Living in Aurora West Unit School District 129, Illinois

Overview

A total of 26,465 households are located in Aurora West Unit School District 129 area. Among them, 9,063 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.44 people. The total number of children in the region is 25,327 and 21,208 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

9% (7,046) of residents are non-citizens and 31% (22,939) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Aurora West Unit School District 129, Illinois
Household	26,465
Population	74,458
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	9,063 (34%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	25,327
Total Students	21,208
Pre-Kindergarten	1,183
Kindergarten	1,307
Grade 1-8	8,256
Grade 9-12	4,938
College/Graduate School	5,524
Veterans	56,858
Non-citizen	7,046
Non-English Home Language	22,939
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

59,550 residents are over the age of 16 and 40,084 people are in labor force. Among them, 40,069 people are in civilian labor force and 15 are in armed labor force. 38,049 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.00%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Aurora West Unit School District 129 area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	37,140	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	30,798	82.92%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	3,459	9.31%
Public transportation	791	2.13%
Walked	605	1.63%
Other method	279	0.75%
Worked from home	1,208	3.25%
Average Commute Time	26 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	38,049	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	11,237	29.53%
Service	6,534	17.17%
Sales and office	9,322	24.50%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,768	7.27%
Production, transportation, and material moving	8,188	21.52%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	38,049	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	47	0.12%
Construction	2,169	5.70%
Manufacturing	6,175	16.23%
Wholesale trade	1,444	3.80%
Retail trade	4,788	12.58%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	2,855	7.50%
Information	679	1.78%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	2,442	6.42%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	4,128	10.85%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	7,250	19.05%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	3,349	8.80%
Other services, except public administration	1,660	4.36%
Public administration	1,063	2.79%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	38,049	-
Private wage and salary workers	33,095	86.98%
Government workers	3,690	9.70%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,209	3.18%
Unpaid family workers	55	0.14%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $86,641 for the 26,465 households in Aurora West Unit School District 129 area, Illinois. The average income of a single worker is $32,218. 69,236 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 92.00%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	26,465	-
Less than $10,000	1,309	4.95%
$10,000 - $14,999	719	2.72%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,104	7.95%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,853	7.00%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,504	13.24%
$50,000 - $74,999	5,138	19.41%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,581	13.53%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,925	18.61%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,901	7.18%
More than $200,000	1,431	5.41%
Median Household Income	$67,236	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$86,641	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	18,216	-
Less than $10,000	489	2.68%
$10,000 - $14,999	208	1.14%
$15,000 - $24,999	937	5.14%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,169	6.42%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,335	12.82%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,431	18.84%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,606	14.31%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,124	22.64%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,646	9.04%
More than $200,000	1,271	6.98%

Median Family Income	$79,893	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$99,506	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$32,218	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$51,641	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$51,641	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	75,255	-
With health insurance coverage	69,236	92.00%
Public coverage	25,765	34.24%
Private health insurance	51,843	68.89%
Without health insurance coverage	6,019	8.00%

Housing

There are 27,501 housing units in Aurora West Unit School District 129 area, Illinois with 26,465 units (96.23%) occupied. 18,057 houses (68.23%) are occupied by owner and 8,408 houses (31.77%) are rented. The average housing value is $195,100 and the average rental cost is $1,086. 353 houses (1.28%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 5,027 houses (18.28%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	27,501	-
Occupied	26,465	96.23%
Owner Occupied	18,057	68.23%
Renter Occupied	8,408	31.77%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	18,486	67.22%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	2,485	9.04%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	6,467	23.52%
Mobile Homes	63	0.23%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	27,501	-
Built 2014 or later	353	1.28%
Built 2010 - 2013	176	0.64%
Built 2000 - 2009	3,713	13.50%
Built 1990 - 1999	4,379	15.92%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,840	6.69%
Built 1970 - 1979	4,229	15.38%
Built 1960 - 1969	4,292	15.61%
Built 1950 - 1959	3,492	12.70%
Built 1949 or earlier	5,027	18.28%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	27,501	-
1 room	479	1.74%
2 rooms	699	2.54%
3 rooms	2,059	7.49%
4 rooms	4,025	14.64%
5 rooms	4,673	16.99%
6 rooms	5,002	18.19%
7 rooms	3,564	12.96%
8 rooms	2,866	10.42%
9 rooms or more	4,134	15.03%
Median Number of Rooms	5.9 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	27,501	-
no bedroom	545	1.98%
1 bedroom	2,693	9.79%
2 bedrooms	6,603	24.01%
3 bedrooms	11,320	41.16%
4 bedrooms	5,302	19.28%
5 bedrooms or more	1,038	3.77%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	18,057	-
Less than $50,000	354	1.96%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,002	5.55%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,386	18.75%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,673	25.88%
$200,000 - $299,999	6,058	33.55%
$300,000 - $499,999	2,377	13.16%
$500,000 - $999,999	155	0.86%
$1,000,000 or more	52	0.29%
Median House Value	$195,100	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	8,261	-
Less than $500	855	10.35%
$500 - $999	2,540	30.75%
$1,000 - $1,499	3,292	39.85%
$1,500 - $1,999	1,165	14.10%
$2,000 - $2,499	326	3.95%
$2,500 - $2,999	29	0.35%
$3,000 or more	54	0.65%
Median Rental Costs	$1,086	-

Demographic

A total of 75,736 people lives in Aurora West Unit School District 129 area, Illinois with 38,333 male and 37,403 female. The males to female ratio is 50.61 to 49.39. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	75,736	-
Male	38,333	50.61%
Female	37,403	49.39%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	75,736	-
Under 5 years	4,534	5.99%
5 - 9 years	4,973	6.57%
10 - 14 years	5,484	7.24%
15 - 19 years	6,003	7.93%
20 - 24 years	5,112	6.75%
25 - 34 years	9,902	13.07%
35 - 44 years	10,206	13.48%
45 - 54 years	9,742	12.86%
55 - 59 years	5,096	6.73%
60 - 64 years	4,273	5.64%
65 - 74 years	6,244	8.24%
75 - 84 years	3,189	4.21%
85 years and older	978	1.29%
Median Age	36.7 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	75,736	-
One Race	73,043	96.44%
White	52,576	69.42%
Black or African American	8,224	10.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native	455	0.60%
Asian	2,474	3.27%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	140	0.18%
Other	9,174	12.11%

Two or more races	2,693	3.56%
White and Black or African American	1,185	1.56%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	229	0.30%
White and Asian	307	0.41%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	32	0.04%

Living in Aurora West Unit School District 129 Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic