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Carpentersville, IL
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Carpentersville profile


Living in Carpentersville


Carpentersville is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 37,144 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: 10.99% 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.

The education level of Carpentersville citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.28% of adults in Carpentersville have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Carpentersville in 2022 was $31,916, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $127,664 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 57.40% 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, Italian, and English.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Carpentersville's cultural character, accounting for 30.17% of the village’s population.

The most common language spoken in Carpentersville is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Langs. of India.