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General Information
Township .............................................................................Northfield
Size ...........................................................................13 square miles
Northfield Township .................................................36 square miles
Population Characteristics
Population ...............................................................................33,170
Age
% under 20 ................................................................................27.0
% 65 & older ..............................................................................18.7
% Adult Population Who Are College Graduates
(Highest of North Shore Area) ......................................................66
% Below Poverty ...........................................................................1.8
Household Demographics
Total Units ................................................................................13,434
Mean Household Size .................................................................2.68
% Owner Occupied .....................................................................92.4
Median Home Price ............................................................$476,500
Income
Median Household ..............................................................$115,756
Per Capita ..............................................................................$58,804
Labor Market Statistics
Incorporated Northbrook
Employed Labor Force ...........................................................16,061
(# Northbrook residents holding jobs)
Job Positions ...........................................................................44,570
% Imported Labor .......................................................................93.7
% Northbrook residents working in Chicago ............................23.7
Average commuting time for
Northbrook resident ......................................................29 minutes
Tax Information
Retail Sales Tax ........................................................................9.25%
(5% State, 1.75% Municipality, 1.25% RTA, 1.25% Cook County)
Annual Retail Sales Tax Revenue ..................................$12,559,042
(2008/2009 Fiscal Year)
Illinois Personal Income Tax ......................................................5.0%
(Below the average for the nation and Great Lakes Region)
Illinois Corporate Tax .................................................................7.0%
2009 Equalized Assessed Value of Property in Northbrook
(Incorporated)
Residential ..............................................................$1,993,265,844
Commercial ...............................................................$709,300,528
Other ..........................................................................$428,560,023
Total Value ..............................................................$3,131,130,125
For more info on Northbrook demographics
& statistics, visit: www.uscensus.org
www.northbrook.il.us/Government/Departments/index.asp
Demographics and Statistics
Largest Employers
Company Employees
Allstate Insurance Company ......................................................7,000
Crate & Barrel ................................................................................530
Highland Baking ............................................................................530
Nestle Pizza Division .....................................................................200
Northbrook Court .......................................................................1,100
Potash Corp. .................................................................................200
Underwriters Laboratories ..........................................................2,000
United Parcel Services (UPS) ........................................................800
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates ..................................................500
Transportation
Distance to Downtown Chicago .......................................... 25 miles
Average Driving Time to
Downtown Chicago ......................................................40 minutes
Train Service - METRA/Milwaukee North Line
• Over 25 trips from Northbrook to Chicago daily
• Average travel time .....................................................45 minutes
Bus Service .........................................PACE Bus Passenger Service
For Travel Information on Metra or PACE call the RTA at 836-7000.
Highway Access
• Edens Expressway (I-94) • Tri-State Tollway (I-294)
Airports
• Chicago Executive • Midway Airport (MDW)
• O’Hare International (ORD) • Waukegan Regional Airport
Climate
Average Temperature (Degrees)
January .................................................................................21.9˚ F
July ..........................................................................................76˚ F
Average Annual Precipitation...................................... 37.61 inches
Average Annual Snowfall ...................................................49 inches
(Source: National Climatic Data Center)
Senior Housing
Crestwood Place
1000 Waukegan Road ................................................(847) 272-0170
Built on the site of Crestwood School, Northbrook’s first school,
Crestwood Place has 112 one-bedroom apartments and a limited
number of 2-bedroom and one studio rental unit.
Prospective tenants are placed on a waiting list, with priority given
to residents of incorporated Northbrook and their parents.
Ross A. Posner, CPA
ARONSON GELMAN & POSNER, INC.
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
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950 Skokie Blvd., Suite 205 Northbrook
Phone: (847) 291-9950 Fax: (847) 291-9970
e-mail: Ross@GlobalCpa.com
call us at 847/498-5555
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