CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Streamwood

Illinois · 30,987 residents · 7.81 sq mi

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With 30,987 people, Streamwood is a city in Illinois. 87% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $891 a month at the median. Households here earn about 51% more than in Illinois as a whole. Median household income runs $48,758, well clear of the $30,130 US median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 2.6% of people here.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.0

US median: 33.0

Average education

20% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

30,987

−15%vs 2000

vs 36,407 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.0

−11%vs 2000

vs 32.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.81 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202439K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.1%(3,144)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(2,545)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(2,266)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(2,179)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.2%(2,223)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3424.9%(7,704)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.4%(5,093)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(3,094)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.5%(1,709)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 742.1%(651)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.1%(328)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.2%(51)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$48,758

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,076 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,416

−31%vs 2000

vs $23,961 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.6%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$107,000

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $142,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$891

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,130 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

86.5%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.6% in 2000

13.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic69%(25,130)

Black3.7%(1,352)

Hispanic / Latino16.8%(6,108)

Asian8.6%(3,135)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic91.5%(28,338)

Black1.7%(540)

Hispanic / Latino7.4%(2,295)

Asian4.3%(1,324)

Other2.5%(785)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican35.8%(13,968)

South American2.3%(891)

Puerto Rican1.1%(431)

Central American0.9%(350)

Colombian0.6%(237)

Venezuelan0.5%(202)

Salvadoran0.4%(174)

Ecuadorian0.3%(124)

Guatemalan0.3%(122)

Peruvian0.2%(86)

Chilean0.2%(63)

Cuban0.2%(60)

+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data

Bolivian0.1%(47)

Nicaraguan0.1%(31)

Honduran0.1%(23)

Argentine0%(14)

Asian origin

Asian Indian5.3%(2,052)

Filipino4.3%(1,661)

Korean1.6%(611)

Pakistani1.1%(430)

Japanese0.8%(329)

Chinese0.5%(179)

Cambodian0.3%(111)

Vietnamese0.2%(91)

Thai0.1%(41)

Taiwanese0.1%(33)

Mongolian0%(14)

Laotian0%(12)

+ 1 more asian origin group with data

Malaysian0%(5)

Ancestry

German9.2%(3,582)

Polish7.4%(2,897)

Irish6.5%(2,533)

Italian5.7%(2,214)

English2.9%(1,112)

American1.6%(624)

Ukrainian0.9%(345)

Bulgarian0.8%(306)

Swedish0.8%(306)

Greek0.8%(304)

Norwegian0.8%(294)

French0.7%(287)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Arab0.7%(280)

Romanian0.7%(267)

Russian0.6%(241)

Scottish0.4%(138)

Serbian0.3%(131)

Czech0.3%(117)

Austrian0.3%(113)

Dutch0.3%(104)

Lithuanian0.3%(101)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(84)

Swiss0.2%(83)

British0.2%(82)

Danish0.2%(73)

Turkish0.2%(61)

Slovak0.1%(55)

Subsaharan African0.1%(46)

French Canadian0.1%(43)

Nigerian0.1%(39)

Armenian0.1%(37)

Finnish0.1%(24)

Croatian0.1%(23)

Hungarian0%(12)

Welsh0%(11)

Syrian0%(7)

Iraqi0%(6)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Polish population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.9%

−6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

83.4%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.9%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.2 min

+25%vs 2000

vs 22.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married42%(6,929)

Married50.8%(8,381)

Widowed2.4%(396)

Divorced4.8%(794)

Women 15+

Never married28.9%(4,370)

Married53.9%(8,152)

Widowed7.2%(1,096)

Divorced10%(1,516)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.2%

−1.3 ptssince 2013

from 12.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.4%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 59.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.6%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 9.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.2%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.8%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.7%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 68.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.4%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 28.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)26.9%(267)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13%(129)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era25.3%(251)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.9%(39)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.6%(26)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 993 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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