Addison vs Glendale Heights

A side-by-side comparison of Addison and Glendale Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

Addison and Glendale Heights are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Addison has the higher population (35,470 vs 32,864 in Glendale Heights). Addison has the higher median household income ($87,587 vs $82,232 in Glendale Heights). Addison has the higher median home value ($318,000 vs $249,000 in Glendale Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Addison	Glendale Heights
Population	35,470	32,864
Median age	41.1 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$87,587	$82,232
Median home value	$318,000	$249,000
Median gross rent	$1,238	$1,562
Housing units	13,449	11,835
Homeownership rate	67.1%	64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	30.1%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Addison	Glendale Heights
Population	36,896 → 35,470 (-3.9%)	34,079 → 32,864 (-3.6%)
Median household income	$67,337 → $87,587 (+30.1%)	$68,495 → $82,232 (+20.1%)
Median home value	$250,100 → $318,000 (+27.1%)	$194,400 → $249,000 (+28.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,058 → $1,238 (+17.0%)	$1,272 → $1,562 (+22.8%)

Addison

Population

36,89635,470

Median household income

$67,337$87,587

Median home value

$250,100$318,000

Median gross rent

$1,058$1,238

Glendale Heights

Population

34,07932,864

Median household income

$68,495$82,232

Median home value

$194,400$249,000

Median gross rent

$1,272$1,562

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Addison	Glendale Heights
Under 5	4.4%	5.5%
5 to 17	15.5%	15.0%
18 to 24	9.3%	13.4%
25 to 34	13.6%	15.7%
35 to 44	11.3%	12.9%
45 to 54	14.7%	12.4%
55 to 64	14.5%	11.6%
65 to 74	9.0%	9.6%
75 and over	7.8%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Addison	Glendale Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	42.9%	29.6%
Black or African American	3.1%	11.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	8.9%	24.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.1%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	43.8%	31.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Addison	Glendale Heights
No high school diploma	22.8%	16.9%
High school graduate	31.2%	28.6%
Some college or associate's	24.1%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Addison	Glendale Heights
Drove alone	70.9%	71.4%
Carpooled	14.0%	13.8%
Public transit	1.6%	1.5%
Walked	0.6%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.5%	10.2%
Other means	1.2%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Addison	Glendale Heights
1-unit, detached	55.1%	45.6%
1-unit, attached	7.7%	20.6%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	20.6%	23.7%
20 or more units	7.0%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Addison	Glendale Heights
Poverty rate	8.8%	9.5%
Average household size	2.70	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	1972	1978