Darien

Population: 21,855
Median household income: $109,354
Median home value: $386,400

Located in DuPage County, Illinois, Darien is a community with a population of 21,855. At $109,354, its median household income sits in line with DuPage County's $110,502.

From 2019 to 2023, Darien's population held roughly steady from 21,884 to 21,855, while its median home value rose 17.1% from $330,000 to $386,400.

The typical home was built around 1978. 3.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 21,855
Median age: 44.8 yrs
Median household income: $109,354
Median home value: $386,400
Median gross rent: $1,671
Housing units: 9,101
Homeownership rate: 78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,88421,855

Median household income

$96,275$109,354

Median home value

$330,000$386,400

Median gross rent

$1,201$1,671

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,884	$96,275	$330,000	$1,201
2020	21,843	$100,771	$336,800	$1,472
2021	22,087	$104,226	$343,100	$1,566
2022	21,953	$110,546	$380,600	$1,719
2023	21,855	$109,354	$386,400	$1,671

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7413.9%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	897	4.1%
5 to 17	3,118	14.3%
18 to 24	1,651	7.6%
25 to 34	2,629	12.0%
35 to 44	2,680	12.3%
45 to 54	2,523	11.5%
55 to 64	3,352	15.3%
65 to 74	3,028	13.9%
75 and over	1,977	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,075	73.6%
Black or African American	598	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.0%
Asian	2,426	11.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	44	0.2%
Two or more races	835	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,871	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate18.0%

Some college or associate's25.4%

Bachelor's degree31.8%

Graduate or professional degree19.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	786	4.9%
High school graduate	2,916	18.0%
Some college or associate's	4,115	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	5,145	31.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3,227	19.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone70.4%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit2.6%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home19.0%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,057	70.4%
Carpooled	697	6.1%
Public transit	301	2.6%
Walked	78	0.7%
Bicycle	6	0.1%
Worked from home	2,172	19.0%
Other means	130	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,664	18.0%
15 to 29 min	3,259	35.2%
30 to 44 min	2,377	25.6%
45 to 59 min	921	9.9%
60+ min	1,048	11.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 3.8% (836 of 21,816)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,344	71.8%
Nonfamily households	2,486	28.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,830	97.0%
Vacant	271	3.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,933	78.5%
Renter-occupied	1,897	21.5%

1-unit, detached60.8%

1-unit, attached15.6%

2 to 4 units5.4%

5 to 19 units8.2%

20 or more units9.6%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,536	60.8%
1-unit, attached	1,421	15.6%
2 to 4 units	492	5.4%
5 to 19 units	748	8.2%
20 or more units	871	9.6%
Mobile home & other	33	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1718628
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.17 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 41.7457, -87.9815