Glen Ellyn vs Lisle

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

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

Glen Ellyn has the higher population (28,270 vs 23,413 in Lisle). Glen Ellyn has the higher median household income ($133,346 vs $106,173 in Lisle). Glen Ellyn has the higher median home value ($522,600 vs $407,000 in Lisle).

Population, income & housing

	Glen Ellyn	Lisle
Population	28,270	23,413
Median age	41.3 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$133,346	$106,173
Median home value	$522,600	$407,000
Median gross rent	$1,326	$1,540
Housing units	11,330	10,384
Homeownership rate	77.9%	56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	68.3%	62.4%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glen Ellyn	Lisle
Population	27,855 → 28,270 (+1.5%)	23,431 → 23,413 (-0.1%)
Median household income	$110,678 → $133,346 (+20.5%)	$90,588 → $106,173 (+17.2%)
Median home value	$453,900 → $522,600 (+15.1%)	$356,900 → $407,000 (+14.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,106 → $1,326 (+19.9%)	$1,279 → $1,540 (+20.4%)

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

Lisle

Population

23,43123,413

Median household income

$90,588$106,173

Median home value

$356,900$407,000

Median gross rent

$1,279$1,540

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glen Ellyn	Lisle
Under 5	7.1%	6.0%
5 to 17	18.6%	14.8%
18 to 24	7.0%	9.7%
25 to 34	8.3%	15.5%
35 to 44	14.2%	15.4%
45 to 54	13.3%	11.4%
55 to 64	12.9%	12.0%
65 to 74	10.5%	7.8%
75 and over	8.1%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glen Ellyn	Lisle
White (non-Hispanic)	75.3%	68.4%
Black or African American	3.2%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	10.5%	16.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.4%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glen Ellyn	Lisle
No high school diploma	3.8%	2.0%
High school graduate	10.8%	11.5%
Some college or associate's	17.1%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	37.1%	36.0%
Graduate or professional degree	31.3%	26.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glen Ellyn	Lisle
Drove alone	55.6%	64.4%
Carpooled	4.1%	1.9%
Public transit	8.1%	7.0%
Walked	2.9%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.2%
Worked from home	28.2%	22.6%
Other means	0.5%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glen Ellyn	Lisle
1-unit, detached	62.1%	45.6%
1-unit, attached	8.4%	9.8%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	13.6%
20 or more units	17.2%	24.7%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Glen Ellyn	Lisle
Poverty rate	5.5%	5.7%
Average household size	2.60	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	29	28
Median year structure built	1972	1982