General Information about Deerfield
The following data was compiled from the 2000 Census. I’ll post more up-to-date information as it becomes available to me.
Population (year 2000): 18,420, Est. population in July 2004: 19,426 (+5.5% change) Males: 8,893 (48.3%), Females: 9,527 (51.7%) Elevation: 675 feet Land area: 5.5 square miles Zip code: 60015 Median resident age: 39.6 years Median household income: $107,194 (year 2000) Median house value: $342,900 (year 2000)
Races in Deerfield: White Non-Hispanic (94.6%) Hispanic (1.7%) Korean (0.8%) Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (17.7%), Russian (13.4%), Irish (11.3%), Polish (9.0%), United States (8.8%), English (7.3%).
For population 25 years and over in Deerfield High school or higher: 95.9% Bachelor’s degree or higher: 68.5% Graduate or professional degree: 32.3% Unemployed: 1.8% Mean travel time to work: 29.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Deerfield village Never married: 15.4% Now married: 72.0% Separated: 0.5% Widowed: 5.5% Divorced: 6.6%
8.8% Foreign born (4.7% Europe, 2.7% Asia). Population change in the 1990s: +958 (+5.5%).
-Earnings beat estimates as Baxter tackles pump problems
Deerfield-based Baxter International Inc. said it recently began modifying its faulty Colleague infusion pumps in markets outside the United States, but modifications domestically remain on hold as it continues to work with regulators to resolve the pump problems.
Source: www.suntimes.com