What is the population of Carol Stream, Illinois?

The population of Carol Stream, Illinois is 36,866.

What is the median household income in Carol Stream, Illinois?

The median household income in Carol Stream, Illinois is $105,878, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Carol Stream, Illinois is $339,208, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Carol Stream, Illinois is 4.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health A

Income B

Education B

Metric	Carol Stream	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Population	36,866	12,497,595	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	3896.3	215.8	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-0.41%	-0.18%	0.57%
Median age	38.9	37.3	37.1
Households	13,543	5,000,691	128,459,983

Year	Carol Stream

Group	Share

Carol Stream has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric	Carol Stream	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$105,878	$82,179	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.51%	4.78%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	5.8%	5.2%

Metric	Carol Stream	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$339,208	$162,405	$242,182
Median rent	$1,527	$1,226	$1,342
Homeownership rate	71.7%	66.8%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM .

Metric	Carol Stream	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	26.4	23.8	22.5
Work from home	13.9%	14.0%	13.4%

Carol Stream has a education index of B, which means it is quite educated.

Metric	Carol Stream	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.4%	34.1%	31.6%
Average household size	2.74	2.48	2.54

Carol Stream has a health index of A, which means it is very healthy.

Metric	Carol Stream	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	80.4	77.9	78.3
Self-rated poor health	10.8%	15.6%	16.3%
Smokers	14.1%	19.2%	19.0%