Glen Ellyn vs Roselle

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

Glen Ellyn and Roselle 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 22,731 in Roselle). Glen Ellyn has the higher median household income ($133,346 vs $109,118 in Roselle). Glen Ellyn has the higher median home value ($522,600 vs $318,000 in Roselle).

Population, income & housing

	Glen Ellyn	Roselle
Population	28,270	22,731
Median age	41.3 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$133,346	$109,118
Median home value	$522,600	$318,000
Median gross rent	$1,326	$1,496
Housing units	11,330	8,841
Homeownership rate	77.9%	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	68.3%	41.8%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glen Ellyn	Roselle
Population	27,855 → 28,270 (+1.5%)	22,754 → 22,731 (-0.1%)
Median household income	$110,678 → $133,346 (+20.5%)	$90,257 → $109,118 (+20.9%)
Median home value	$453,900 → $522,600 (+15.1%)	$256,800 → $318,000 (+23.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,106 → $1,326 (+19.9%)	$1,431 → $1,496 (+4.5%)

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

Roselle

Population

22,75422,731

Median household income

$90,257$109,118

Median home value

$256,800$318,000

Median gross rent

$1,431$1,496

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glen Ellyn	Roselle
Under 5	7.1%	4.6%
5 to 17	18.6%	15.4%
18 to 24	7.0%	7.8%
25 to 34	8.3%	10.8%
35 to 44	14.2%	15.4%
45 to 54	13.3%	14.4%
55 to 64	12.9%	14.3%
65 to 74	10.5%	9.3%
75 and over	8.1%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glen Ellyn	Roselle
White (non-Hispanic)	75.3%	78.5%
Black or African American	3.2%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	10.5%	8.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.4%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glen Ellyn	Roselle
No high school diploma	3.8%	7.5%
High school graduate	10.8%	24.7%
Some college or associate's	17.1%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	37.1%	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	31.3%	16.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glen Ellyn	Roselle
Drove alone	55.6%	76.6%
Carpooled	4.1%	5.1%
Public transit	8.1%	2.6%
Walked	2.9%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.6%
Worked from home	28.2%	14.4%
Other means	0.5%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glen Ellyn	Roselle
1-unit, detached	62.1%	57.1%
1-unit, attached	8.4%	15.7%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	11.9%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	8.3%
20 or more units	17.2%	6.4%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Glen Ellyn	Roselle
Poverty rate	5.5%	3.6%
Average household size	2.60	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	29	29
Median year structure built	1972	1977