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Monday, December 10, 2012

Romeoville Numbers Higher than State for Home Ownership, Income

The five-year American Community Survey also offers details on eduction, age and ethnicity of city residents.

The U.S. Census Bureau has released estimates from its American Community Survey, which provides local statistics for the combined years from 2007 to 2011 on everything from housing to employment to marital status in communities throughout the country. The numbers for Romeoville are interesting. For example, the estimated median household income is $66,859, which is higher than the Illinois average of $56,576. Romeoville has a homeownership rate of 87.6 percent — topping the state average of 68.7 percent. The five-year estimates are based on interviews with almost 2 million housing units nationwide from 2007 through 2011. By pooling several years of survey responses, the American Community Survey generates detailed statistical portraits …

Laura Canniff

7:33 am on Monday, December 10, 2012

If I recall this census was done before the housing market crashed. I don't think this information is reflective of today.   more ›

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