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| 1 | Channahon |
| 2 | Town Center |
REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Elwood NEIGHBORHOODS Channahon, Town Center
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Elwood, IL Braidwood, Joliet, Manhattan, Manteno, Morris, New Lenox, Peotone, Wilmington
POPULATION
3,493
| ELWOOD INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 3,493 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 4,535 |
| ELWOOD HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 85.03% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 11.09% |
| % VACANT | 3.88% |
| TYPE OF ELWOOD HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 85.45% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 5.60% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 2.49% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 0.49% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 5.98% |
| OTHER | 0.00% |
| SIZE OF ELWOOD HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 0.39% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 2.78% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 16.67% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 53.34% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 24.17% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 2.65% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 21.21% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 50.10% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 16.98% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 11.71% |
| ELWOOD REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $291,321 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $763 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$91,000 | 1.12% |
| $91,001-$184,000 | 8.97% |
| $184,001-$368,000 | 62.32% |
| $368,001-$551,000 | 23.68% |
| $551,001-$736,000 | 2.98% |
| $736,001-$920,000 | 0.08% |
| $920,001-$1,380,000 | 0.75% |
| $1,380,001-$1,840,000 | 0.00% |
| > $1,840,000 | 0.10% |
| PEOPLE OF Elwood | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 8.16% |
| 5 TO 17 | 16.49% |
| 18 TO 24 | 7.84% |
| 25 TO 34 | 15.09% |
| 35 TO 54 | 30.80% |
| 55 TO 64 | 11.11% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 10.51% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 87.02% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 14.33% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $60,775 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $24,092 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 3.71% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Manufacturing (14.05%), Construction (13.61%), Retail (12.44%), Education (9.76%), Healthcare (7.81%), Transportation (6.08%), Other (4.74%), Finance (4.68%), Wholesale (4.41%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (3.46%), Utilities (2.96%), Public Service (2.96%), Arts (2.73%), Agriculture (2.45%), Administration (2.29%), Accomodation (2.29%), Real Estate (2.01%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 4.44% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 96.79% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 1.26% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.14% |
| ASIAN | 0.94% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.00% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 0.06% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 0.80% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 3.09% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | German (20.90%), Unclassified (16.81%), Irish (13.60%), Italian (9.13%), Polish (6.93%), English (6.67%), Other Groups (6.61%), United States or American (3.58%), Dutch (2.12%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 2.92% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (87.58%) |
Elwood is a very small town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 3,493 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Elwood is the 382nd largest community in Illinois.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Elwood is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Elwood is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Elwood who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.39%), sales jobs (11.32%), and management occupations (7.70%).
As is often the case in a small town, Elwood doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Elwood is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 14.96%: 14.33% of adults 25 and older in Elwood have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Elwood in 2000 was $24,092, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $96,368 for a family of four. However, Elwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Elwood home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Elwood is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Elwood include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, English, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Elwood is English.
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