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Carpentersville, IL
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Carpentersville profile


Living in Carpentersville



Carpentersville is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 37,288 people and six associated neighborhoods, Carpentersville is the 48th largest community in Illinois.

Also of interest is that Carpentersville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Carpentersville’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

One downside of living in Carpentersville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.05 minutes every day commuting to work.

The education level of Carpentersville citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.05% of adults in Carpentersville have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Carpentersville in 2022 was $30,788, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $123,152 for a family of four. However, Carpentersville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Carpentersville is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Carpentersville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Carpentersville, accounting for 54.37% of the village’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Carpentersville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Carpentersville include German, Irish, Polish, English, and Italian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Carpentersville's cultural character, accounting for 27.84% of the village’s population.

The most common language spoken in Carpentersville is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Tagalog.