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Most Expensive Gurnee Neighborhoods
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| 1 | Grandwood Park |
| 2 | Town Center |
| 3 | Chittenden (subdivisio... |
REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Gurnee NEIGHBORHOODS Town Center, Grandwood Park, Chittenden (subdivision)
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Gurnee, IL Grayslake, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Lake Villa, Libertyville, Mundelein, Vernon Hills, Wadsworth, Waukegan, Zion
POPULATION
37,377
| GURNEE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 37,377 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 14,447 |
| GURNEE HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 72.75% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 24.71% |
| % VACANT | 2.54% |
| TYPE OF GURNEE HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 61.51% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 14.16% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 3.77% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 20.46% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 0.10% |
| OTHER | 0.00% |
| SIZE OF GURNEE HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 1.60% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 11.09% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 23.86% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 31.49% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 27.95% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 4.01% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 29.26% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 56.44% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 11.91% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 2.39% |
| GURNEE REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $340,583 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $1,036 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$85,000 | 0.57% |
| $85,001-$170,000 | 4.63% |
| $170,001-$340,000 | 46.05% |
| $340,001-$510,000 | 32.38% |
| $510,001-$680,000 | 12.06% |
| $680,001-$849,000 | 2.45% |
| $849,001-$1,274,000 | 1.24% |
| $1,274,001-$1,700,000 | 0.29% |
| > $1,700,000 | 0.33% |
| PEOPLE OF Gurnee | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 9.20% |
| 5 TO 17 | 20.90% |
| 18 TO 24 | 5.51% |
| 25 TO 34 | 15.99% |
| 35 TO 54 | 35.08% |
| 55 TO 64 | 6.28% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 7.04% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 93.28% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 44.83% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $71,993 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $30,839 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 3.58% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Manufacturing (24.54%), Retail (11.16%), Healthcare (9.38%), Finance (7.39%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (7.12%), Education (6.65%), Wholesale (5.84%), Construction (4.99%), Public Service (3.65%), Administration (3.15%), Other (3.07%), Transportation (2.94%), Accomodation (2.94%), Real Estate (2.37%), Information Technology (2.32%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 6.02% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 82.31% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 5.06% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.12% |
| ASIAN | 7.41% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.27% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 2.70% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 2.13% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 6.41% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | German (19.00%), Other Groups (18.92%), Unclassified (13.08%), Irish (8.51%), Italian (6.64%), Polish (6.47%), English (4.71%), United States or American (2.66%), Swedish (2.24%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 11.29% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (76.53%) , Spanish (4.78%) |
Gurnee is a medium-sized town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 37,377 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Gurnee is the 50th largest community in Illinois.
Gurnee is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.03% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Gurnee is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gurnee who work in management occupations (16.21%), office and administrative support jobs (15.31%), and sales jobs (13.01%).
Also of interest is that Gurnee has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
In addition, Gurnee is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.
In Gurnee, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.53 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Even though Gurnee is not a small town, it doesn't have a public transportation system that anybody uses for their daily commute to work.
The population of Gurnee is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 44.83% of adults in Gurnee have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Gurnee in 2000 was $30,839, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $123,356 for a family of four. However, Gurnee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Gurnee is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Gurnee home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Gurnee is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Gurnee include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, English, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Gurnee is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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