Elmhurst

Population: 45,538
Median household income: $145,374
Median home value: $532,800

Located in DuPage County, Illinois, Elmhurst is a community with a population of 45,538. The median household income of $145,374 is above the DuPage County median ($110,502).

From 2019 to 2023, Elmhurst's population declined 2.0% from 46,463 to 45,538, while its median home value rose 23.2% from $432,600 to $532,800.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.2% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 77.6% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 45,538
Median age: 41.6 yrs
Median household income: $145,374
Median home value: $532,800
Median gross rent: $1,877
Housing units: 17,732
Homeownership rate: 79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 63.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

46,46345,538

Median household income

$118,609$145,374

Median home value

$432,600$532,800

Median gross rent

$1,497$1,877

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	46,463	$118,609	$432,600	$1,497
2020	46,571	$123,869	$442,400	$1,490
2021	45,661	$128,355	$458,700	$1,620
2022	45,648	$143,492	$516,900	$1,843
2023	45,538	$145,374	$532,800	$1,877

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,977	6.5%
5 to 17	8,274	18.2%
18 to 24	3,280	7.2%
25 to 34	4,165	9.1%
35 to 44	6,108	13.4%
45 to 54	5,939	13.0%
55 to 64	6,379	14.0%
65 to 74	4,905	10.8%
75 and over	3,511	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	35,353	77.6%
Black or African American	829	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.0%
Asian	3,039	6.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	88	0.2%
Two or more races	1,637	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,588	10.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.5%

High school graduate12.7%

Some college or associate's20.8%

Bachelor's degree34.4%

Graduate or professional degree28.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,086	3.5%
High school graduate	3,946	12.7%
Some college or associate's	6,437	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	10,674	34.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8,864	28.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone61.3%

Carpooled4.1%

Public transit8.2%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home23.1%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,571	61.3%
Carpooled	909	4.1%
Public transit	1,822	8.2%
Walked	500	2.3%
Bicycle	25	0.1%
Worked from home	5,107	23.1%
Other means	210	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,068	23.9%
15 to 29 min	5,523	32.4%
30 to 44 min	3,605	21.2%
45 to 59 min	1,928	11.3%
60+ min	1,913	11.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 3.5% (1,539 of 44,172)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,101	71.8%
Nonfamily households	4,762	28.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,863	95.1%
Vacant	869	4.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,445	79.7%
Renter-occupied	3,418	20.3%

1-unit, detached72.9%

1-unit, attached4.0%

2 to 4 units2.2%

5 to 19 units4.4%

20 or more units16.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,918	72.9%
1-unit, attached	707	4.0%
2 to 4 units	390	2.2%
5 to 19 units	784	4.4%
20 or more units	2,932	16.5%
Mobile home & other	1	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1723620
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 10 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 41.8970, -87.9437