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CARPENTERSVILLE, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County KANE
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 23,272 23,049 30,586 37,527 Avg. Winter Temp 25.44 F -3.64 C County 278,405 317,471 404,119 493,735 Avg. Summer Temp 71.90 F 22.17 C Labor Market 0 0 222,285 271,334 Avg. Annual Rainfall 37.34 In 94.84 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 38.00 In 96.52 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government MANAGER / BOARD / VILLAGE     Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan Yes            - Rev. 1998       County Zoning YES
Subdivision Ordinance YES                                  Home Rule YES
  w/ Design Standards                                 Public Library YES
 Emergency 911 System YES                               Rescue Squad YES

 Fire Insurance Class  5    in city  9     outside

                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department           42         46          0
    Police Department           81          2          0

Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   1
Special Waste Disposal YES               TV Channels   0
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   2 Daily    0 Weekly

         Machine Shops   5  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die  11  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM

                 Banks  10  Assets $              0
     Savings and Loans   1  Assets $              0

Additional Economic Amenities
Competitive Communities Initiatives NO      Stages    0      Foreign Trade Zone NO
                    Enterprise Zone NO                       Tax Increment Financing Dist YES

Remarks
TWO TIF DISTRICTS.

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   0 Federal   5 State
Interstates Serving Community I-90
          Nearest Interchange NO   Distance     4 MI    6 KM

      Motor Freight Terminals   0
               Local Carriers   5
          Interstate Carriers   5
          Intrastate Carriers   0

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service YES

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport CHICAGO O'HARE INTL AIRPORT
                     Local NO    20 MI 32 KM
       Commercial Airlines   32   Flights per day 2200

    Nearest Public Airport LAKE IN THE HILLS AIRPORT
                     Local NO    7 MI   11 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE
            Longest Runway  3,000 FT     900 M
            Runway Lighted YES
            Fuel Available YES    Charter Service Available NO
     Pvt Storage Available YES    Pvt Maintenance Available YES

Water
City Adjoins Navigable Water YES
            Name of Waterway FOX RIVER
                Public Barge NO
               Private Barge NO
               Channel Depth     0 FT      0 M
            Length Of Season  0 Months
           Public Dock Local NO    35 MI   56 KM

Travel Time
(distance and travel time for goods in transit to selected major cities)

              Highway   Highway    Days       Days
City           Miles      Km.     by Rail   by Truck
-----------   -------   -------   -------   --------
Atlanta           770     1,232       7         2
Chicago            40        64       3         1
Cleveland         383       613       5         1
Dallas            976     1,562       7         2
Denver          1,056     1,690       6         2
Detroit           311       498       5         1
Kansas City       539       862       3         1
Los Angeles     2,035     3,426       7         4
Memphis           584       934       5         1
Minneapolis       462       739       4         1
New Orleans       944     1,510       6         2
New York          880     1,408       6         3
St. Louis         318       509       2         1
Seattle         2,103     3,365       7         4

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
NONE





Piggyback Service NO     0 MI    0 KM
Container Service NO     0 MI    0 KM

Remarks

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL
        Water Source OTHER

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day
              Storage Capacity        5,375,000          20,425,000
            Treatment Capacity        7,770,000          29,526,000
          Average Daily Demand        3,200,000          12,160,000
             Peak Daily Demand        5,400,000          20,520,000
               Excess Capacity        2,200,000           8,360,000

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant SECONDARY
                       Process
            Treatment Capacity        4,500,000          17,100,000
                  Present Load        2,500,000           9,500,000
               Excess Capacity        2,000,000           7,600,000

Natural Gas - Electricity - Telecommunications
            Gas Supplier NICOR
       Electric Supplier COM ED
Local Telephone Supplier AT&T
       Digital Switching NO
            Fiber Optics NO
 Long Distances Carriers AT&T SPRINT MCI

Remarks

Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  0    Total Number of Beds      0
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest   5 MI    8 KM
                           Clinic NO
             Doctors in Community    16
            Dentists in Community     5
Emergency Medical Treatment Local NO     5 MI    8 KM

Remarks

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                8       228       8,484
Junior High               2        64       4,097
High School               2       149       5,363
Trade & Technical         0         0           0
Community College         2       281      28,757
Four-Yr College           0         0           0
University                0         0           0

Latest A.C.T. Composite Score 22.0

Remarks
COMMUNITY COLLEGES ARE WITHIN A 10 MILE RADIUS.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
MC WHORTER TECHNOLOGIES,   RESINS                    150  NONE                0
INC.
OTTO ENGINEERING           ELECTRONIC SWITCHES       160  NONE                0

BULK LIFT                  POLYPROPYLENE BAGS        150  NONE                0

REVCOR, INC.               FANS/BLOWERS/ETC.         400  NONE                0

M. GRAYHILL, INC.          ELECTRONIC SWITCHES       150  NONE                0

COMMUNITY UNIT             EDUCATION                 300                      0
SCHOOL DISTRICT 300
VILLAGE OF CARPENTERSVILL  MUNICIPAL                 200                      0

JEWEL                      FOOD SERVICE              200                      0

TRIM-RITE FOOD CORP        MEAT PRODUCTS             200                      0

ACME INDUSTRIAL            MANUFACTURING             150                      0


Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for KANE COUNTY
Annual Average for Year 2010
      Total Labor Force   271,334
             Unemployed  27,947
             Percentage  10.30%
         Total Employed   243,387
          Manufacturing  24.70%
      Non-Manufacturing  74.20%
            Agriculture   1.10%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 2009
Labor Relations Board Elections
         Number in Last 5 Years   0
            Number won by union   0
          Number won by company   0
      Work stoppage occurences
            within last 5 years   0
   Number of employees involved       0

Wage Rates
Wage rates for experienced workers in selected occupations working in the  Econ Dev Reg 4 NE

Occupation                 Entry      Top   Occupation                 Entry      Top
----------------------   -------  -------   ----------------------   -------  -------
Accountant/Auditor       $ 21.80  $ 40.85   Maintenance Mechanic     $ 13.19  $ 25.56
Assembler-Electronic     $  8.48  $ 14.14   Office Clerk             $  9.37  $ 16.26
Assembler-Production     $  8.36  $ 14.43   Secretary                $ 11.12  $ 18.67
Computer Operator        $ 14.44  $ 25.39   Sheet Metal Worker       $ 14.05  $ 26.24
Computer Programmer      $ 24.63  $ 46.01   Ship-Recving Clerk       $ 10.22  $ 17.40
Data Entry Operator      $  9.44  $ 15.02   Systems Analyst          $ 27.37  $ 46.41
Drill or Punch Press     $  9.61  $ 17.47   Technician               $ 18.04  $ 31.92
Engineer                 $ 24.37  $ 42.85   Tool & Die Maker         $ 16.21  $ 28.86
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  8.78  $ 15.08   Warehouse Worker         $ 10.65  $ 17.88
Laborer                  $  8.79  $ 28.06   Welder                   $ 11.71  $ 21.37
Machinist                $ 11.57  $ 22.13   Word Processor           $ 13.43  $ 23.41

Remarks
WAGE RATES 3RD QUARTER 2009 FROM IL DEPT OF
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY WEBSITE.

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels       3        Protestant Churches   8
                 Number of Rooms     388          Catholic Churches   1
                     Restaurants      10          Jewish Synagogues   0
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room     300              Country Clubs   3
             Public Golf Courses       2               Health Clubs   1
            Public Tennis Courts       0      Public Swimming Pools   2
     Public Access to Lake/River YES
              Name of Lake/River

Remarks
388 MOTEL ROOMS WITH MEETING ROOMS AVAILABLE IN 3
MOTELS/HOTELS WITHIN A FIVE MILE RADIUS.

Tax Structure

Property tax rates per $100 assessed valuation.
Valuation is 33.3% of real property except in Cook
County where residential is assessed at 10%,
commercial and industrial property are assessed at 25%.

Property Tax Rates
    Year 2007          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  8.50%
    City  1.3319%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On
  County  0.5295%          2006       2005              Electricity  5.00%
  School  3.8673%         6.8829%    7.0058%            Natural Gas  5.00%
Other(s)  1.0394%                                         Telephone  5.00%
   Total  6.7681%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks
SALES TAX RATE ON TELEPHONE 11.5%.

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Cindy McCammack                      Lisa Happ
Comm. Dev. Director                  Finance Director
Vill. of Carpentersville             Vill. of Carpentersville
1200 Besinger Drive                  1200 Besinger Drive
Carpentersville, IL  601102097       Carpentersville, IL  601102097
Phone (847) 551-3478                 Phone (847) 551-3476
  Fax (847) 426-0864                   Fax (847) 551-9278

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60110           Rep Dist            65
                            Senate Dist        33
                            Congressional Dist 14


Remarks
E-Mail: CMcCammack@vil.carpentersville.il.us
Website: www.vil.carpentersville.il.us


Last updated 03/22/2011
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