39,656	$103,525	$297,600	$1,398
2023	39,427	$105,395	$308,700	$1,465

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,181	5.5%
5 to 17	6,472	16.4%
18 to 24	3,375	8.6%
25 to 34	5,169	13.1%
35 to 44	5,510	14.0%
45 to 54	4,619	11.7%
55 to 64	5,803	14.7%
65 to 74	3,946	10.0%
75 and over	2,352	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	19,902	50.5%
Black or African American	2,523	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	118	0.3%
Asian	7,679	19.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	69	0.2%
Some other race	233	0.6%
Two or more races	1,669	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,234	18.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.7%

High school graduate20.0%

Some college or associate's26.5%

Bachelor's degree30.1%

Graduate or professional degree13.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,663	9.7%
High school graduate	5,474	20.0%
Some college or associate's	7,273	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	8,244	30.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3,745	13.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone71.3%

Carpooled10.9%

Public transit2.7%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home13.4%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,980	71.3%
Carpooled	2,289	10.9%
Public transit	571	2.7%
Walked	202	1.0%
Bicycle	22	0.1%
Worked from home	2,816	13.4%
Other means	134	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,919	21.5%
15 to 29 min	6,053	33.3%
30 to 44 min	4,661	25.6%
45 to 59 min	1,635	9.0%
60+ min	1,930	10.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.73
Poverty rate: 7.0% (2,744 of 39,188)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,289	71.9%
Nonfamily households	4,021	28.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,310	96.8%
Vacant	476	3.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,746	68.1%
Renter-occupied	4,564	31.9%

1-unit, detached48.1%

1-unit, attached17.4%

2 to 4 units3.8%

5 to 19 units19.6%

20 or more units11.1%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,108	48.1%
1-unit, attached	2,571	17.4%
2 to 4 units	563	3.8%
5 to 19 units	2,896	19.6%
20 or more units	1,640	11.1%
Mobile home & other	8	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1711332
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 9.15 sq mi
Water area: 0.32 sq mi
Center point: 41.9203, -88.1332