Glen Ellyn

Population: 28,270
Median household income: $133,346
Median home value: $522,600

Glen Ellyn, a community in DuPage County, Illinois, has 28,270 residents. Its median household income of $133,346 runs above the DuPage County figure of $110,502.

From 2019 to 2023, Glen Ellyn's population grew 1.5% from 27,855 to 28,270, while its median home value rose 15.1% from $453,900 to $522,600.

The median gross rent is $1,326. 68.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28,270
Median age: 41.3 yrs
Median household income: $133,346
Median home value: $522,600
Median gross rent: $1,326
Housing units: 11,330
Homeownership rate: 77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 68.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

27,85528,270

Median household income

$110,678$133,346

Median home value

$453,900$522,600

Median gross rent

$1,106$1,326

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	27,855	$110,678	$453,900	$1,106
2020	27,741	$118,208	$465,200	$1,109
2021	28,506	$124,754	$464,300	$1,162
2022	28,304	$128,132	$516,600	$1,223
2023	28,270	$133,346	$522,600	$1,326

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 348.3%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,998	7.1%
5 to 17	5,249	18.6%
18 to 24	1,980	7.0%
25 to 34	2,350	8.3%
35 to 44	4,022	14.2%
45 to 54	3,772	13.3%
55 to 64	3,651	12.9%
65 to 74	2,961	10.5%
75 and over	2,287	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,276	75.3%
Black or African American	913	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.0%
Asian	2,973	10.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8	0.0%
Some other race	41	0.1%
Two or more races	960	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,087	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.8%

High school graduate10.8%

Some college or associate's17.1%

Bachelor's degree37.1%

Graduate or professional degree31.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	728	3.8%
High school graduate	2,050	10.8%
Some college or associate's	3,257	17.1%
Bachelor's degree	7,057	37.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5,951	31.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone55.6%

Carpooled4.1%

Public transit8.1%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home28.2%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,393	55.6%
Carpooled	541	4.1%
Public transit	1,084	8.1%
Walked	381	2.9%
Bicycle	82	0.6%
Worked from home	3,757	28.2%
Other means	64	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,646	27.7%
15 to 29 min	2,601	27.2%
30 to 44 min	1,961	20.5%
45 to 59 min	900	9.4%
60+ min	1,437	15.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 5.5% (1,540 of 28,221)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,704	71.1%
Nonfamily households	3,129	28.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,833	95.6%
Vacant	497	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,439	77.9%
Renter-occupied	2,394	22.1%

1-unit, detached62.1%

1-unit, attached8.4%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units9.1%

20 or more units17.2%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,034	62.1%
1-unit, attached	948	8.4%
2 to 4 units	354	3.1%
5 to 19 units	1,033	9.1%
20 or more units	1,952	17.2%
Mobile home & other	9	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1729756
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 6.97 sq mi
Water area: 0.16 sq mi
Center point: 41.8667, -88.0627