Elmwood Park

Population: 23,982
Median household income: $84,121
Median home value: $325,000

Elmwood Park, a community in Cook County, Illinois, has 23,982 residents. At $84,121, its median household income sits in line with Cook County's $81,797.

Between 2019 and 2023, Elmwood Park's population declined 2.0% from 24,468 to 23,982, while its median home value rose 26.0% from $258,000 to $325,000.

29.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 62.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 23,982
Median age: 40.3 yrs
Median household income: $84,121
Median home value: $325,000
Median gross rent: $1,295
Housing units: 9,741
Homeownership rate: 62.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

24,46823,982

Median household income

$59,963$84,121

Median home value

$258,000$325,000

Median gross rent

$1,120$1,295

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	24,468	$59,963	$258,000	$1,120
2020	24,274	$63,312	$267,500	$1,191
2021	24,517	$68,833	$278,300	$1,195
2022	24,281	$75,784	$311,500	$1,269
2023	23,982	$84,121	$325,000	$1,295

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5415.8%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	936	3.9%
5 to 17	4,220	17.6%
18 to 24	1,752	7.3%
25 to 34	3,355	14.0%
35 to 44	3,183	13.3%
45 to 54	3,782	15.8%
55 to 64	2,947	12.3%
65 to 74	2,172	9.1%
75 and over	1,635	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,195	55.0%
Black or African American	389	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	44	0.2%
Asian	832	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	186	0.8%
Two or more races	197	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,139	38.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.4%

High school graduate26.4%

Some college or associate's32.7%

Bachelor's degree17.3%

Graduate or professional degree12.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,948	11.4%
High school graduate	4,503	26.4%
Some college or associate's	5,583	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	2,946	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2,094	12.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone72.8%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit6.8%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home10.3%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,515	72.8%
Carpooled	792	6.8%
Public transit	800	6.8%
Walked	209	1.8%
Bicycle	45	0.4%
Worked from home	1,199	10.3%
Other means	129	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,272	12.1%
15 to 29 min	2,965	28.3%
30 to 44 min	3,138	29.9%
45 to 59 min	1,829	17.4%
60+ min	1,286	12.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 6.7% (1,596 of 23,751)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,980	65.8%
Nonfamily households	3,114	34.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,094	93.4%
Vacant	647	6.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,673	62.4%
Renter-occupied	3,421	37.6%

1-unit, detached51.4%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units15.8%

5 to 19 units19.4%

20 or more units11.3%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,011	51.4%
1-unit, attached	194	2.0%
2 to 4 units	1,541	15.8%
5 to 19 units	1,887	19.4%
20 or more units	1,097	11.3%
Mobile home & other	11	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1723724
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.91 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.9225, -87.8163

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