East Dundee vs Elburn

A side-by-side comparison of East Dundee and Elburn: population, income, housing, and more.

East Dundee and Elburn are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Elburn has the higher population (6,054 vs 3,156 in East Dundee). Elburn has the higher median household income ($106,506 vs $87,102 in East Dundee). Elburn has the higher median home value ($358,200 vs $260,000 in East Dundee).

Population, income & housing

	East Dundee	Elburn
Population	3,156	6,054
Median age	52.9 yrs	43.4 yrs
Median household income	$87,102	$106,506
Median home value	$260,000	$358,200
Median gross rent	$1,074	$1,705
Housing units	1,540	2,703
Homeownership rate	73.7%	85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.0%	52.6%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Dundee	Elburn
Population	3,181 → 3,156 (-0.8%)	5,629 → 6,054 (+7.6%)
Median household income	$68,490 → $87,102 (+27.2%)	$104,563 → $106,506 (+1.9%)
Median home value	$197,800 → $260,000 (+31.4%)	$278,000 → $358,200 (+28.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,277 → $1,074 (-15.9%)	$1,423 → $1,705 (+19.8%)

East Dundee

Population

3,1813,156

Median household income

$68,490$87,102

Median home value

$197,800$260,000

Median gross rent

$1,277$1,074

Elburn

Population

5,6296,054

Median household income

$104,563$106,506

Median home value

$278,000$358,200

Median gross rent

$1,423$1,705

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Dundee	Elburn
Under 5	4.9%	4.8%
5 to 17	8.0%	21.9%
18 to 24	7.1%	6.8%
25 to 34	12.1%	5.3%
35 to 44	8.3%	13.4%
45 to 54	13.4%	15.7%
55 to 64	20.2%	16.5%
65 to 74	14.1%	10.6%
75 and over	11.9%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Dundee	Elburn
White (non-Hispanic)	68.7%	88.1%
Black or African American	7.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.8%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	15.0%	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Dundee	Elburn
No high school diploma	8.7%	2.7%
High school graduate	28.3%	11.5%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	26.5%	36.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	16.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Dundee	Elburn
Drove alone	81.7%	77.3%
Carpooled	9.5%	0.1%
Public transit	0.0%	3.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	18.8%
Other means	2.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Dundee	Elburn
1-unit, detached	53.7%	77.2%
1-unit, attached	19.6%	13.1%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	2.2%
20 or more units	18.8%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Dundee	Elburn
Poverty rate	11.9%	7.1%
Average household size	2.08	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	29	30
Median year structure built	1988	1999