Carpentersville

Population: 37,544
Median household income: $86,327
Median home value: $225,200

Carpentersville, a community in Kane County, Illinois, has 37,544 residents. The median household income of $86,327 is below the Kane County median ($100,678).

Between 2019 and 2023, Carpentersville's population held roughly steady from 37,872 to 37,544, while its median home value rose 31.2% from $171,600 to $225,200.

Households average 3.21 people. The median gross rent is $1,420.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 37,544
Median age: 33.8 yrs
Median household income: $86,327
Median home value: $225,200
Median gross rent: $1,420
Housing units: 12,023
Homeownership rate: 73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

37,87237,544

Median household income

$68,997$86,327

Median home value

$171,600$225,200

Median gross rent

$1,161$1,420

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	37,872	$68,997	$171,600	$1,161
2020	37,618	$73,105	$176,800	$1,270
2021	37,940	$73,121	$184,500	$1,290
2022	37,834	$82,866	$214,500	$1,380
2023	37,544	$86,327	$225,200	$1,420

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1721.3%

18 to 2411.2%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5414.9%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 747.0%

75 and over2.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,441	6.5%
5 to 17	7,995	21.3%
18 to 24	4,199	11.2%
25 to 34	4,951	13.2%
35 to 44	4,480	11.9%
45 to 54	5,612	14.9%
55 to 64	4,334	11.5%
65 to 74	2,629	7.0%
75 and over	903	2.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,047	32.1%
Black or African American	1,827	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.0%
Asian	1,510	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	11	0.0%
Some other race	15	0.0%
Two or more races	1,089	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	21,031	56.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.7%

High school graduate28.3%

Some college or associate's24.0%

Bachelor's degree16.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,426	23.7%
High school graduate	6,485	28.3%
Some college or associate's	5,502	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	3,819	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,677	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone73.9%

Carpooled12.4%

Public transit1.1%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.9%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,146	73.9%
Carpooled	2,381	12.4%
Public transit	205	1.1%
Walked	214	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,696	8.9%
Other means	491	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,346	19.2%
15 to 29 min	5,473	31.4%
30 to 44 min	4,875	28.0%
45 to 59 min	2,030	11.6%
60+ min	1,713	9.8%

Households

Average household size: 3.21
Poverty rate: 9.7% (3,609 of 37,262)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,017	77.1%
Nonfamily households	2,682	22.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,699	97.3%
Vacant	324	2.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,545	73.0%
Renter-occupied	3,154	27.0%

1-unit, detached67.3%

1-unit, attached17.2%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units11.6%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,096	67.3%
1-unit, attached	2,069	17.2%
2 to 4 units	220	1.8%
5 to 19 units	1,395	11.6%
20 or more units	230	1.9%
Mobile home & other	13	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1711358
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 7.86 sq mi
Water area: 0.21 sq mi
Center point: 42.1227, -88.2939