Des Plaines

Population: 59,408
Median household income: $94,303
Median home value: $318,200

Des Plaines, a community in Cook County, Illinois, has 59,408 residents. At $94,303, its median household income sits above Cook County's $81,797.

Between 2019 and 2023, Des Plaines's population grew 1.3% from 58,673 to 59,408, while its median home value rose 24.0% from $256,700 to $318,200.

Owners occupy 79.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 59,408
Median age: 42.8 yrs
Median household income: $94,303
Median home value: $318,200
Median gross rent: $1,435
Housing units: 23,973
Homeownership rate: 79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

58,67359,408

Median household income

$69,760$94,303

Median home value

$256,700$318,200

Median gross rent

$1,144$1,435

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	58,673	$69,760	$256,700	$1,144
2020	58,316	$73,639	$267,200	$1,167
2021	60,413	$79,453	$273,300	$1,171
2022	60,087	$86,552	$304,100	$1,300
2023	59,408	$94,303	$318,200	$1,435

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,025	5.1%
5 to 17	9,019	15.2%
18 to 24	4,129	7.0%
25 to 34	7,323	12.3%
35 to 44	7,586	12.8%
45 to 54	7,271	12.2%
55 to 64	8,946	15.1%
65 to 74	6,720	11.3%
75 and over	5,389	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	33,135	55.8%
Black or African American	2,093	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22	0.0%
Asian	8,391	14.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	341	0.6%
Two or more races	1,614	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13,812	23.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.9%

High school graduate22.3%

Some college or associate's28.1%

Bachelor's degree25.0%

Graduate or professional degree13.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,702	10.9%
High school graduate	9,661	22.3%
Some college or associate's	12,154	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	10,818	25.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5,900	13.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone69.7%

Carpooled10.9%

Public transit4.4%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home11.6%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	21,005	69.7%
Carpooled	3,276	10.9%
Public transit	1,315	4.4%
Walked	525	1.7%
Bicycle	182	0.6%
Worked from home	3,506	11.6%
Other means	326	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,806	18.0%
15 to 29 min	10,372	39.0%
30 to 44 min	6,388	24.0%
45 to 59 min	2,473	9.3%
60+ min	2,590	9.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 5.8% (3,401 of 58,354)

	Count	Share
Family households	15,508	68.7%
Nonfamily households	7,073	31.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	22,581	94.2%
Vacant	1,392	5.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	17,926	79.4%
Renter-occupied	4,655	20.6%

1-unit, detached59.4%

1-unit, attached8.3%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units7.4%

20 or more units19.8%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	14,230	59.4%
1-unit, attached	1,992	8.3%
2 to 4 units	696	2.9%
5 to 19 units	1,777	7.4%
20 or more units	4,749	19.8%
Mobile home & other	529	2.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1719642
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 14 sq mi
Water area: 0.15 sq mi
Center point: 42.0344, -87.9011

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