Carpentersville is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 37,099 people and six associated neighborhoods, Carpentersville is the 48th largest community in Illinois.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Carpentersville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Carpentersville is a village of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Carpentersville who work in office and administrative support (11.53%), sales jobs (8.16%), and maintenance occupations (7.38%). Also of interest is that Carpentersville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Carpentersville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.86% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The overall crime rate in Carpentersville is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. One downside of living in Carpentersville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Carpentersville, the average commute to work is 30.84 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The education level of Carpentersville citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.99% of adults in Carpentersville have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Carpentersville in 2022 was $31,552, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,208 for a family of four. However, Carpentersville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Carpentersville is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Carpentersville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Carpentersville, accounting for 56.02% of the village’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Carpentersville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Carpentersville include German, Irish, Polish, English, and Italian. Carpentersville also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 28.77%. The most common language spoken in Carpentersville is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Langs. of India.
