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.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Carpentersville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Carpentersville is a village of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Carpentersville who work in office and administrative support (11.24%), sales jobs (8.36%), and management occupations (6.87%). 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.99% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 citizens of Carpentersville are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.28% of adults in Carpentersville having a bachelor's degree or advanced 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. In addition, Carpentersville has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (30.17%). The most common language spoken in Carpentersville is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Langs. of India.
