Maple Park, IL

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Maple Park, Illinois

Maple Park, Illinois, in Kane county, is 18 miles SW of Elgin, Illinois (center to center) and 49 miles W of Chicago, Illinois. The village has a population of 765.

The People and Families of Maple Park

In Maple Park, about 61% of adults are married. "Full house" describes much of the households in Maple Park, with the many large families there.

Among adults, males are better represented than women in the village.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Maple Park had a median family income of $54,821. Home offices are common in Maple Park.

Political Inclinations

Residents gave more to the Republican party than any of the others.

Maple Park Housing

In Maple Park, 76% of the houses and apartments are occupied by the owners, not rented out.

Commuting

In Maple Park, 93% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Maple Park strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Illinois):

Category	Trophy
Median Family Income (vs. Peers)	Top 16%
Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers)	Top 16%
Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers)	Top 17%

Comparative Profile of Maple Park, IL

Comparing Maple Park to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Illinois (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Male Share of the Population
Well-Paid Single Men
Well-Paid Single Women
Children Under 5 Years Old
Racial Diversity
Age of the Population
Senior Citizens
Female Share of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Median Family Income
People Above Poverty
People in Middle Class or Better
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Public Transportation Use
Working at Home
Walking and Biking to Work
Short Commute Times

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Housing Recently Built
People Living Alone
Affordability of Rents
Affordability of Property Taxes

Category	Value
Near Medium City	18 miles SW of Elgin, Illinois (center to center)
Nearest Large City	49 miles W of Chicago, Illinois
County	Kane
Standard Zip Codes	60151
Phone Area Codes	815
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	41.908
Longitude	-88.598

Station	DE KALB
Distance	9.6 miles
Jan Temp	10 to 27 F
Apr Temp	37 to 58 F
Jul Temp	63 to 84 F
Oct Temp	40 to 63 F
Annual Precip	37.3 inches

Station	AURORA
Distance	17.5 miles
Jan Temp	11 to 29 F
Apr Temp	36 to 59 F
Jul Temp	61 to 84 F
Oct Temp	38 to 63 F
Annual Precip	38.3 inches

Station	ROCHELLE
Distance	24.1 miles
Jan Temp	8 to 27 F
Apr Temp	35 to 58 F
Jul Temp	60 to 83 F
Oct Temp	37 to 62 F
Annual Precip	33.6 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	765	100%
Male	393	51.4%
Female	372	48.6%
Under 18	221	28.9%
18+	544	71.1%
65+	65	8.5%
Median Age	34
Average Family Size	3.23
White	746	97.5%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaskan	3	0.4%
Other	7	0.9%
Mixed Race	8	1%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	19	2.5%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	1,132
Growth	367
Growth %	48%

Ancestry	Percent
German	26.2%
US/American	13.9%
Norwegian	13.1%
English	6.9%
Swedish	6.8%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	5.4%
Italian	5.2%
Irish	4.6%
Polish	3.5%
Danish	2.8%
Scottish	2.6%
Scotch-Irish	2%
French (except Basque)	1.5%
Finnish	1.4%
Czech	0.8%
European	0.6%
Belgian	0.6%
Russian	0.5%
Pennsylvania German	0.5%
Lithuanian	0.3%
Dutch	0.3%
French Canadian	0.3%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Maple Park	765	$54,821
Cortland	2,066	$57,361
Dekalb	39,018	$53,017
Elburn	2,756	$79,905
Lily Lake	825	$78,823
Sycamore	12,020	$62,083
Virgil	266	$80,687

Library
Maple Park P.l.d. 302 Willow Street P.o. Box 159 Maple Park, Illinois (815) 827-3362 Library Web Site

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