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Elk Grove Village, Illinois, in Cook county, is 4 miles S of Mount Prospect, Illinois (center to center) and 19 miles NW of Chicago, Illinois. The village is included in the Chicago metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 34,727 people lived in Elk Grove Village.
In Elk Grove Village, about 59% of adults are married.
In 2000, Elk Grove Village had a median family income of $71,834. Many people in Elk Grove Village make a good living. The bulk of the population of the village is doing well, with money to spend. Elk Grove Village doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line. Significantly, more adults in the village have earned college degrees than have people in most other villages in Illinois. (Whether or not they're interested in marriage, it's worth noting that there are a lot of high-income single people in Elk Grove Village.)
Elk Grove Village residents donated more money ($14,150) to George W. Bush than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Republican party attracted the most donations from the village.
An estimated 77% of living spaces in Elk Grove Village are occupied by their owners, not by renters. The housing stock in the village is younger than in most places. Optimists try to see the higher property taxes in Elk Grove Village as a sign of wealth and desirability.
In Elk Grove Village, 93% of commuters drive to work.
Elk Grove Village strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Illinois):
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| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers) | Top 1% | ![]() ![]() |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers) | Top 6% | ![]() |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. State) | Top 7% | ![]() |
| Racial Diversity (vs. State) | Top 11% | ![]() |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers) | Top 12% | ![]() |
| Median Family Income (vs. State) | Top 13% | ![]() |
| College Educated Adults (vs. State) | Top 15% | ![]() |
Comparing Elk Grove Village to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Illinois (State):
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