Berwyn

Population: 55,888
Median household income: $75,235
Median home value: $286,000

Berwyn, a community in Cook County, Illinois, has 55,888 residents. The median household income of $75,235 is below the Cook County median ($81,797).

Between 2019 and 2023, Berwyn's population held roughly steady from 55,407 to 55,888, while its median home value rose 35.1% from $211,700 to $286,000.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.6% of residents. Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 60.2% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 55,888
Median age: 36.4 yrs
Median household income: $75,235
Median home value: $286,000
Median gross rent: $1,175
Housing units: 21,987
Homeownership rate: 61.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

55,40755,888

Median household income

$62,758$75,235

Median home value

$211,700$286,000

Median gross rent

$969$1,175

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	55,407	$62,758	$211,700	$969
2020	54,850	$61,915	$227,100	$995
2021	56,960	$64,965	$244,500	$1,059
2022	56,556	$71,300	$272,900	$1,106
2023	55,888	$75,235	$286,000	$1,175

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,243	5.8%
5 to 17	9,842	17.6%
18 to 24	5,273	9.4%
25 to 34	8,282	14.8%
35 to 44	8,229	14.7%
45 to 54	7,234	12.9%
55 to 64	6,777	12.1%
65 to 74	4,520	8.1%
75 and over	2,488	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,696	26.3%
Black or African American	4,560	8.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2,305	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	0.0%
Two or more races	654	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	33,666	60.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.3%

High school graduate29.1%

Some college or associate's30.2%

Bachelor's degree17.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,754	15.3%
High school graduate	10,915	29.1%
Some college or associate's	11,333	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	6,368	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3,160	8.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone64.6%

Carpooled12.1%

Public transit7.9%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home10.2%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	18,435	64.6%
Carpooled	3,448	12.1%
Public transit	2,267	7.9%
Walked	731	2.6%
Bicycle	128	0.4%
Worked from home	2,919	10.2%
Other means	595	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,064	19.8%
15 to 29 min	7,227	28.2%
30 to 44 min	7,741	30.2%
45 to 59 min	3,029	11.8%
60+ min	2,543	9.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 10.8% (6,025 of 55,545)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,534	66.9%
Nonfamily households	6,688	33.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	20,222	92.0%
Vacant	1,765	8.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	12,356	61.1%
Renter-occupied	7,866	38.9%

1-unit, detached52.0%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units28.2%

5 to 19 units14.8%

20 or more units4.0%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,424	52.0%
1-unit, attached	130	0.6%
2 to 4 units	6,203	28.2%
5 to 19 units	3,252	14.8%
20 or more units	870	4.0%
Mobile home & other	108	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1705573
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.9 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.8433, -87.7909

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