Glendale Heights

Population: 32,864
Median household income: $82,232
Median home value: $249,000

Glendale Heights, a community in DuPage County, Illinois, has 32,864 residents. Its median household income of $82,232 runs below the DuPage County figure of $110,502.

From 2019 to 2023, Glendale Heights's population declined 3.6% from 34,079 to 32,864, while its median home value rose 28.1% from $194,400 to $249,000.

The median resident is 35.5 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 15.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 32,864
Median age: 35.5 yrs
Median household income: $82,232
Median home value: $249,000
Median gross rent: $1,562
Housing units: 11,835
Homeownership rate: 64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

34,07932,864

Median household income

$68,495$82,232

Median home value

$194,400$249,000

Median gross rent

$1,272$1,562

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	34,079	$68,495	$194,400	$1,272
2020	33,863	$70,034	$203,200	$1,316
2021	33,443	$77,582	$208,700	$1,358
2022	33,088	$83,588	$234,700	$1,488
2023	32,864	$82,232	$249,000	$1,562

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 2413.4%

25 to 3415.7%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,808	5.5%
5 to 17	4,926	15.0%
18 to 24	4,389	13.4%
25 to 34	5,152	15.7%
35 to 44	4,232	12.9%
45 to 54	4,073	12.4%
55 to 64	3,807	11.6%
65 to 74	3,169	9.6%
75 and over	1,308	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,731	29.6%
Black or African American	3,806	11.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.1%
Asian	7,892	24.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	46	0.1%
Two or more races	1,042	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10,330	31.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.9%

High school graduate28.6%

Some college or associate's24.4%

Bachelor's degree22.8%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,682	16.9%
High school graduate	6,213	28.6%
Some college or associate's	5,309	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	4,948	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,589	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone71.4%

Carpooled13.8%

Public transit1.5%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.2%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,610	71.4%
Carpooled	2,434	13.8%
Public transit	261	1.5%
Walked	203	1.2%
Bicycle	7	0.0%
Worked from home	1,798	10.2%
Other means	337	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,858	30.6%
15 to 29 min	5,261	33.2%
30 to 44 min	3,516	22.2%
45 to 59 min	977	6.2%
60+ min	1,240	7.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.88
Poverty rate: 9.5% (3,137 of 32,854)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,227	72.2%
Nonfamily households	3,169	27.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,396	96.3%
Vacant	439	3.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,319	64.2%
Renter-occupied	4,077	35.8%

1-unit, detached45.6%

1-unit, attached20.6%

2 to 4 units4.7%

5 to 19 units23.7%

20 or more units5.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,400	45.6%
1-unit, attached	2,434	20.6%
2 to 4 units	551	4.7%
5 to 19 units	2,800	23.7%
20 or more units	650	5.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1729730
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 5.39 sq mi
Water area: 0.14 sq mi
Center point: 41.9189, -88.0781