Elwood, IL Demographic Data
Elwood, IL Summary
Elwood is located in Will County in Illinois
- Population: 2,216
- Area: 6.53 sq. miles
- Land Area: 6.53 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 339.46 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 639.76 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Elwood, IL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,097
51%
50.8
Male
1,047
49%
49.2
Total Population
2,144
323,128,000
Elwood, IL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
175
8.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
147
6.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
96
4.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
146
6.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
63
2.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
231
10.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
293
13.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
351
16.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
123
5.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
159
7.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
221
10.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
104
4.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
35
1.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,647
76.8%
77.2
Female
884
53.7%
51.3
Male
763
46.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,554
72.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
452
21.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
360
16.8%
15.2
Female
202
56.1%
55.8
Male
158
43.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Elwood, IL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,080
97.0%
96.8
White
2,029
94.6%
72.6
Black or African American
46
2.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
5
0.2%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
64
3.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
175
8.2%
17.8
Mexican
162
7.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
13
0.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,969
91.8%
82.2
Elwood, IL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
9
0.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
48
3.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
733
48.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
396
26.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
92
6.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
142
9.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
97
6.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
57
3.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,460
96.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
239
15.8%
31.2
Elwood, IL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
392
22.7%
33.7%
Now Married
936
54.2%
47.5
Divorced
228
13.2%
11.0%
Separated
10
0.6%
2.0
Widowed
160
9.3
5.8%
Elwood, IL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,889
95.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
80
4.1%
21.6%
Spanish
63
3.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
17
0.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Elwood, IL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
10
1.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
52
6.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
84
9.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
93
10.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
97
11.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
163
18.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
106
12.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
198
23.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
28
3.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
31
3.6%
6.4
Median household income
64,881
57,617
Per capita income
31,713
31,128
Elwood, IL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
6
0.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
73
7.7%
9.8
Construction
85
9.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
203
21.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
23
2.4%
6.6
Information
33
3.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
157
16.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
68
7.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
76
8.1%
11.4
Public administration
47
5.0%
4.6
Retail trade
87
9.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
69
7.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
16
1.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
140
14.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
227
24.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
156
16.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
244
25.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
176
18.7%
18.1%
Elwood, IL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
931
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
834
89.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
45
4.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
15
1.6%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
37
4.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
29.0
26.6
Elwood, IL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
7
0.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
324
37.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
365
42.3%
37.1
3 or more
166
19.3%
21.0
Elwood, IL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
862
95.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
715
82.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
147
17.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
44
4.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Elwood, IL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
906
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
21
2.3%
2.7
3 rooms
30
3.3%
9.1
4 rooms
167
18.4%
16.5
5 rooms
175
19.3%
19.8
6 rooms
258
28.5%
17.8
7 rooms
135
14.9%
12.0
8 rooms
63
7.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
57
6.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Elwood, IL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
906
1-unit, detached
565
62.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
225
24.8%
5.9
2-units
29
3.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
38
4.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
10
1.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
18
2.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
21
2.3%
0.1
Elwood, IL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
76
8.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
22
2.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
42
4.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
77
8.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
88
9.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
65
7.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
285
31.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
251
27.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Elwood, IL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
784
91.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
6
0.7%
4.7
Electricity
66
7.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
6
0.7%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Elwood, IL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
480
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
10
2.1%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
12
2.5%
7.0%
$500 to $999
26
5.4%
20.4%
$2,000 to $2,499
56
11.7%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
143
29.8%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
233
48.5%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
180
37.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
95
19.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
37
7.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
47
9.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
121
25.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Elwood, IL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
132
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
35
26.5%
28.3%
Less than $500
37
28.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
60
45.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
15
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
906
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
14
10.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
14
10.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
4
3.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
13
9.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
87
65.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
15
0.0%
0.0%
Elwood, IL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
715
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
34
4.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
17
2.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
254
35.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
266
37.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
92
12.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
52
7.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
157,100
205,000
