West Chicago

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  4. West Chicago Employment Information
  5. West Chicago Family Information
  6. West Chicago Education Information
  7. West Chicago Public Benefits Information
  8. West Chicago Criminal Information
  9. West Chicago Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. West Chicago Zip Codes


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West Chicago Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 23,469
  • Land Area (2000): 35.842 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.011 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 6,567
West Chicago Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 23,889 99.87%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 30 0.13%

West Chicago Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


West Chicago Employment Information Back to top
West Chicago Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 0 0 0 --% 0
1991 0 0 0 --% 0
1992 0 0 0 --% 0
1993 0 0 0 --% 0
1994 0 0 0 --% 0
1995 0 0 0 --% 0
1996 0 0 0 --% 0
1997 0 0 0 --% 0
1998 0 0 0 --% 0
1999 0 0 0 --% 0
2000 13,432 12,731 701 5.22% 52
2001 13,848 12,979 869 6.27% 63
2002 13,683 12,746 937 6.84% 68
2003 13,610 12,676 934 6.86% 69
2004 13,982 13,065 917 6.56% 66
2005 14,146 13,295 851 6.01% 60
2006 14,418 13,767 651 4.51% 45
2007 14,701 13,978 724 4.92% 49
2008 14,949 13,979 969 6.48% 65
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 15,126 14,040 1,086 7.18% 72
Feb 2008 15,139 14,068 1,071 7.07% 71
Mar 2008 15,116 14,075 1,041 6.89% 69
Apr 2008 14,978 14,098 880 5.88% 59
May 2008 14,910 14,016 894 6.00% 60
Jun 2008 15,044 14,052 992 6.59% 66
Jul 2008 14,937 13,959 978 6.55% 65
Aug 2008 14,706 13,784 922 6.27% 63
Sep 2008 14,581 13,721 860 5.90% 59
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

West Chicago Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 802 11.72%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 509 7.44%
3. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 501 7.32%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 358 5.23%
5. Educational Services 311 4.54%
6. Finance and Insurance 293 4.28%
7. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 227 3.32%
8. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 225 3.29%
9. Metal Manufactuing 222 3.24%
10. Food Manufacturing 208 3.04%
11. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 185 2.70%
12. Health Care 184 2.69%
13. Machinery Manufacturing 146 2.13%
14. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 138 2.02%
15. Repair and Maintenance 133 1.94%
16. Printing and Related Manufacturing 123 1.80%
17. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 119 1.74%
18. Chemical Manufacturing 119 1.74%
19. Food and Beverage Stores 110 1.61%
20. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 103 1.50%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 550 11.39%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 447 9.26%
3. Educational Services 416 8.62%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 303 6.28%
5. Finance and Insurance 273 5.65%
6. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 221 4.58%
7. Food Manufacturing 161 3.33%
8. Public Administration 157 3.25%
9. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 146 3.02%
10. Department and Other General Stores 143 2.96%
11. Food and Beverage Stores 105 2.17%
12. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 103 2.13%
13. Social Assistance 100 2.07%
14. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 95 1.97%
15. Construction 90 1.86%
16. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 83 1.72%
17. Personal and Laundry Services 82 1.70%
18. Metal Manufactuing 69 1.43%
19. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 67 1.39%
20. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 66 1.37%

West Chicago Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 694 10.14%
2. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 490 7.16%
3. Other Installation / Maintenance 342 5.00%
4. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 266 3.89%
5. Computer Specialists 245 3.58%
6. Other Management Occupations 221 3.23%
7. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 215 3.14%
8. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 212 3.10%
9. Other Food Preparation and Servers 197 2.88%
10. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 197 2.88%
11. Other Sales and Related Occupations 178 2.60%
12. Top Executives 176 2.57%
13. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 173 2.53%
14. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 170 2.48%
15. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 170 2.48%
16. Other Construction Trades 164 2.40%
17. Assemblers and Fabricators 158 2.31%
18. Engineers 145 2.12%
19. Construction Laborers 137 2.00%
20. Operations Managers Non Finance 136 1.99%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Production Occupations 347 7.19%
2. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 342 7.08%
3. Secretaries and Admins 265 5.49%
4. Other Office and Admin Support 254 5.26%
5. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 240 4.97%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 225 4.66%
7. Other Management Occupations 205 4.25%
8. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 184 3.81%
9. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 168 3.48%
10. Cashiers 147 3.04%
11. Business Operations Specialists 138 2.86%
12. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 137 2.84%
13. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 123 2.55%
14. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 121 2.51%
15. Registered Nurses 115 2.38%
16. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 92 1.91%
17. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 86 1.78%
18. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 80 1.66%
19. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 80 1.66%
20. Accountants and Auditors 75 1.55%

West Chicago Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 11,234 66.18%
15-35 hours 1,866 10.99%
1-14 hours 435 2.56%
No regular hours 3,440 20.27%

West Chicago Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 366 3.26%
5 AM-5:29 AM 506 4.50%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 602 5.36%
6 AM-6:29 AM 1,182 10.52%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 1,669 14.85%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,420 12.64%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,647 14.66%
8 AM-8:29 AM 918 8.17%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 326 2.90%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 344 3.06%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 234 2.08%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 166 1.48%
Noon-3:59 PM 1,079 9.60%
4 PM-11:59 PM 778 6.92%

West Chicago Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 284 2.53%
5-9 1,277 11.36%
10-14 1,810 16.11%
15-19 2,020 17.98%
20-24 1,647 14.66%
25-29 575 5.12%
30-34 1,289 11.47%
35-39 278 2.47%
40-44 348 3.10%
45-59 795 7.07%
60-89 737 6.56%
At least 90 177 1.58%

West Chicago Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 15 0.13% 7,598 67.62%
30-44 16 0.14% 1,899 16.90%
45-59 24 0.21% 771 6.86%
At least 60 299 2.66% 615 5.47%

West Chicago Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 79 0.69%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 2,162 18.85%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 8,121 70.81%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 174 1.52%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 354 3.09%
Color 6 Box Walked 347 3.03%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 232 2.02%

West Chicago Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


West Chicago Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 6,496 (23,680 people)
Families (2000): 5,443 (21,251 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 2,521
People at same address in 1995: 9,909
West Chicago Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 308 4.74%
$10,000-$14,999 235 3.62%
$15,000-$19,999 206 3.17%
$20,000-$24,999 207 3.19%
$25,000-$29,999 287 4.42%
$30,000-$34,999 328 5.05%
$35,000-$39,999 270 4.16%
$40,000-$44,999 304 4.68%
$45,000-$49,999 291 4.48%
$50,000-$59,999 560 8.62%
$60,000-$74,999 915 14.09%
$75,000-$99,999 1,210 18.63%
$100,000-$124,999 645 9.93%
$125,000-$149,999 330 5.08%
$150,000-$199,999 261 4.02%
$200,000 or more 139 2.14%

West Chicago Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 819 12.84%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,278 20.03%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 220 3.45%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 981 15.38%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 41 0.64%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,200 18.81%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 29 0.45%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 790 12.38%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 19 0.30%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 427 6.69%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 6 0.09%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 554 8.68%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 15 0.24%

West Chicago Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 6,065 36.37%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 2,030 12.17%
Public Assistance 89 0.53%
Retirement 535 3.21%
Self Employment 587 3.52%
Social Security 705 4.23%
Supplemental Security 150 0.90%
Wage / Salary 5,958 35.73%
Other 556 3.33%

West Chicago Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,699 37.83%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 2,792 62.17%

West Chicago Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 477 5.18%
Color 1 Box Married 5,487 59.63%
Color 2 Box Never Married 3,156 34.30%
Color 3 Box Widowed 81 0.88%

West Chicago Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 521 6.40%
Color 1 Box Married 5,226 64.21%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,996 24.52%
Color 3 Box Widowed 396 4.87%

West Chicago Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


West Chicago Education Information Back to top
West Chicago Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 2,912 17.76%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 3,066 18.70%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 3,586 21.87%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 2,896 17.66%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 861 5.25%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 2,380 14.52%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 693 4.23%

West Chicago Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 313 1.33% 199 0.85% 512 2.18%
Kindergarten 363 1.55% 56 0.24% 419 1.79%
Grades 1-4 1,649 7.03% 100 0.43% 1,749 7.45%
Grades 5-8 1,346 5.74% 119 0.51% 1,465 6.24%
Grades 9-12 1,372 5.85% 138 0.59% 1,510 6.43%
Undergrad college 704 3.00% 175 0.75% 879 3.75%
Graduate or professional school 18 0.08% 114 0.49% 132 0.56%
Total 5,765 24.56% 901 3.84% 6,666 28.40%

West Chicago Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


West Chicago Public Benefits Information Back to top
West Chicago Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 21,384 90.67%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 2,201 9.33%

West Chicago Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


West Chicago Criminal Information Back to top
West Chicago Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 0 1
2005 0 1
2006 0 1
2007 0 1

West Chicago Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


West Chicago Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
West Chicago Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 4,464 19.02%
10-19 Years 3,774 16.08%
20-29 Years 4,489 19.13%
30-39 Years 4,174 17.79%
40-49 Years 3,095 13.19%
50-59 Years 1,879 8.01%
60-69 Years 847 3.61%
70-79 Years 471 2.01%
80-89 Years 228 0.97%
90+ Years 48 0.20%

West Chicago Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 12,513 53.32%
Color 1 Box Female 10,956 46.68%

West Chicago Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 11,405 48.60%
Color 0 Box Caucasian 11,052 47.09%
Color 2 Box Asian 448 1.91%
Color 1 Box African-American 326 1.39%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 188 0.80%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 26 0.11%
Color 6 Box Other Race 17 0.07%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 7 0.03%

West Chicago Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 4,123 27.49%
2. Irish 2,315 15.43%
3. Italian 1,536 10.24%
4. Polish 1,524 10.16%
5. English 1,211 8.07%
6. United States Or American 625 4.17%
7. French Non-Basque 432 2.88%
8. Swedish 357 2.38%
9. Scottish 335 2.23%
10. Dutch 291 1.94%

West Chicago Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 10,893 50.95%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 9,492 44.40%
3. Tagalog 160 0.75%
4. Italian 118 0.55%
5. Polish 114 0.53%
6. Hindi 103 0.48%
7. German 92 0.43%
8. Gujarathi 76 0.36%
9. Vietnamese 75 0.35%
10. Russian 59 0.28%

West Chicago Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 15,769 65.93%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 1,645 6.88%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 6,505 27.20%

West Chicago Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
West Chicago Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


West Chicago Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
60185 60186