U.S. Beacon April 25, 2024

Wilmette, IL

Cook County, Illinois

Latitude: 42.077178     Longitude: -87.723736
Population 26,922 (2005)
Elevation of Wilmette, Illinois: 615 feet



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1782075, place: Wilmette village, Illinois)

Total Population: 27,651
Male: 13,238 (47.88%)
Female: 14,413 (52.12%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 1,973 (7.14%)
5 to 9 years: 2,437 (8.81%)
10 to 14 years: 2,458 (8.89%)
15 to 19 years: 1,762 (6.37%)
20 to 24 years: 592 (2.14%)
25 to 34 years: 1,520 (5.5%)
35 to 44 years: 4,474 (16.18%)
45 to 54 years: 4,753 (17.19%)
55 to 59 years: 1,608 (5.82%)
60 to 64 years: 1,326 (4.8%)
65 to 74 years: 2,379 (8.6%)
75 to 84 years: 1,709 (6.18%)
85 years and over: 660 (2.39%)

Median age: 42.2 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 19,428 (70.26%)
21 years and over: 18,899 (68.35%)
62 years and over: 5,526 (19.98%)
65 years and over: 4,748 (17.17%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 19,428 (70.26%)
--Male: 8,919 (32.26%)
--Female: 10,509 (38.01%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 4,748 (17.17%)
--Male: 1,994 (7.21%)
--Female: 2,754 (9.96%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 27,333 (98.85%)
--White: 24,343 (88.04%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 574 (2.08%)
--Black or African American: 156 (0.56%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 10 (0.04%)
--Asian: 2,255 (8.16%)
----Asian Indian: 226 (0.82%)
----Chinese: 705 (2.55%)
----Filipino: 164 (0.59%)
----Japanese: 284 (1.03%)
----Korean: 663 (2.4%)
----Vietnamese: 19 (0.07%)
----Other Asian: 194 (0.7%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 4 (0.01%)
----Native Hawaiian: 3 (0.01%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 1 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 117 (0.42%)
Two or more Races: 318 (1.15%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 574 (2.08%)
--Mexican: 206 (0.75%)
--Puerto Rican: 41 (0.15%)
--Cuban: 69 (0.25%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 258 (0.93%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 27,077 (97.92%)
--White Alone: 24,343 (88.04%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 27,428 (99.19%)
--Householder: 10,039 (36.31%)
--Spouse: 6,913 (25%)
--Child: 9,556 (34.56%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 8,099 (29.29%)
--Other relatives: 485 (1.75%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 100 (0.36%)
--Nonrelatives: 435 (1.57%)
----Unmarried partner: 138 (0.5%)
Living in group quarters: 223 (0.81%)
--Institutionalized Population: 126 (0.46%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 97 (0.35%)
Total households: 10,039
Family households (families): 7,727 (76.97%)
----With own children under 18 years: 4,078 (40.62%)
--Married-couple families: 6,913 (68.86%)
----With own children under 18 years: 3,667 (36.53%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 645 (6.42%)
----With own children under 18 years: 332 (3.31%)
Nonfamily households: 2,312 (23.03%)
--Householder living alone: 2,114 (21.06%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 1,214 (12.09%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 4,135 (41.19%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 3,244 (32.31%)
Average household size: 2.73 people
Average family size: 3.19 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 10,319
Occupied housing units: 10,039 (97.29%)
Vacant housing units: 280 (2.71%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 68 (0.66%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 0.7%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 2.7%
Occupied housing units: 10,039 (97.29%)
Owner occupied housing units: 8,712 (84.43%)
Renter occupied housing units: 1,327 (12.86%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.83 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.11 people

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