Glen Ellyn vs Westmont

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

Glen Ellyn and Westmont 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 24,201 in Westmont). Glen Ellyn has the higher median household income ($133,346 vs $83,622 in Westmont). Glen Ellyn has the higher median home value ($522,600 vs $369,100 in Westmont).

Population, income & housing

	Glen Ellyn	Westmont
Population	28,270	24,201
Median age	41.3 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$133,346	$83,622
Median home value	$522,600	$369,100
Median gross rent	$1,326	$1,427
Housing units	11,330	11,312
Homeownership rate	77.9%	54.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	68.3%	49.3%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glen Ellyn	Westmont
Population	27,855 → 28,270 (+1.5%)	24,931 → 24,201 (-2.9%)
Median household income	$110,678 → $133,346 (+20.5%)	$64,416 → $83,622 (+29.8%)
Median home value	$453,900 → $522,600 (+15.1%)	$301,900 → $369,100 (+22.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,106 → $1,326 (+19.9%)	$1,139 → $1,427 (+25.3%)

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

Westmont

Population

24,93124,201

Median household income

$64,416$83,622

Median home value

$301,900$369,100

Median gross rent

$1,139$1,427

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glen Ellyn	Westmont
Under 5	7.1%	6.1%
5 to 17	18.6%	13.6%
18 to 24	7.0%	5.8%
25 to 34	8.3%	13.5%
35 to 44	14.2%	13.5%
45 to 54	13.3%	10.5%
55 to 64	12.9%	15.5%
65 to 74	10.5%	12.3%
75 and over	8.1%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glen Ellyn	Westmont
White (non-Hispanic)	75.3%	61.9%
Black or African American	3.2%	6.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	10.5%	13.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.4%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	14.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glen Ellyn	Westmont
No high school diploma	3.8%	4.6%
High school graduate	10.8%	20.7%
Some college or associate's	17.1%	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	37.1%	29.7%
Graduate or professional degree	31.3%	19.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glen Ellyn	Westmont
Drove alone	55.6%	69.6%
Carpooled	4.1%	3.4%
Public transit	8.1%	4.3%
Walked	2.9%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.1%
Worked from home	28.2%	19.6%
Other means	0.5%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glen Ellyn	Westmont
1-unit, detached	62.1%	41.0%
1-unit, attached	8.4%	9.6%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	24.8%
20 or more units	17.2%	17.8%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Glen Ellyn	Westmont
Poverty rate	5.5%	11.4%
Average household size	2.60	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	29	25
Median year structure built	1972	1976