Elwood, IL

Census Place

Add Comparison

US Senator

N/ADick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/ATammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

41.8

2.2% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

6.17%

42.9% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Property Value

$224,900

8.86% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

1,158

8.46% 1-year decline

About

In N/A, Elwood, IL had a population of N/A people with a median age of 41.8 and a median household income of N/A. Between N/A and N/A the population of Elwood, IL N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

N/A

None of the households in Elwood, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the median property value in Elwood, IL was $224,900, and the homeownership rate was 78.3%.

United States Illinois Will County, IL Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Will County (South) PUMA, IL

Economy

The economy of Elwood, IL employs 1.16k people. The largest industries in Elwood, IL are Transportation & Warehousing (266 people), Manufacturing (146 people), and Retail Trade (108 people), and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Occupations

1.16k

2023 Value

± 196

−8.46%

1 Year decline

± 25.1%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Elwood, IL declined at a rate of −8.46%, from 1.27k employees to 1.16k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Elwood, IL, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Elwood, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Illinois (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

View Full Dashboard

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.16k

2023 Value

± 196

−8.46%

1 Year decline

± 25.1%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Elwood, IL declined at a rate of −8.46%, from 1.27k employees to 1.16k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Elwood, IL, are Transportation & Warehousing (266 people), Manufacturing (146 people), and Retail Trade (108 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Elwood, IL, though some of these residents may live in Elwood, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$66,000

Median earning men ± $11,480

$43,606

Median earning women ± $5,741

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Construction ($113,125), Public Administration ($94,211), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($82,885).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Manufacturing ($92,679), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($78,125), and Information ($61,250).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

Y-Axis

2.47%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.47% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Illinois.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing the state of Illinois. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2024 Election Results

N/AKamala Harris (54.4%)
Democratic Party
N/ADonald J. Trump (43.5%)
Republican Party
N/ARobert Kennedy (1.43%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Illinois for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Illinois

N/ADick Durbin

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 1997

N/ATammy Duckworth

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing Illinois.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Illinois over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Error: TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'concat')

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Illinois

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Illinois have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in false were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Elwood, IL was $224,900 in 2023, which is 0.741 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $206,600 to $224,900, a 8.86% increase. The homeownership rate in Elwood, IL is 78.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%.

Housing

Property

$224,900

Median Property Value 2023

±$6,237

N/A

Median Property Taxes

±N/A

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Elwood, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Elwood, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

78.3%

Homeownership

2023

68.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 78.3% of the housing units in Elwood, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 83.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Elwood, IL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

Use the dropdown to filter by race/ethnicity.

Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Elwood, IL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

N/A

Median Household Income

± N/A

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

In N/A, the median household income of the N/A households in Elwood, IL N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Elwood, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Elwood, IL is from Elwood, IL.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 1. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Elwood, IL across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

In N/A, N/A% of workers in Elwood, IL N/A, followed by those who N/A (N/A%) and those who N/A (N/A%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

N/A minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Elwood, IL have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Elwood, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Elwood, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Elwood, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Elwood, IL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.17% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Elwood, IL (132 out of 2.14k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Elwood, IL is false, followed by false and false.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

In N/A, N/A had the highest N/A in the nation, at N/A. N/A has the second highest (N/A), followed by N/A (N/A).

The following map shows the N/A by state over multiple years.

Error: TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'includes')

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

Between N/A and N/A, the percent of uninsured citizens in Elwood, IL N/A by N/A from N/A% to N/A%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Elwood, IL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Keep Exploring

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI