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Carol Stream, Illinois

Village in DuPage County, Illinois · ZIP 60188

  • DuPage County
  • Within Bloomingdale Township
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 9 public schools
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  • 39,556 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 14,310Households
  • $105,395Median household income
  • $308,700Median home value
  • 9Public schools
  • 1ZIP codes

About Carol Stream

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Population, 2000 to 2020−1.4%
39.5k40k40.5k2000: 40,43820002010: 39,71120102020: 39,854202040,43839,854
Population of Carol Stream at each census
CensusPopulation
200040,438
201039,711
202039,854

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Carol Stream
Under $50k21.2%
$50k to $100k26.4%
$100k to $150k22%
$150k to $200k14.9%
$200k and over15.5%

Median household income $105,395 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Carol Stream
Owner occupied
9,746 units
Renter occupied
4,564 units
Vacancy rate
3.2%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Carol Stream compared with its county and state
Carol Stream compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureCarol StreamDuPage CountyIllinois
Population39,427927,26312,692,653
Median household income$105,395$110,502$81,702
Median age39.340.038.9
Median home value$308,700$374,100$250,500
Bachelor’s degree or higher43.8%51.4%37.2%
Foreign-born residents28.6%20.2%14.4%
Owner-occupied homes68.1%73.1%66.8%
Mean commute to work28.9 minutes28.0 minutes28.1 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Schools

Public schools in Carol Stream9
Public schools in Carol Stream, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
Carol Stream Elem SchoolPublicK–5CCSD 93
Cloverdale Elem SchoolPublicK–5CCSD 93
Evergreen Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–4Benjamin SD 25
Heritage Lakes Elem SchoolPublicK–5CCSD 93
Roy De Shane Elementary SchoolPublicK–5CCSD 93
Spring Trail Elementary SchoolPublicK–6SD U-46
Western Trails Elem SchoolPublicK–5CCSD 93
Jay Stream Middle SchoolPublic6–8CCSD 93
Glenbard North High SchoolPublic9–12Glenbard Twp HSD 87

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Legislative districts

Legislative districts for Carol Stream7
Congressional and state legislative districts for Carol Stream
ChamberDistrictShare of Carol Stream
U.S. House of RepresentativesCongressional District 3 (IL-3)8%
U.S. House of RepresentativesCongressional District 8 (IL-8)92%
State legislature, lower chamberState House District 4624%
State legislature, lower chamberState House District 4760%
State legislature, lower chamberState House District 4816%
State legislature, upper chamberState Senate District 2324%
State legislature, upper chamberState Senate District 2476%

Boundaries from the Census Bureau’s TIGER/Line district files, matched to Carol Stream’s own boundary; a town split between districts lists each with the share of its land inside it. Who holds each seat appears on the People page once the official records are approved.

Sources: Census cartographic boundaries 2025: congressional districts, 119th Congress, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census cartographic boundaries 2025: state legislative districts, upper chamber, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census cartographic boundaries 2025: state legislative districts, lower chamber, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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