Glen Ellyn vs Glendale Heights

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

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

Glendale Heights has the higher population (32,864 vs 28,270 in Glen Ellyn). Glen Ellyn has the higher median household income ($133,346 vs $82,232 in Glendale Heights). Glen Ellyn has the higher median home value ($522,600 vs $249,000 in Glendale Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Glen Ellyn	Glendale Heights
Population	28,270	32,864
Median age	41.3 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$133,346	$82,232
Median home value	$522,600	$249,000
Median gross rent	$1,326	$1,562
Housing units	11,330	11,835
Homeownership rate	77.9%	64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	68.3%	30.1%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glen Ellyn	Glendale Heights
Population	27,855 → 28,270 (+1.5%)	34,079 → 32,864 (-3.6%)
Median household income	$110,678 → $133,346 (+20.5%)	$68,495 → $82,232 (+20.1%)
Median home value	$453,900 → $522,600 (+15.1%)	$194,400 → $249,000 (+28.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,106 → $1,326 (+19.9%)	$1,272 → $1,562 (+22.8%)

Glen Ellyn

Population

27,85528,270

Median household income

$110,678$133,346

Median home value

$453,900$522,600

Median gross rent

$1,106$1,326

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)

	Glen Ellyn	Glendale Heights
Under 5	7.1%	5.5%
5 to 17	18.6%	15.0%
18 to 24	7.0%	13.4%
25 to 34	8.3%	15.7%
35 to 44	14.2%	12.9%
45 to 54	13.3%	12.4%
55 to 64	12.9%	11.6%
65 to 74	10.5%	9.6%
75 and over	8.1%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glen Ellyn	Glendale Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	75.3%	29.6%
Black or African American	3.2%	11.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	10.5%	24.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.4%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	31.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glen Ellyn	Glendale Heights
No high school diploma	3.8%	16.9%
High school graduate	10.8%	28.6%
Some college or associate's	17.1%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	37.1%	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	31.3%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glen Ellyn	Glendale Heights
Drove alone	55.6%	71.4%
Carpooled	4.1%	13.8%
Public transit	8.1%	1.5%
Walked	2.9%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	28.2%	10.2%
Other means	0.5%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glen Ellyn	Glendale Heights
1-unit, detached	62.1%	45.6%
1-unit, attached	8.4%	20.6%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	23.7%
20 or more units	17.2%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Glen Ellyn	Glendale Heights
Poverty rate	5.5%	9.5%
Average household size	2.60	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	29	26
Median year structure built	1972	1978