Carol Stream is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 39,044 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Carol Stream is the 42nd largest community in Illinois.

Carol Stream real estate is some of the most expensive in Illinois, although Carol Stream house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Carol Stream has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.62% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Carol Stream’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

The education level of Carol Stream ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Carol Stream, 42.97% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Carol Stream in 2022 was $43,756, which is wealthy relative to Illinois, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $175,024 for a family of four. However, Carol Stream contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Carol Stream is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Carol Stream home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Carol Stream residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Carol Stream also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.28% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Carol Stream include German, Italian, Irish, Polish, and English.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Carol Stream's cultural character, accounting for 26.01% of the village’s population.

The most common language spoken in Carol Stream is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.