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Population (year 2000): 12,020. Estimated
population in July 2005: 14,831 (+23.4% change)
Males: 5,879 (48.9%), Females: 6,141 (51.1%)
DeKalb County
Zip code:
60178
Median resident age: 34.7 years
Median household income: $51,921 (year 2000)
Median house value: $134,700 (year 2000)
Races in Sycamore:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.0%)
- Hispanic (4.3%)
- Black (2.7%)
- Other race (1.6%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
Ancestries: German (31.1%), Irish (16.2%),
English (10.5%), Swedish (8.6%), United States (7.1%), Norwegian
(5.8%).
Elevation: 877 feet
Land area: 5.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Sycamore
- High school or higher: 90.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.1%
- Unemployed: 2.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Sycamore city
- Never married: 22.7%
- Now married: 59.5%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 6.0%
- Divorced: 10.4%
4.0% Foreign born (1.4% Europe, 1.4% Latin
America, 1.1% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,962 (+19.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Sycamore:
- VENCOR HOSPITAL SYCAMORE (225 EDWARD STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Sycamore:
- KISHWAUKEE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; DEKALB,
IL)
- NORTHWEST SUBURBAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 22
miles; BELVIDERE, IL)
- VALLEY WEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles;
SANDWICH, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Sycamore:
- GREATER ROCKFORD (about 31 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; ID:
RFD)
- ROCK CO (about 50 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; ID: JVL)
- CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (about 55 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: ORD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sycamore:
- DE KALB TAYLOR MUNI (about 5 miles; DE KALB, IL; ID:
DKB)
- HINCKLEY (about 15 miles; HINCKLEY, IL; ID: 0C2)
- AURORA MUNI (about 22 miles; CHICAGO/AURORA, IL; ID:
ARR)
College/University in Sycamore:
- HAIR PROFESSIONALS CAREER COLLEGE INC
(Full-time enrollment: 50; Location: 2245 Gateway Drive;
Private, for-profit; Website:
www.beautyschool.com/hairpros/)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Sycamore:
- NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; DeKalb,
IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,477)
- KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 14 miles; MALTA, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,289)
- WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; SUGAR
GROVE, IL; FT enrollment: 3,834)
- ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; ELGIN, IL;
FT enrollment: 5,077)
- ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; ROCKFORD, IL;
FT enrollment: 4,200)
- MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; CRYSTAL
LAKE, IL; FT enrollment: 2,707)
- NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 41 miles; NAPERVILLE,
IL; FT enrollment: 2,088)
Public high school in Sycamore:
- SYCAMORE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,075;
Location: SPARTAN TRAIL; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Sycamore:
- SYCAMORE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 769;
Location: 150 MAPLEWOOD DR; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SOUTHEAST ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 373;
Location: 718 S LOCUST ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 362;
Location: 1680 BRICKVILLE RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- SOUTH PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
301; Location: 820 BORDEN AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- WEST ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 258; Location:
240 FAIR ST; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Sycamore:
- CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 288;
Location: 355 NORTH CROSS; Grades: PK - 10)
- ST MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 190;
Location: 222 WATERMAN STREET; Grades: KG - 7)
Library in Sycamore:
- SYCAMORE P.L. (Operating income: $669,864;
Location: 103 E. STATE STREET; 55,089 books; 1,226 audio
materials; 1,989 video materials; 98 serial
subscriptions)
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