DuPage County, Illinois

30 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 927,263
Median household income: $110,502
Median home value: $374,100

Home to 927,263 residents, DuPage County is one of Illinois's counties. 30 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $110,502 is above the Illinois median ($81,702).

From 2019 to 2023, DuPage County's population held roughly steady from 929,060 to 927,263, while its median household income rose 19.1% from $92,809 to $110,502.

The median resident is 40.0 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 927,263
Median age: 40.0 yrs
Median household income: $110,502
Median home value: $374,100
Median gross rent: $1,628
Housing units: 366,099
Homeownership rate: 73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

929,060927,263

Median household income

$92,809$110,502

Median home value

$308,500$374,100

Median gross rent

$1,316$1,628

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	929,060	$92,809	$308,500	$1,316
2020	926,005	$94,930	$315,600	$1,365
2021	934,094	$100,292	$324,900	$1,433
2022	930,559	$107,035	$361,700	$1,551
2023	927,263	$110,502	$374,100	$1,628

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	52,102	5.6%
5 to 17	155,472	16.8%
18 to 24	76,913	8.3%
25 to 34	114,213	12.3%
35 to 44	125,786	13.6%
45 to 54	119,617	12.9%
55 to 64	127,025	13.7%
65 to 74	93,703	10.1%
75 and over	62,432	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	585,489	63.1%
Black or African American	45,002	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	384	0.0%
Asian	116,584	12.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	201	0.0%
Some other race	3,727	0.4%
Two or more races	29,883	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	145,993	15.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.8%

High school graduate18.1%

Some college or associate's23.6%

Bachelor's degree30.5%

Graduate or professional degree21.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	43,772	6.8%
High school graduate	116,324	18.1%
Some college or associate's	151,992	23.6%
Bachelor's degree	195,975	30.5%
Graduate or professional degree	134,713	21.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone66.5%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit4.5%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home19.4%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	316,728	66.5%
Carpooled	32,258	6.8%
Public transit	21,513	4.5%
Walked	6,631	1.4%
Bicycle	1,137	0.2%
Worked from home	92,638	19.4%
Other means	5,517	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	90,567	23.6%
15 to 29 min	132,903	34.6%
30 to 44 min	84,558	22.0%
45 to 59 min	36,239	9.4%
60+ min	39,517	10.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 6.4% (58,877 of 914,576)

	Count	Share
Family households	244,074	69.8%
Nonfamily households	105,423	30.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	349,497	95.5%
Vacant	16,602	4.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	255,581	73.1%
Renter-occupied	93,916	26.9%

1-unit, detached58.4%

1-unit, attached12.0%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units12.5%

20 or more units12.1%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	213,940	58.4%
1-unit, attached	44,034	12.0%
2 to 4 units	16,851	4.6%
5 to 19 units	45,809	12.5%
20 or more units	44,236	12.1%
Mobile home & other	1,229	0.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 17043
State: Illinois
Land area: 328 sq mi
Water area: 8.54 sq mi
Center point: 41.8521, -88.0860

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