About Naperville

Demographics

Major Area Employers

About Naperville
With a 2007 population of more than 142,698, Naperville is one of the largest citiesin Illinois and is one of the fastest-growing communities in the country.Naperville is a master-planned community that enjoys economic prosperity,outstanding educational opportunities and high-caliber cultural events.Expanding and diverse high technology, research, and commercial businesses all foster Naperville’s continued growth. Naperville’s population is expected to reach almost 160,000 by the year 2010.

In 1966, AT&T located a branch of Bell Laboratories in Naperville, beginning a period of growth that continues today. The Amoco Research Center, now the BP Research Center, was developed in Naperville in 1969. Naperville’s East-West Corporate Corridor is now home to such corporate giants as Lucent Technologies, bp Amoco, Nalco Company, Nicor Gas Company, Tellabs International Corporate, Calamos Investments and OfficeMax. Companies such as General Motors, ConAgra, Chrysler-Mopar, Crate & Barrel, Kraft Food Company, and Laidlaw are among the thousands of businesses that make up Naperville’s diverse and vibrant business community.

Businesses are attracted to Naperville by its excellent business climate and outstanding quality of life. Just 28 miles from downtown Chicago, Naperville’s transportation infrastructure offers easy access to major interstate highways, O’Hare International and Midway airports, and passenger and freight railroad systems. Naperville provides outstanding public services, with one of the lowest tax rates in the Chicago Metro region. Naperville’s locally owned and operated electric service provides low rates, with an average outage rate 2.5 to 3.6 times shorter, as compared to the six largest investor-owned utilities in Illinois. Also, Naperville is the only community in the world that has fully accredited Police, Fire, and Emergency Communications departments, which demonstrates the community’s passionate attention to public safety.

Naperville has been honored as one of the #1 BEST PLACES TO LIVE in the midwest, 2005 - Naperville named #3 best places to live, 2007 - Naperville named #2 best places to live and one of the #1 Best Places to Retire by Money Magazine and has the uniquedistinction of being named the #1, and subsequently #2, “Most Kid-Friendly Cityin America”. Naperville is also #3 by Population Connection among Kid-Friendly cities. Naperville School District 203 was named BEST SCIENCESTUDENTS IN THE WORLD, and placed 6th BEST IN MATH IN THE WORLD,based on a study released in 2001 by the International association for theEvaluation of Educational Achievement. Outstanding school testing scores,graduation rates in the ninety percentile, talented and dedicated teachers, are thehallmark of both School Districts 203 and 204 serving the Naperville community.

In addition, the Naperville Public Library was named the #1 Outstanding Libraryin the County for the seventh consecutive year. A diverse array of nearby attractions, including the world’s largest atomic particle accelerator, a variety of museums, arboretums, forest preserves, historic sites and more.

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Demographics

Population-2007.............................................................142,698
Median Age (2000 Census).........................................................34.2
Median Family 1999 Income (2000 Census) ............................$101,590
Average Owner-Occupied Housing Value (2000 Census) ...........$254,200
Average Contract Rent (2000 Census).........................................$942
Total Housing Units (2000 Census)...........................................45,651
Occupied Housing Unites (2000 Census)....................................43,751
Size in Square Miles (July 2005).................................................39.02

Ethnic Breakdown
Source: 2000 Special Census

NUMBER OF RESIDENTS EMPLOYED
Source: Illinois Department of Employment Security

			Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employment	Number	Rate
1992	51,129	48,663	2,466	4.8%
1993	53,471	50,937	2,534	4.7%
1994	56,499	54,455	2,044	3.6%
1995	58,603	56,798	1,805	3.1%
1996	61,797	59,934	1,863	3.0%
1997	64,174	62,530	1,644	2.6%
1998	66,929	65,337	1,592	2.4%
1999	71,100	69,180	1,920	2.7%
2000	71,536	69,692	1,844	2.6%
2001	72,855	70,072	2,783	3.8%
2002	72,734	68,807	3,927	5.4%
2003	72,596	68,746	3,850	5.3%
2004	74,277	70,787	3,490	4.7%
2005	74,624	71,291	3,333	4.5%
2006	75,014	72,310	2,704	3.6%

NUMBER OF JOBS IN NAPERVILLE
Source: Illinois Department of Employment Security

Year	# of Jobs	Difference	% of Change
1979	13,758	4,120	42.7
1985	21,168	7,410	53.9
1989	33,566	12,398	58.6
1990	40,522	6,956	20.7
1993	46,817	5,943	14.7
1994	47,782	1,317	2.8
1995	48,316	534	1.1
1996	48,820	504	1.0
1997	50,899	2,079	4.3
1998	56,657	5,758	11.3
1999	62,714	6,057	10.7
2000	63,877	1,163	1.9
2001	62,998	(879)	-1.4
2002	62,371	(627)	-1.0
2003	60,784	(1,587)	-2.6
2004	62,637	1,853	3.0
2005	63,632	955	1.50
2006	66,902	3,270	4.90

Per Capita Income
Source: U. S. Bureau of Census, 2000

Property Tax Rate

Community	Rate (Dist. 203)	Rate (Dist. 204)
Naperville	5.6157	6.2165
2006Tax Rate / $100 EAV

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Major Area Employers

Edward Hospital	4,600
Nicor Gas	3,700
Indian Prairie School Dist. #204	3,100
Naperville School Dist. #203	2,425
Lucent Technologies	1,943
BP	1,800
OfficeMax	1,500
Tellabs	1,338
City of Naperville	1,043
Ondeo Nalco	1,000
Laidlaw	450
North Central College	450
ConAgra Foods	380
Calamos Investments	450
Phoenix Closures	230
Solar Communications	230
Trizetto Group	225
Kraft Foods	200

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