Harper College's Living Circumstances

Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 Overview

William Rainey Harper College located in Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 area. A total of 45,393 households are located in Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 area. Among them, 14,352 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 35,944 and 27,882 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

14.60% (17,184) of residents are non-citizens and 35.55% (41,845) 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 Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15, Illinois
Household	45,393
Population	117,702
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	14,352 (31.62%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	35,944
Total Students	27,882
Pre-Kindergarten	2,202
Kindergarten	1,608
Grade 1-8	11,730
Grade 9-12	6,078
College/Graduate School	6,264
Veterans	90,427
Non-citizen	17,184
Non-English Home Language	41,845
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

93,281 residents are over the age of 16 and 67,307 people are in labor force. Among them, 67,250 people are in civilian labor force and 57 are in armed labor force. 65,033 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.30%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	63,996	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	48,960	76.50%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	6,436	10.06%
Public transportation	3,067	4.79%
Walked	1,324	2.07%
Other method	630	0.98%
Worked from home	3,579	5.59%
Average Commute Time	29 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	65,033	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	29,537	45.42%
Service	9,396	14.45%
Sales and office	14,575	22.41%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	3,998	6.15%
Production, transportation, and material moving	7,527	11.57%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	65,033	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	131	0.20%
Construction	3,786	5.82%
Manufacturing	8,160	12.55%
Wholesale trade	2,493	3.83%
Retail trade	7,329	11.27%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	3,869	5.95%
Information	1,509	2.32%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	5,645	8.68%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	9,675	14.88%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	11,566	17.78%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	6,647	10.22%
Other services, except public administration	2,976	4.58%
Public administration	1,247	1.92%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	65,033	-
Private wage and salary workers	56,817	87.37%
Government workers	5,430	8.35%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	2,670	4.11%
Unpaid family workers	116	0.18%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $114,450 for the 45,393 households in Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 area, Illinois. The average income of a single worker is $45,346. 107,463 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 91.14%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	45,393	-
Less than $10,000	1,298	2.86%
$10,000 - $14,999	789	1.74%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,683	5.91%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,785	6.14%
$35,000 - $49,999	5,025	11.07%
$50,000 - $74,999	7,520	16.57%
$75,000 - $99,999	5,673	12.50%
$100,000 - $149,999	8,690	19.14%
$150,000 - $199,999	5,072	11.17%
More than $200,000	5,858	12.91%
Median Household Income	$85,837	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$114,450	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	30,457	-
Less than $10,000	529	1.74%
$10,000 - $14,999	399	1.31%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,219	4.00%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,415	4.65%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,515	8.26%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,643	15.24%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,596	11.81%
$100,000 - $149,999	6,363	20.89%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,553	14.95%
More than $200,000	5,225	17.16%

Median Family Income	$105,956	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$134,361	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$45,346	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$70,381	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$70,381	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	117,911	-
With health insurance coverage	107,463	91.14%
Public coverage	30,252	25.66%
Private health insurance	88,206	74.81%
Without health insurance coverage	10,448	8.86%

Housing

There are 48,138 housing units in Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 area, Illinois with 45,393 units (94.30%) occupied. 31,206 houses (68.75%) are occupied by owner and 14,187 houses (31.25%) are rented. The average housing value is $291,000 and the average rental cost is $1,237. 329 houses (0.68%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,041 houses (4.24%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	48,138	-
Occupied	45,393	94.30%
Owner Occupied	31,206	68.75%
Renter Occupied	14,187	31.25%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	22,885	47.54%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	5,467	11.36%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	19,713	40.95%
Mobile Homes	58	0.12%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	15	0.03%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	48,138	-
Built 2014 or later	329	0.68%
Built 2010 - 2013	164	0.34%
Built 2000 - 2009	3,040	6.32%
Built 1990 - 1999	5,119	10.63%
Built 1980 - 1989	9,862	20.49%
Built 1970 - 1979	14,714	30.57%
Built 1960 - 1969	7,495	15.57%
Built 1950 - 1959	5,374	11.16%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,041	4.24%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	48,138	-
1 room	726	1.51%
2 rooms	1,011	2.10%
3 rooms	5,116	10.63%
4 rooms	10,442	21.69%
5 rooms	6,963	14.46%
6 rooms	6,631	13.77%
7 rooms	5,050	10.49%
8 rooms	5,288	10.99%
9 rooms or more	6,911	14.36%
Median Number of Rooms	5.5 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	48,138	-
no bedroom	876	1.82%
1 bedroom	5,811	12.07%
2 bedrooms	15,797	32.82%
3 bedrooms	13,526	28.10%
4 bedrooms	10,209	21.21%
5 bedrooms or more	1,919	3.99%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	31,206	-
Less than $50,000	453	1.45%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,626	5.21%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,101	9.94%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,006	9.63%
$200,000 - $299,999	8,256	26.46%
$300,000 - $499,999	10,311	33.04%
$500,000 - $999,999	4,177	13.39%
$1,000,000 or more	276	0.88%
Median House Value	$291,000	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	13,910	-
Less than $500	383	2.75%
$500 - $999	2,585	18.58%
$1,000 - $1,499	7,123	51.21%
$1,500 - $1,999	2,609	18.76%
$2,000 - $2,499	871	6.26%
$2,500 - $2,999	234	1.68%
$3,000 or more	105	0.75%
Median Rental Costs	$1,237	-

Demographic

A total of 118,386 people lives in Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 area, Illinois with 58,799 male and 59,587 female. The males to female ratio is 49.67 to 50.33. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	118,386	-
Male	58,799	49.67%
Female	59,587	50.33%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	118,386	-
Under 5 years	8,116	6.86%
5 - 9 years	7,606	6.42%
10 - 14 years	7,676	6.48%
15 - 19 years	6,417	5.42%
20 - 24 years	4,997	4.22%
25 - 34 years	18,990	16.04%
35 - 44 years	15,652	13.22%
45 - 54 years	16,665	14.08%
55 - 59 years	8,456	7.14%
60 - 64 years	7,225	6.10%
65 - 74 years	9,194	7.77%
75 - 84 years	5,407	4.57%
85 years and older	1,985	1.68%
Median Age	38.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	118,386	-
One Race	114,375	96.61%
White	82,350	69.56%
Black or African American	3,038	2.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native	269	0.23%
Asian	15,578	13.16%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	7	0.01%
Other	13,133	11.09%

Two or more races	4,011	3.39%
White and Black or African American	662	0.56%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	241	0.20%
White and Asian	1,282	1.08%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	95	0.08%