Willowbrook

Population: 9,138
Median household income: $97,861
Median home value: $367,000

Located in DuPage County, Illinois, Willowbrook is a community with a population of 9,138. At $97,861, its median household income sits below DuPage County's $110,502.

Between 2019 and 2023, Willowbrook's population grew 5.4% from 8,673 to 9,138, while its median home value rose 44.1% from $254,700 to $367,000.

The median gross rent is $1,691. 54.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,138
Median age: 46.3 yrs
Median household income: $97,861
Median home value: $367,000
Median gross rent: $1,691
Housing units: 4,472
Homeownership rate: 74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,6739,138

Median household income

$76,997$97,861

Median home value

$254,700$367,000

Median gross rent

$1,585$1,691

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,673	$76,997	$254,700	$1,585
2020	8,610	$86,364	$278,200	$1,639
2021	9,178	$92,202	$282,600	$1,687
2022	9,177	$95,649	$347,200	$1,709
2023	9,138	$97,861	$367,000	$1,691

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1710.1%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7413.3%

75 and over12.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	492	5.4%
5 to 17	926	10.1%
18 to 24	838	9.2%
25 to 34	1,258	13.8%
35 to 44	999	10.9%
45 to 54	1,030	11.3%
55 to 64	1,238	13.5%
65 to 74	1,215	13.3%
75 and over	1,142	12.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,947	65.1%
Black or African American	345	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,654	18.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	276	3.0%
Two or more races	189	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	727	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.4%

High school graduate18.1%

Some college or associate's24.3%

Bachelor's degree28.5%

Graduate or professional degree25.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	237	3.4%
High school graduate	1,248	18.1%
Some college or associate's	1,674	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,962	28.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,761	25.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone78.5%

Carpooled4.9%

Public transit4.8%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.0%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,634	78.5%
Carpooled	227	4.9%
Public transit	222	4.8%
Walked	27	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	462	10.0%
Other means	56	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,020	24.5%
15 to 29 min	1,346	32.3%
30 to 44 min	904	21.7%
45 to 59 min	411	9.9%
60+ min	485	11.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 6.3% (564 of 9,010)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,510	64.2%
Nonfamily households	1,400	35.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,910	87.4%
Vacant	562	12.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,893	74.0%
Renter-occupied	1,017	26.0%

1-unit, detached36.6%

1-unit, attached6.0%

2 to 4 units13.1%

5 to 19 units22.8%

20 or more units21.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,638	36.6%
1-unit, attached	269	6.0%
2 to 4 units	585	13.1%
5 to 19 units	1,019	22.8%
20 or more units	961	21.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1781919
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.58 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 41.7673, -87.9421