Living in Thornton Township High School District 205, Illinois

Overview

A total of 40,656 households are located in Thornton Township High School District 205 area. Among them, 13,155 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.64 people. The total number of children in the region is 42,084 and 31,653 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3% (3,659) of residents are non-citizens and 10% (10,848) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Thornton Township High School District 205, Illinois
Household	40,656
Population	113,688
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	13,155 (32%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	42,084
Total Students	31,653
Pre-Kindergarten	2,161
Kindergarten	1,440
Grade 1-8	13,282
Grade 9-12	8,016
College/Graduate School	6,754
Veterans	85,571
Non-citizen	3,659
Non-English Home Language	10,848
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

89,482 residents are over the age of 16 and 55,346 people are in labor force. Among them, 55,313 people are in civilian labor force and 33 are in armed labor force. 46,594 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 15.80%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Thornton Township High School District 205 area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	45,402	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	32,982	72.64%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	3,893	8.57%
Public transportation	5,683	12.52%
Walked	633	1.39%
Other method	808	1.78%
Worked from home	1,403	3.09%
Average Commute Time	36 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	46,594	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	12,166	26.11%
Service	11,392	24.45%
Sales and office	10,981	23.57%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,739	5.88%
Production, transportation, and material moving	9,316	19.99%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	46,594	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	47	0.10%
Construction	1,600	3.43%
Manufacturing	3,566	7.65%
Wholesale trade	513	1.10%
Retail trade	5,424	11.64%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	6,709	14.40%
Information	950	2.04%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	2,354	5.05%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	4,067	8.73%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	13,112	28.14%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	3,883	8.33%
Other services, except public administration	1,892	4.06%
Public administration	2,477	5.32%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	46,594	-
Private wage and salary workers	36,971	79.35%
Government workers	8,150	17.49%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,318	2.83%
Unpaid family workers	155	0.33%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $57,664 for the 40,656 households in Thornton Township High School District 205 area, Illinois. The average income of a single worker is $29,917. 102,781 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 90.24%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	40,656	-
Less than $10,000	4,845	11.92%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,353	5.79%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,927	12.12%
$25,000 - $34,999	4,561	11.22%
$35,000 - $49,999	5,669	13.94%
$50,000 - $74,999	7,192	17.69%
$75,000 - $99,999	4,524	11.13%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,378	10.77%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,450	3.57%
More than $200,000	757	1.86%
Median Household Income	$43,997	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$57,664	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	26,139	-
Less than $10,000	2,043	7.82%
$10,000 - $14,999	810	3.10%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,485	9.51%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,991	11.44%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,681	14.08%
$50,000 - $74,999	5,009	19.16%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,620	13.85%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,477	13.30%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,299	4.97%
More than $200,000	724	2.77%

Median Family Income	$53,548	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$67,921	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$29,917	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$43,258	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$43,258	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	113,892	-
With health insurance coverage	102,781	90.24%
Public coverage	56,365	49.49%
Private health insurance	57,141	50.17%
Without health insurance coverage	11,111	9.76%

Housing

There are 48,797 housing units in Thornton Township High School District 205 area, Illinois with 40,656 units (83.32%) occupied. 24,554 houses (60.39%) are occupied by owner and 16,102 houses (39.61%) are rented. The average housing value is $101,600 and the average rental cost is $1,043. 58 houses (0.12%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 7,821 houses (16.03%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	48,797	-
Occupied	40,656	83.32%
Owner Occupied	24,554	60.39%
Renter Occupied	16,102	39.61%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	33,865	69.40%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,679	3.44%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	11,935	24.46%
Mobile Homes	1,299	2.66%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	19	0.04%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	48,797	-
Built 2014 or later	58	0.12%
Built 2010 - 2013	70	0.14%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,971	4.04%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,329	4.77%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,668	5.47%
Built 1970 - 1979	10,290	21.09%
Built 1960 - 1969	11,547	23.66%
Built 1950 - 1959	12,043	24.68%
Built 1949 or earlier	7,821	16.03%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	48,797	-
1 room	842	1.73%
2 rooms	423	0.87%
3 rooms	3,095	6.34%
4 rooms	6,968	14.28%
5 rooms	12,686	26.00%
6 rooms	11,553	23.68%
7 rooms	6,655	13.64%
8 rooms	3,676	7.53%
9 rooms or more	2,899	5.94%
Median Number of Rooms	5.5 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	48,797	-
no bedroom	892	1.83%
1 bedroom	4,466	9.15%
2 bedrooms	11,806	24.19%
3 bedrooms	23,756	48.68%
4 bedrooms	6,338	12.99%
5 bedrooms or more	1,539	3.15%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	24,554	-
Less than $50,000	3,115	12.69%
$50,000 - $99,999	8,912	36.30%
$100,000 - $149,999	6,636	27.03%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,769	15.35%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,557	6.34%
$300,000 - $499,999	410	1.67%
$500,000 - $999,999	85	0.35%
$1,000,000 or more	70	0.29%
Median House Value	$101,600	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	15,555	-
Less than $500	1,904	12.24%
$500 - $999	5,331	34.27%
$1,000 - $1,499	5,592	35.95%
$1,500 - $1,999	2,339	15.04%
$2,000 - $2,499	354	2.28%
$2,500 - $2,999	22	0.14%
$3,000 or more	13	0.08%
Median Rental Costs	$1,043	-

Demographic

A total of 114,860 people lives in Thornton Township High School District 205 area, Illinois with 52,441 male and 62,419 female. The males to female ratio is 45.66 to 54.34. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	114,860	-
Male	52,441	45.66%
Female	62,419	54.34%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	114,860	-
Under 5 years	7,047	6.14%
5 - 9 years	7,628	6.64%
10 - 14 years	8,973	7.81%
15 - 19 years	8,963	7.80%
20 - 24 years	8,481	7.38%
25 - 34 years	14,279	12.43%
35 - 44 years	12,946	11.27%
45 - 54 years	15,271	13.30%
55 - 59 years	7,375	6.42%
60 - 64 years	7,720	6.72%
65 - 74 years	9,205	8.01%
75 - 84 years	5,189	4.52%
85 years and older	1,783	1.55%
Median Age	36.5 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	114,860	-
One Race	112,986	98.37%
White	16,720	14.56%
Black or African American	92,363	80.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native	130	0.11%
Asian	707	0.62%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	3,066	2.67%

Two or more races	1,874	1.63%
White and Black or African American	643	0.56%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	424	0.37%
White and Asian	22	0.02%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	245	0.21%

Living in Thornton Township High School District 205 Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic