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Archive »Town Profile

Batavia

Batavia

From its historic windmills to the cutting edge physics at Fermilab, this Fox River town continues to evolve while comfortably integrating the new with the old.

Lynn Petrak

Batavia Statistics

 

Population 

 2014 est - 26,424
 Increase from 2000 – 8.5% 
Median age – 40.2 
19 and under – 29.2%
20-24 – 4.4%
25-34 – 9.4%
35-44 – 12.7%
45-54 – 18.1%
55-64 – 14.0%
65 and over – 6.2%
% Male – 47.0%
% Female – 53.0%
% White – 92.4%
% African-American – 2.1%
% Asian – 1.4% 
% Hispanic – 7.0%
 

Income

% High school degree or higher – 94% 
% Bachelor’s degree or higher – 50%
% Graduate or Professional degree – 18.6%

Education

% High school degree
   or more - 95.5%
% Bachelor’s degree or higher - 49%
% Graduate degree or Professional degree - 20.6%

Income

Median Household Income – $92,015

Housing

Total households – 9,471
% Family Households – 73%
Avg. Household Size – 2.7
Mean Price for Detached         Houses – $252,485
Owner-occupied units –         7,431
Renter-occupied units –         2,040
Gross median rent – $1,030

 

Business/Employment

% Residents Employed – 98%
% Residents Unemployed – 2%
 Avg. Travel Time to work –  27.3 min

Sources:  U.S. Census, City-Data.com and usa.com

 

Featured Resources

Batavia Public Library

Total Holdings - 218,512 
Items Checked Out Per Year - 631,568
Visitors Per Year - 293,797 

Attractions

Batavia Fine Arts Centre 
1399 W. Wilson St.,
630 937-8930.
Venue at Batavia High School used for concerts, theater productions, comedy acts and other shows.

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Wilson St. and Kirk Rd.,
630 840-3351.
U.S. Dept. of Energy national laboratory specializing in high-energy particle physics. 

Funway
1335 S. River St.,
630 879-8730.
Indoor-outdoor entertainment center withn laser tag, roller-skating, bumper boats, bowling and more.

Randall 15 + IMAX 
550N. Randall Rd.,
630 225-8400.
15-screen theater plus IMAX.  

Water Street Studios
160 S. Water St.,
630 761-9977.
Non-profit art studio with local artists, workspaces and regular gallery showings. 

Events

Art in Your Eye 
Downtown
Batavia,
630 761-3528.
Annual art event featuring local artists, live music, craft beer and more in August. 

Batavia Farmers Market 
4 ½ W. Wilson St.,
630 761-3528
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Runs Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon from early June to late October.   

Taste of Batavia & Batavia Block Party
Downtown Batavia.
Annual event featuring a classic car show, lawn games, children’s activities and more during Labor Day weekend. www.downtownbatavia.com. 

Windmill City Fest 
101 S. Batavia Ave.,
630 879-3464.
Annual festival held in July featuring a carnival, a 5K race, pet parade, contests and more. 

Museums

Batavia Depot Museum
155 Houston St.,
630 406-5274.
Previously the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, now houses local history exhibits, as well as a caboose. 

Recreation

Batavia Riverwalk
Houston St. & Island Ave.,
630 406-5274.
Walkway and bike trail along the Fox River featuring paddle boats during the summer.

Engstrom Family Park  
326 Millview Dr.,
630 879-5235.
14-acre park featuring trails, sports fields and playground. July 4th fireworks held here. 

Harold Hall Quarry Beach
400 S. Water St.,
630 406-5275.
Former stone quarry that has been repurposed into a sand bottomed swimming area with sand volleyball courts, diving area, islands and slides. 

Red Oak Nature Center
2343 S. River St.,
630 879-1808.
Nature exhibits, hiking trails, cave areas and more. 

 

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