Kishwaukee's Living Circumstances

DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 Overview

Kishwaukee College located in DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 area. A total of 18,803 households are located in DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 area. Among them, 5,126 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.17 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 12,687 and 21,963 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

6.17% (2,942) of residents are non-citizens and 17.55% (8,366) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of DeKalb Community Unit School District 428, Illinois
Household	18,803
Population	47,668
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	5,126 (27.26%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	12,687
Total Students	21,963
Pre-Kindergarten	598
Kindergarten	460
Grade 1-8	4,716
Grade 9-12	2,274
College/Graduate School	13,915
Veterans	42,178
Non-citizen	2,942
Non-English Home Language	8,366
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

43,047 residents are over the age of 16 and 29,099 people are in labor force. Among them, 29,079 people are in civilian labor force and 20 are in armed labor force. 26,546 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 8.70%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	25,604	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	20,079	78.42%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,223	8.68%
Public transportation	460	1.80%
Walked	1,418	5.54%
Other method	536	2.09%
Worked from home	888	3.47%
Average Commute Time	23 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	26,546	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	8,881	33.46%
Service	5,925	22.32%
Sales and office	6,164	23.22%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,552	5.85%
Production, transportation, and material moving	4,024	15.16%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	26,546	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	262	0.99%
Construction	787	2.96%
Manufacturing	2,929	11.03%
Wholesale trade	650	2.45%
Retail trade	3,820	14.39%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,322	4.98%
Information	420	1.58%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,237	4.66%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,322	8.75%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	7,482	28.19%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	3,533	13.31%
Other services, except public administration	1,031	3.88%
Public administration	751	2.83%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	26,546	-
Private wage and salary workers	20,578	77.52%
Government workers	5,054	19.04%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	897	3.38%
Unpaid family workers	17	0.06%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $66,981 for the 18,803 households in DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 area, Illinois. The average income of a single worker is $21,119. 48,144 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 93.53%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	18,803	-
Less than $10,000	2,301	12.24%
$10,000 - $14,999	986	5.24%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,047	10.89%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,941	10.32%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,000	10.64%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,457	18.39%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,832	9.74%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,604	13.85%
$150,000 - $199,999	783	4.16%
More than $200,000	852	4.53%
Median Household Income	$50,717	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$66,981	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	9,737	-
Less than $10,000	848	8.71%
$10,000 - $14,999	235	2.41%
$15,000 - $24,999	565	5.80%
$25,000 - $34,999	604	6.20%
$35,000 - $49,999	868	8.91%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,844	18.94%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,336	13.72%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,148	22.06%
$150,000 - $199,999	611	6.28%
More than $200,000	678	6.96%

Median Family Income	$72,924	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$89,039	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$21,119	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$50,666	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$50,666	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	51,476	-
With health insurance coverage	48,144	93.53%
Public coverage	15,564	30.24%
Private health insurance	37,392	72.64%
Without health insurance coverage	3,332	6.47%

Housing

There are 20,912 housing units in DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 area, Illinois with 18,803 units (89.91%) occupied. 8,329 houses (44.30%) are occupied by owner and 10,474 houses (55.70%) are rented. The average housing value is $158,300 and the average rental cost is $906. 78 houses (0.37%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 3,407 houses (16.29%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	20,912	-
Occupied	18,803	89.91%
Owner Occupied	8,329	44.30%
Renter Occupied	10,474	55.70%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	8,762	41.90%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	2,251	10.76%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	9,279	44.37%
Mobile Homes	620	2.96%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	20,912	-
Built 2014 or later	78	0.37%
Built 2010 - 2013	137	0.66%
Built 2000 - 2009	3,942	18.85%
Built 1990 - 1999	3,531	16.89%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,124	10.16%
Built 1970 - 1979	3,446	16.48%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,618	12.52%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,629	7.79%
Built 1949 or earlier	3,407	16.29%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	20,912	-
1 room	772	3.69%
2 rooms	549	2.63%
3 rooms	2,229	10.66%
4 rooms	5,095	24.36%
5 rooms	3,702	17.70%
6 rooms	2,997	14.33%
7 rooms	2,076	9.93%
8 rooms	1,380	6.60%
9 rooms or more	2,112	10.10%
Median Number of Rooms	5.0 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	20,912	-
no bedroom	815	3.90%
1 bedroom	2,609	12.48%
2 bedrooms	6,553	31.34%
3 bedrooms	7,126	34.08%
4 bedrooms	2,941	14.06%
5 bedrooms or more	868	4.15%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	8,329	-
Less than $50,000	562	6.75%
$50,000 - $99,999	873	10.48%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,202	26.44%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,581	30.99%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,577	18.93%
$300,000 - $499,999	403	4.84%
$500,000 - $999,999	128	1.54%
$1,000,000 or more	3	0.04%
Median House Value	$158,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	10,248	-
Less than $500	1,137	11.09%
$500 - $999	5,093	49.70%
$1,000 - $1,499	3,084	30.09%
$1,500 - $1,999	742	7.24%
$2,000 - $2,499	153	1.49%
$2,500 - $2,999	39	0.38%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$906	-

Demographic

A total of 51,811 people lives in DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 area, Illinois with 25,746 male and 26,065 female. The males to female ratio is 49.69 to 50.31. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	51,811	-
Male	25,746	49.69%
Female	26,065	50.31%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	51,811	-
Under 5 years	2,432	4.69%
5 - 9 years	2,725	5.26%
10 - 14 years	3,078	5.94%
15 - 19 years	4,728	9.13%
20 - 24 years	11,698	22.58%
25 - 34 years	7,821	15.10%
35 - 44 years	5,075	9.80%
45 - 54 years	4,614	8.91%
55 - 59 years	2,571	4.96%
60 - 64 years	2,072	4.00%
65 - 74 years	2,595	5.01%
75 - 84 years	1,593	3.07%
85 years and older	809	1.56%
Median Age	26.0 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	51,811	-
One Race	50,225	96.94%
White	38,550	74.41%
Black or African American	7,429	14.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native	79	0.15%
Asian	1,969	3.80%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	2,198	4.24%

Two or more races	1,586	3.06%
White and Black or African American	529	1.02%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	109	0.21%
White and Asian	613	1.18%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%