Annual Precipitation – Average: 35.80 inches
Annual Snowfall – Average: 37.00 inches
Area of City: 10.2 square miles
Churches: 28 Congregations
City Government: Mayor, City Manager and City Council of 14 Aldermen, with two elected from each of the 7 Wards.
Condominium Value – Median: $225,000
County: DuPage
Family Income – Average: $147,832; Median: $69,794
Hospitals: Elmhurst Memorial Hospital
Household Income – Average: $122,890; Median: $88,236
Housing Units Numbered: 16,557 (6,176 with children)
Media: Liberty Suburban Chicago Newspapers, publishers of the twice-weekly Elmhurst Press; The Elmhurst Doings and The Elmhurst Independent, weekly newspapers; Two daily metropolitan newspapers; WRSE-FM (88.7), Elmhurst College radio station; Television and radio from Chicago; and Comcast
Owner Occupied Home Value – Median: $341,900
Park District: 439 acres, 29 recreational facilities
Per Capita Income: $44,601
Population: 45,171 (some 11,700 families)
Property Tax Rate – Average: $7.80 per $100 assessed valuation
Resident Age -Median: 39.6
Retail Sales: About $541 million annually
Schools:
Elementary Schools -8 public, 2 Catholic, 1 Lutheran, 1 Christian Reformed (K-12)
Junior High Schools – 3 public
High Schools – 1 public, 1 Coed Catholic, 1 Christian Reformed (K-12)
Colleges – Elmhurst College, four-year liberal arts; College of Dupage, two-year public
Adult Education – Elmhurst College, College of DuPage, School Districts 205 and 88, Elmhurst Park District, Elmhurst YMCA
Transportation:
Highways – North-South Tollway (I-355), Eisenhower Expressway (I-290), Tri-State Tollway
(I-294), East-West Tollway (I-88); U.S. Highways 20 and 38; Illinois Highways 64, 56 and 83.
Railroads – Metra Union Pacific
Buses – Commuter and shuttle
Taxi – Privately-owned firms
Airports – O'Hare International Airport, 20 minutes north of Elmhurst; Midway Airport, 20 minutes southeast; and DuPage County Airport, 20 minutes west of City Centre.
Utilities:
Water – Lake Michigan water supplied via DuPage Water Commission. City maintains water distribution system including elevated tanks
Power – ComEd
Gas – Nicor Gas
Telephone – SBC