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, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.05 minutes every day commuting to work.
The population of Carpentersville overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Carpentersville, 23.05% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Carpentersville in 2018 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.
Carpentersville also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 27.84%.
The most common language spoken in Carpentersville is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Tagalog.
