Bensenville, Illinois
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| Municipal corporation>Incorporated | Village in 1884. | |||||||||||||||
| Counties of the United States>County, State | DuPage & Cook, Illinois | |||||||||||||||
| Civil township>Township | Addison | |||||||||||||||
| Municipal government>Government | President-Trustee | |||||||||||||||
| President | John Geils | |||||||||||||||
| Population (United States 2000 Census>2000) | 20,703 (up 16.53% from 1990) | |||||||||||||||
| Population density>Pop. density | 1,330.0/km² (3,447.2/mi²) | |||||||||||||||
| ZIP Code>Zip code(s) | 60105, 60106, 60399 | |||||||||||||||
| North American Numbering Plan>Area code | 630 | |||||||||||||||
| Area>Land Area | 15.6 km² (6.0 mi²) | |||||||||||||||
| Latitude>Lat. / long. | ||||||||||||||||
| Income | Per capita: $20,040 Household: $53,582 | |||||||||||||||
| Real estate appraisal>Home value | Mean: $160,200 (2000) Median: $152,900 | |||||||||||||||
| Website | [www.bensenville.il.us] | |||||||||||||||
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Geography
Bensenville is located at (41.958043, -87.945773)[Geographic references#1GR1].According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 15.6 km² (6.0 mi²), all land.
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 20,703 people, 6,885 households, and 4,654 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,330.0/km² (3,447.2/mi²). There were 7,120 housing units at an average density of 457.4/km² (1,185.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 70.59% White, 2.80% African American, 0.45% Native American, 6.37% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 16.61% from other races, and 3.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 37.14% of the population.There were 6,885 households out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.56.
In the village the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 11.5% from 18 to 24, 33.7% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 105.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.3 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $54,662, and the median income for a family was $59,008. Males had a median income of $35,392 versus $27,296 for females. The per capita income for the village was $20,040. About 4.2% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.
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