chief. 2006: Founder of Carol Stream, Jay Stream, dies January 22 2007: Frank Saverino replaces Ross Ferraro as Mayor, ending Ferraro's 20-year tenure. Mark Bodane retires as Fire Chief of Carol Stream Fire District. 2009: Carol Stream celebrates its 50th anniversary. 2020: Ms. Carol Stream dies January 18 Geography According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Carol Stream has a total area of , of which (or 96.64%) is land and (or 3.36%) is water. Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 39,854 people, 14,209 households, and 10,339 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 14,870 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 57.06% White, 6.94% African American, 0.64% Native American, 18.73% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 7.93% from other races, and 8.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.19% of the population. There were 14,209 households, out of which 53.68% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.82% were married couples living together, 12.98% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.24% were non-families. 21.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.47% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.25 and the average family size was 2.75. The village's age distribution consisted of 21.0% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 26% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males. The median income for a household in the village was $89,820, and the median income for a family was $103,332. Males had a median income of $52,245 versus $38,920 for females. The per capita income for the village was $37,658. About 6.0% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.4% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over. Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race. Economy Top employers According to the Village's 2022 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,