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DuPage Statistics

Area

332 square miles

Population

904,161

DuPage County is the second most populous county in Illinois.

Income

Median Household Income: $ 67,887 (2000 U.S. Census)

Per Capita Income: $ 31,315 (2000 U.S. Census)

Public Education

43 public school districts with a total enrollment of 157,787 (2001-2002). The College of DuPage, a community college with an enrollment of 31,282 (spring 2002), offers a variety of two year programs and continuing education courses.

Employment

According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics DuPage has 689,341 jobs.

Federal Research Facilities

Argonne National Laboratory is a 1,700-acre multidisciplinary research center with approximately 2,900 employees.

Assessed Property Valuation

$ 32.4 billion (2004)

323,645 parcels

Community Services

14 Colleges

34 Public Libraries

7 hospitals

39 park districts on 11,792 acres

59 Forest Preserve sites on approximately 23,000 acres

46 golf courses

1 polo facility