Berwyn vs Des Plaines

A side-by-side comparison of Berwyn and Des Plaines: population, income, housing, and more.

Berwyn and Des Plaines are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Des Plaines has the higher population (59,408 vs 55,888 in Berwyn). Des Plaines has the higher median household income ($94,303 vs $75,235 in Berwyn). Des Plaines has the higher median home value ($318,200 vs $286,000 in Berwyn).

Population, income & housing

	Berwyn	Des Plaines
Population	55,888	59,408
Median age	36.4 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$75,235	$94,303
Median home value	$286,000	$318,200
Median gross rent	$1,175	$1,435
Housing units	21,987	23,973
Homeownership rate	61.1%	79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.4%	38.7%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Berwyn	Des Plaines
Population	55,407 → 55,888 (+0.9%)	58,673 → 59,408 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$62,758 → $75,235 (+19.9%)	$69,760 → $94,303 (+35.2%)
Median home value	$211,700 → $286,000 (+35.1%)	$256,700 → $318,200 (+24.0%)
Median gross rent	$969 → $1,175 (+21.3%)	$1,144 → $1,435 (+25.4%)

Berwyn

Population

55,40755,888

Median household income

$62,758$75,235

Median home value

$211,700$286,000

Median gross rent

$969$1,175

Des Plaines

Population

58,67359,408

Median household income

$69,760$94,303

Median home value

$256,700$318,200

Median gross rent

$1,144$1,435

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Berwyn	Des Plaines
Under 5	5.8%	5.1%
5 to 17	17.6%	15.2%
18 to 24	9.4%	7.0%
25 to 34	14.8%	12.3%
35 to 44	14.7%	12.8%
45 to 54	12.9%	12.2%
55 to 64	12.1%	15.1%
65 to 74	8.1%	11.3%
75 and over	4.5%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Berwyn	Des Plaines
White (non-Hispanic)	26.3%	55.8%
Black or African American	8.2%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.1%	14.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	1.2%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	60.2%	23.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Berwyn	Des Plaines
No high school diploma	15.3%	10.9%
High school graduate	29.1%	22.3%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.0%	25.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	13.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Berwyn	Des Plaines
Drove alone	64.6%	69.7%
Carpooled	12.1%	10.9%
Public transit	7.9%	4.4%
Walked	2.6%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.6%
Worked from home	10.2%	11.6%
Other means	2.1%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Berwyn	Des Plaines
1-unit, detached	52.0%	59.4%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	8.3%
2 to 4 units	28.2%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	14.8%	7.4%
20 or more units	4.0%	19.8%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Berwyn	Des Plaines
Poverty rate	10.8%	5.8%
Average household size	2.75	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	30	28
Median year structure built	1938	1966