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Saturday, December 8, 2012

Census: Naperville Bests State Averages for Home Ownership, Income

Released Thursday, the five-year American Community Survey offers detailed demographic information on communities throughout the U.S.

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Census: Naperville Bests State Averages for Home Ownership, Income

Released Thursday, the five-year American Community Survey offers detailed demographic information on communities throughout the U.S.

Shannon Antinori contributed to this report The U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday released estimates from its American Community Survey, which provides local statistics for the combined years from 2007 to 2011 on everything from housing to employment to marital status in communities throughout the country. Get news in your inbox. Sign up for the Patch newsletter. Like Naperville Patch on Facebook. The numbers look promising for the city of Naperville, with an estimated median household income that's nearly double the Illinois average and a homeownership rate of 77 percent — topping the state average of 68.7 percent. On the employment front, about 105,118 are ages 16 and older. More than 74,000 people make up the city's civilian labor force, …

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