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|---|---|
| 1 | Willowbrook |
| 2 | Village Center |
| 3 | Richton Rd / Steger Rd |
| 4 | Goodenow |
REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Crete NEIGHBORHOODS Village Center, Willowbrook, Goodenow, Richton Rd / Steger Rd
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Crete, IL Country Club Hills, Flossmoor, Hazel Crest, Homewood, Matteson, Munster, IN, Olympia Fields, Park Forest, Schererville, IN, Willowbrook
POPULATION
7,328
| CRETE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 7,328 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 2,766 |
| CRETE HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 85.65% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 10.88% |
| % VACANT | 3.47% |
| TYPE OF CRETE HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 85.50% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 3.25% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 7.23% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 3.65% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 0.36% |
| OTHER | 0.01% |
| SIZE OF CRETE HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 0.54% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 3.58% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 18.22% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 48.48% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 24.55% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 4.63% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 8.89% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 48.77% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 27.80% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 14.54% |
| CRETE REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $283,871 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $917 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$91,000 | 0.35% |
| $91,001-$184,000 | 10.00% |
| $184,001-$368,000 | 77.12% |
| $368,001-$551,000 | 11.90% |
| $551,001-$736,000 | 0.38% |
| $736,001-$920,000 | 0.00% |
| $920,001-$1,380,000 | 0.00% |
| $1,380,001-$1,840,000 | 0.00% |
| > $1,840,000 | 0.25% |
| PEOPLE OF Crete | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 6.00% |
| 5 TO 17 | 19.41% |
| 18 TO 24 | 5.65% |
| 25 TO 34 | 11.53% |
| 35 TO 54 | 32.07% |
| 55 TO 64 | 11.74% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 13.61% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 93.17% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 27.97% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $67,671 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $29,671 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 1.63% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Manufacturing (13.00%), Retail (10.81%), Construction (10.39%), Healthcare (8.92%), Education (8.71%), Finance (6.80%), Transportation (6.77%), Wholesale (6.26%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (5.66%), Accomodation (5.14%), Public Service (4.01%), Information Technology (3.80%), Administration (2.90%), Other (2.87%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 5.62% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 88.41% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 9.96% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.03% |
| ASIAN | 0.00% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.00% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 0.37% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 1.23% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 3.18% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | German (25.53%), Other Groups (12.19%), Irish (9.98%), Unclassified (8.27%), Italian (8.02%), Polish (7.66%), English (6.18%), United States or American (3.10%), Dutch (2.91%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 1.60% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (89.19%) , Spanish (2.14%) |
Crete is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 7,328 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Crete is the 253rd largest community in Illinois.
Unlike some villages, Crete isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Crete are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Crete is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Crete who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.83%), management occupations (10.83%), and sales jobs (9.67%).
One downside of living in Crete, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.04 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small village, Crete doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The overall education level of Crete citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 27.97% of adults in Crete have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.
The per capita income in Crete in 2000 was $29,671, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $118,684 for a family of four. However, Crete contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Crete home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Crete is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Crete include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, English, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Crete is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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