Lisle vs West Chicago

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

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

West Chicago has the higher population (25,434 vs 23,413 in Lisle). Lisle has the higher median household income ($106,173 vs $100,568 in West Chicago). Lisle has the higher median home value ($407,000 vs $306,500 in West Chicago).

Population, income & housing

	Lisle	West Chicago
Population	23,413	25,434
Median age	37.0 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$106,173	$100,568
Median home value	$407,000	$306,500
Median gross rent	$1,540	$1,376
Housing units	10,384	7,745
Homeownership rate	56.7%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	62.4%	32.3%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	10.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lisle	West Chicago
Population	23,431 → 23,413 (-0.1%)	27,180 → 25,434 (-6.4%)
Median household income	$90,588 → $106,173 (+17.2%)	$78,116 → $100,568 (+28.7%)
Median home value	$356,900 → $407,000 (+14.0%)	$249,500 → $306,500 (+22.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,279 → $1,540 (+20.4%)	$1,083 → $1,376 (+27.1%)

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

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)

	Lisle	West Chicago
Under 5	6.0%	5.4%
5 to 17	14.8%	19.5%
18 to 24	9.7%	12.3%
25 to 34	15.5%	11.9%
35 to 44	15.4%	12.6%
45 to 54	11.4%	16.0%
55 to 64	12.0%	11.8%
65 to 74	7.8%	6.7%
75 and over	7.4%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lisle	West Chicago
White (non-Hispanic)	68.4%	35.1%
Black or African American	4.3%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	16.3%	10.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.9%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	48.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lisle	West Chicago
No high school diploma	2.0%	19.6%
High school graduate	11.5%	23.7%
Some college or associate's	24.1%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	36.0%	19.5%
Graduate or professional degree	26.4%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lisle	West Chicago
Drove alone	64.4%	66.2%
Carpooled	1.9%	18.3%
Public transit	7.0%	1.4%
Walked	2.1%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.4%
Worked from home	22.6%	10.6%
Other means	1.8%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lisle	West Chicago
1-unit, detached	45.6%	68.2%
1-unit, attached	9.8%	7.4%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	13.6%	11.1%
20 or more units	24.7%	8.5%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Lisle	West Chicago
Poverty rate	5.7%	12.1%
Average household size	2.26	3.37
Mean commute (minutes)	28	27
Median year structure built	1982	1980