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 32.05 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: 23.05% of adults in Carpentersville have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Carpentersville in 2022 was $30,788, 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 $123,152 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 54.37% 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Carpentersville include German, Irish, Polish, English, and Italian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Carpentersville's cultural character, accounting for 27.84% of the village’s population.
The most common language spoken in Carpentersville is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Tagalog.
