Bensenville

Population: 18,576
Median household income: $78,298
Median home value: $259,300

Bensenville is a community in DuPage County, Illinois, home to 18,576 residents. At $78,298, its median household income sits below DuPage County's $110,502.

From 2019 to 2023, Bensenville's population grew 1.6% from 18,281 to 18,576, while its median home value rose 19.3% from $217,300 to $259,300.

The median resident is 37.0 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,576
Median age: 37.0 yrs
Median household income: $78,298
Median home value: $259,300
Median gross rent: $1,374
Housing units: 7,206
Homeownership rate: 50.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,28118,576

Median household income

$62,756$78,298

Median home value

$217,300$259,300

Median gross rent

$1,128$1,374

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,281	$62,756	$217,300	$1,128
2020	18,273	$64,401	$219,100	$1,134
2021	18,801	$68,532	$227,000	$1,206
2022	18,673	$76,489	$255,700	$1,333
2023	18,576	$78,298	$259,300	$1,374

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,038	5.6%
5 to 17	3,299	17.8%
18 to 24	1,872	10.1%
25 to 34	2,300	12.4%
35 to 44	2,507	13.5%
45 to 54	2,226	12.0%
55 to 64	2,639	14.2%
65 to 74	1,549	8.3%
75 and over	1,146	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,464	40.2%
Black or African American	999	5.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	20	0.1%
Asian	589	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	19	0.1%
Some other race	37	0.2%
Two or more races	209	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,239	49.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.3%

High school graduate30.3%

Some college or associate's28.8%

Bachelor's degree15.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,512	20.3%
High school graduate	3,752	30.3%
Some college or associate's	3,558	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,908	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	637	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone76.2%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit2.4%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home10.0%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,338	76.2%
Carpooled	816	8.5%
Public transit	233	2.4%
Walked	103	1.1%
Bicycle	10	0.1%
Worked from home	963	10.0%
Other means	163	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,019	23.3%
15 to 29 min	3,390	39.1%
30 to 44 min	1,606	18.5%
45 to 59 min	995	11.5%
60+ min	653	7.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 8.4% (1,538 of 18,311)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,359	63.8%
Nonfamily households	2,475	36.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,834	94.8%
Vacant	372	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,473	50.8%
Renter-occupied	3,361	49.2%

1-unit, detached48.9%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units17.9%

20 or more units22.8%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,523	48.9%
1-unit, attached	161	2.2%
2 to 4 units	441	6.1%
5 to 19 units	1,292	17.9%
20 or more units	1,646	22.8%
Mobile home & other	143	2.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1705248
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 5.53 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 41.9580, -87.9438