Carpentersville is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 37,099 people and six associated neighborhoods, Carpentersville is the 48th largest community in Illinois.
Also of interest is that Carpentersville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.86% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Overall, Carpentersville’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
In Carpentersville, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.84 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
The population of Carpentersville overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Carpentersville, 23.99% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Carpentersville in 2022 was $31,552, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,208 for a family of four. However, Carpentersville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Carpentersville is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Carpentersville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Carpentersville, accounting for 56.02% of the village’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Carpentersville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Carpentersville include German, Irish, Polish, English, and Italian.
In addition, Carpentersville has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (28.77%).
The most common language spoken in Carpentersville is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Langs. of India.