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| Mount Prospect - Demographics |
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CATEGORY |
MOUNT PROSPECT |
COOK COUNTY |
ILLINOIS |
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Population |
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Total Population |
56,268 |
5,376,741 |
12,419,293 |
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Population Density (per sq. mile) |
5,489 |
5,685 |
214 |
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AGE |
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Average Age |
37.2 |
33.6 |
34.7 |
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HOUSEHOLDS |
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Total Households |
21,585 |
1,974,181 |
4,591,779 |
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% Families |
70.2 |
64.3 |
67.6 |
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Average Household Size |
2.6 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
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HOUSING |
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Total Housing Units |
21,952 |
2,096,121 |
4,885,615 |
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% Owner Occupied |
71.5 |
57.9 |
67.3 |
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% Renter Occupied |
28.5 |
42.1 |
32.7 |
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% Vacant |
1.7 |
5.8 |
6 |
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Median Home Value |
$217,700 |
$102,100 |
$80,900 |
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Median Rent |
$786 |
$648 |
$605 |
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EDUCATION (of pop. over 25 years) |
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% High School Graduate |
85.7 |
77.7 |
81.4 |
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% College Graduate |
35.4 |
28 |
26.1 |
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INCOME |
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Avg. Household Income |
$57,165 |
$45,922 |
$46,590 |
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Median Family Income |
$67,262 |
$53,784 |
$55,545 |
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Per Capita Income |
$26,464 |
$23,227 |
$23,104 |
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EMPLOYMENT |
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Total Employed |
29,167 |
2,421,287 |
5,833,155 |
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% Manager/Professional |
39.4 |
35.2 |
34.2 |
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% Sales/Administration |
31.3 |
28.5 |
27.6 |
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% Service Occupations |
10.4 |
14 |
13.9 |
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% Farming/Forestry |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
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% Production |
12.9 |
15.1 |
15.7 |
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% Construction |
5.9 |
7.1 |
8.2 |
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% Unemployed |
2.4 |
4.8 |
3.9 |
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| Source: US Department of Commerce Bureau of the Census -
2000 Data |
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