Streamwood

Population & Demographics

Streamwood, IL

Streamwood is home to 39,001 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 21,344 resident workers commute each day.

IllinoisCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
39,001
people
Population

39,001 residents

Median age 40.0 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Streamwood population & demographics

Who lives in Streamwood — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
39,001
Median age
40.0yrs
Median household income
$101,218
Median home value
$271,200
Median gross rent
$1,809/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
27.8%
Poverty rate
10.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Streamwood

How Streamwood breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hispanic or Latino40.7%
White36.1%
Asian14.5%
Black5.1%
Two or more races3.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Some other race0.1%

Race across Streamwood

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Streamwood.

Streamwood at a glance
Employed Residents
21,344
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
12.6mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
3.3%
Share working within the area
Work from home
11.8%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Chicago
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Streamwood proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Streamwood commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

43 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Streamwood

21,344 commutes, one dot at a time

Streamwood

Where 21,344 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Streamwood, by worker count.

1Chicago27.8 mi2,902
2Schaumburg4.5 mi1,744
3Elgin6.7 mi1,284
4Elk Grove Village9.2 mi968
5Streamwood0.0 mi703
6Hoffman Estates3.6 mi541
7Arlington Heights11.1 mi487
8Des Plaines14.2 mi382

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Streamwood.

1Streamwood0.0 mi703
2Chicago27.8 mi429
3Elgin6.7 mi426
4Hanover Park3.2 mi276
5Schaumburg4.5 mi274
6Bartlett3.2 mi238
7Hoffman Estates3.6 mi150
8Aurora19.2 mi101

Top industries

The sectors that employ Streamwood’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
RTRetail Trade23.8%
COConstruction12.0%
AFAccommodation and Food Services11.5%
MFManufacturing10.8%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance9.8%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services6.3%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)5.3%
TRTransportation and Warehousing3.7%
PAPublic Administration3.7%
Connectivity

Internet options for Streamwood

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

4 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps25%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Streamwood

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