Glen Ellyn vs West Chicago

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

Glen Ellyn and West Chicago 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 25,434 in West Chicago). Glen Ellyn has the higher median household income ($133,346 vs $100,568 in West Chicago). Glen Ellyn has the higher median home value ($522,600 vs $306,500 in West Chicago).

Population, income & housing

	Glen Ellyn	West Chicago
Population	28,270	25,434
Median age	41.3 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$133,346	$100,568
Median home value	$522,600	$306,500
Median gross rent	$1,326	$1,376
Housing units	11,330	7,745
Homeownership rate	77.9%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	68.3%	32.3%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	10.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glen Ellyn	West Chicago
Population	27,855 → 28,270 (+1.5%)	27,180 → 25,434 (-6.4%)
Median household income	$110,678 → $133,346 (+20.5%)	$78,116 → $100,568 (+28.7%)
Median home value	$453,900 → $522,600 (+15.1%)	$249,500 → $306,500 (+22.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,106 → $1,326 (+19.9%)	$1,083 → $1,376 (+27.1%)

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

West Chicago

Population

27,18025,434

Median household income

$78,116$100,568

Median home value

$249,500$306,500

Median gross rent

$1,083$1,376

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glen Ellyn	West Chicago
Under 5	7.1%	5.4%
5 to 17	18.6%	19.5%
18 to 24	7.0%	12.3%
25 to 34	8.3%	11.9%
35 to 44	14.2%	12.6%
45 to 54	13.3%	16.0%
55 to 64	12.9%	11.8%
65 to 74	10.5%	6.7%
75 and over	8.1%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glen Ellyn	West Chicago
White (non-Hispanic)	75.3%	35.1%
Black or African American	3.2%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	10.5%	10.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.4%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	48.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glen Ellyn	West Chicago
No high school diploma	3.8%	19.6%
High school graduate	10.8%	23.7%
Some college or associate's	17.1%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	37.1%	19.5%
Graduate or professional degree	31.3%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glen Ellyn	West Chicago
Drove alone	55.6%	66.2%
Carpooled	4.1%	18.3%
Public transit	8.1%	1.4%
Walked	2.9%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.4%
Worked from home	28.2%	10.6%
Other means	0.5%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glen Ellyn	West Chicago
1-unit, detached	62.1%	68.2%
1-unit, attached	8.4%	7.4%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	11.1%
20 or more units	17.2%	8.5%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Glen Ellyn	West Chicago
Poverty rate	5.5%	12.1%
Average household size	2.60	3.37
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	1972	1980