Glen Ellyn vs Woodridge

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

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

Woodridge has the higher population (33,889 vs 28,270 in Glen Ellyn). Glen Ellyn has the higher median household income ($133,346 vs $97,263 in Woodridge). Glen Ellyn has the higher median home value ($522,600 vs $345,200 in Woodridge).

Population, income & housing

	Glen Ellyn	Woodridge
Population	28,270	33,889
Median age	41.3 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$133,346	$97,263
Median home value	$522,600	$345,200
Median gross rent	$1,326	$1,547
Housing units	11,330	13,663
Homeownership rate	77.9%	65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	68.3%	46.1%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glen Ellyn	Woodridge
Population	27,855 → 28,270 (+1.5%)	33,455 → 33,889 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$110,678 → $133,346 (+20.5%)	$86,094 → $97,263 (+13.0%)
Median home value	$453,900 → $522,600 (+15.1%)	$271,800 → $345,200 (+27.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,106 → $1,326 (+19.9%)	$1,342 → $1,547 (+15.3%)

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

Woodridge

Population

33,45533,889

Median household income

$86,094$97,263

Median home value

$271,800$345,200

Median gross rent

$1,342$1,547

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glen Ellyn	Woodridge
Under 5	7.1%	6.1%
5 to 17	18.6%	17.3%
18 to 24	7.0%	7.8%
25 to 34	8.3%	15.2%
35 to 44	14.2%	14.0%
45 to 54	13.3%	11.6%
55 to 64	12.9%	14.8%
65 to 74	10.5%	8.6%
75 and over	8.1%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glen Ellyn	Woodridge
White (non-Hispanic)	75.3%	57.4%
Black or African American	3.2%	11.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	10.5%	11.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.4%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	16.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glen Ellyn	Woodridge
No high school diploma	3.8%	6.2%
High school graduate	10.8%	19.8%
Some college or associate's	17.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	37.1%	28.1%
Graduate or professional degree	31.3%	18.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glen Ellyn	Woodridge
Drove alone	55.6%	65.7%
Carpooled	4.1%	9.0%
Public transit	8.1%	4.0%
Walked	2.9%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	28.2%	19.8%
Other means	0.5%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glen Ellyn	Woodridge
1-unit, detached	62.1%	50.0%
1-unit, attached	8.4%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	31.5%
20 or more units	17.2%	8.2%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Glen Ellyn	Woodridge
Poverty rate	5.5%	5.8%
Average household size	2.60	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	29	31
Median year structure built	1972	1980