MVCC's Living Circumstances

North Palos School District 117 Overview

Moraine Valley Community College located in North Palos School District 117 area. A total of 9,916 households are located in North Palos School District 117 area. Among them, 3,127 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.41 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 9,981 and 7,605 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

12.07% (3,353) of residents are non-citizens and 44.18% (12,268) 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 North Palos School District 117, Illinois
Household	9,916
Population	27,771
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	3,127 (31.53%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	9,981
Total Students	7,605
Pre-Kindergarten	660
Kindergarten	300
Grade 1-8	2,907
Grade 9-12	1,780
College/Graduate School	1,958
Veterans	21,137
Non-citizen	3,353
Non-English Home Language	12,268
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

22,131 residents are over the age of 16 and 14,166 people are in labor force. Among them, 14,166 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 13,179 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 7.00%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for North Palos School District 117 area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,571	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	9,981	79.40%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,366	10.87%
Public transportation	772	6.14%
Walked	158	1.26%
Other method	119	0.95%
Worked from home	175	1.39%
Average Commute Time	32 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,179	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	3,975	30.16%
Service	2,381	18.07%
Sales and office	2,929	22.22%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,767	13.41%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,127	16.14%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,179	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	-	-
Construction	1,415	10.74%
Manufacturing	1,649	12.51%
Wholesale trade	403	3.06%
Retail trade	1,453	11.03%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,259	9.55%
Information	194	1.47%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	956	7.25%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,263	9.58%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,413	18.31%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,001	7.60%
Other services, except public administration	889	6.75%
Public administration	284	2.15%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,179	-
Private wage and salary workers	11,219	85.13%
Government workers	1,082	8.21%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	795	6.03%
Unpaid family workers	83	0.63%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $79,974 for the 9,916 households in North Palos School District 117 area, Illinois. The average income of a single worker is $34,837. 25,168 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 90.35%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	9,916	-
Less than $10,000	521	5.25%
$10,000 - $14,999	549	5.54%
$15,000 - $24,999	693	6.99%
$25,000 - $34,999	807	8.14%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,266	12.77%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,025	20.42%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,233	12.43%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,737	17.52%
$150,000 - $199,999	580	5.85%
More than $200,000	505	5.09%
Median Household Income	$63,242	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$79,974	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	6,856	-
Less than $10,000	304	4.43%
$10,000 - $14,999	271	3.95%
$15,000 - $24,999	373	5.44%
$25,000 - $34,999	406	5.92%
$35,000 - $49,999	804	11.73%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,397	20.38%
$75,000 - $99,999	855	12.47%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,480	21.59%
$150,000 - $199,999	556	8.11%
More than $200,000	410	5.98%

Median Family Income	$71,397	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$89,074	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$34,837	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$54,472	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$54,472	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	27,857	-
With health insurance coverage	25,168	90.35%
Public coverage	10,761	38.63%
Private health insurance	17,385	62.41%
Without health insurance coverage	2,689	9.65%

Housing

There are 10,796 housing units in North Palos School District 117 area, Illinois with 9,916 units (91.85%) occupied. 7,050 houses (71.10%) are occupied by owner and 2,866 houses (28.90%) are rented. The average housing value is $223,900 and the average rental cost is $997. 80 houses (0.74%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 584 houses (5.41%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,796	-
Occupied	9,916	91.85%
Owner Occupied	7,050	71.10%
Renter Occupied	2,866	28.90%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	5,846	54.15%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	359	3.33%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	3,571	33.08%
Mobile Homes	1,020	9.45%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,796	-
Built 2014 or later	80	0.74%
Built 2010 - 2013	54	0.50%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,028	9.52%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,586	14.69%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,265	11.72%
Built 1970 - 1979	3,005	27.83%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,214	20.51%
Built 1950 - 1959	980	9.08%
Built 1949 or earlier	584	5.41%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,796	-
1 room	77	0.71%
2 rooms	84	0.78%
3 rooms	1,033	9.57%
4 rooms	2,221	20.57%
5 rooms	1,988	18.41%
6 rooms	1,880	17.41%
7 rooms	1,712	15.86%
8 rooms	1,099	10.18%
9 rooms or more	702	6.50%
Median Number of Rooms	5.5 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,796	-
no bedroom	77	0.71%
1 bedroom	685	6.34%
2 bedrooms	3,788	35.09%
3 bedrooms	4,316	39.98%
4 bedrooms	1,534	14.21%
5 bedrooms or more	396	3.67%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	7,050	-
Less than $50,000	752	10.67%
$50,000 - $99,999	388	5.50%
$100,000 - $149,999	532	7.55%
$150,000 - $199,999	999	14.17%
$200,000 - $299,999	2,948	41.82%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,295	18.37%
$500,000 - $999,999	136	1.93%
$1,000,000 or more	-	-
Median House Value	$223,900	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	2,672	-
Less than $500	65	2.43%
$500 - $999	1,288	48.20%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,092	40.87%
$1,500 - $1,999	117	4.38%
$2,000 - $2,499	110	4.12%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$997	-

Demographic

A total of 28,063 people lives in North Palos School District 117 area, Illinois with 13,745 male and 14,318 female. The males to female ratio is 48.98 to 51.02. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	28,063	-
Male	13,745	48.98%
Female	14,318	51.02%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	28,063	-
Under 5 years	1,899	6.77%
5 - 9 years	1,806	6.44%
10 - 14 years	1,916	6.83%
15 - 19 years	2,172	7.74%
20 - 24 years	1,661	5.92%
25 - 34 years	3,663	13.05%
35 - 44 years	3,529	12.58%
45 - 54 years	3,397	12.10%
55 - 59 years	1,825	6.50%
60 - 64 years	1,881	6.70%
65 - 74 years	2,617	9.33%
75 - 84 years	1,115	3.97%
85 years and older	582	2.07%
Median Age	36.9 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	28,063	-
One Race	27,621	98.42%
White	24,879	88.65%
Black or African American	1,432	5.10%
American Indian and Alaska Native	28	0.10%
Asian	971	3.46%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	11	0.04%
Other	300	1.07%

Two or more races	442	1.58%
White and Black or African American	259	0.92%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%
White and Asian	47	0.17%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%