About Naperville

   North Central College is located on a 59-acre campus in Downtown Naperville on Chicago Avenue. It was founded by a predecessor church to the United Methodist Church in 1861 and has been located in Naperville since 1870. The college remains affiliated with the United Methodist Church.

   Northern Illinois University maintains a satellite campus on Diehl Road offering several degrees at its 113,000-square-foot facility.

   Robert Morris College maintains a satellite campus in Naperville.

   DePaul University maintains a satellite campus on Warrenville Road. It has been in Naperville since 1997.

   The College of DuPage Naperville Center is located on Rickert Drive.

High Schools (9-12)   Naperville Central   Naperville North

Junior High Schools (6-8)   Jefferson   Kennedy (located in Lisle)   Lincoln

Madison   Washington

Elementary Schools (K-5)   Beebe   Ellsworth   Elmwood   Highlands   Kingsley   Maplebrook   Meadow Glens

Mill Street   Naper   Prairie   Ranch View   River Woods   Scott   Steeple Run

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 128,358 people, 43,751 households, and 33,644 families residing in the city; as of 2005-07-01, Naperville is the 163rd most populous city in the United States.^[7] The population density was 1,400.8/km² (3,628.3/mi²). There were 45,651 housing units at an average density of 498.2/km² (1,290.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 85.19% White, 3.03% African American, 0.12% Native American, 9.64% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.75% from other races, and 1.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.24% of the population.There were 43,751 households out of which 47.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.2% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.37.In the city the population was spread out with 31.8% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 33.7% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males.The median income for a household in the city was $88,771, and the median income for a family was $101,590. Males had a median income of $75,905 versus $40,295 for females. The per capita income for the city was $35,551. About 1.6% of families and 2.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.