Wood Dale

Population: 13,926
Median household income: $90,408
Median home value: $303,400

Wood Dale, a community in DuPage County, Illinois, has 13,926 residents. Its median household income of $90,408 runs below the DuPage County figure of $110,502.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wood Dale's population held roughly steady from 13,796 to 13,926, while its median home value rose 28.1% from $236,900 to $303,400.

Households average 2.67 people. The median gross rent is $1,652.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,926
Median age: 42.0 yrs
Median household income: $90,408
Median home value: $303,400
Median gross rent: $1,652
Housing units: 5,394
Homeownership rate: 76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,79613,926

Median household income

$70,552$90,408

Median home value

$236,900$303,400

Median gross rent

$1,244$1,652

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,796	$70,552	$236,900	$1,244
2020	13,783	$75,521	$246,300	$1,428
2021	14,034	$80,079	$247,500	$1,550
2022	13,903	$86,441	$280,600	$1,656
2023	13,926	$90,408	$303,400	$1,652

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1714.2%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5414.2%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	784	5.6%
5 to 17	1,972	14.2%
18 to 24	1,401	10.1%
25 to 34	1,521	10.9%
35 to 44	1,815	13.0%
45 to 54	1,981	14.2%
55 to 64	1,772	12.7%
65 to 74	1,553	11.2%
75 and over	1,127	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,761	62.9%
Black or African American	403	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	595	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.1%
Two or more races	184	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,975	28.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.7%

High school graduate33.7%

Some college or associate's30.4%

Bachelor's degree17.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,140	11.7%
High school graduate	3,288	33.7%
Some college or associate's	2,966	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,705	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	670	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone75.6%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit1.2%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home10.6%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,502	75.6%
Carpooled	767	10.5%
Public transit	88	1.2%
Walked	101	1.4%
Bicycle	44	0.6%
Worked from home	772	10.6%
Other means	6	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,559	24.0%
15 to 29 min	2,652	40.7%
30 to 44 min	1,317	20.2%
45 to 59 min	374	5.7%
60+ min	606	9.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.67
Poverty rate: 6.2% (862 of 13,925)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,869	74.3%
Nonfamily households	1,337	25.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,206	96.5%
Vacant	188	3.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,987	76.6%
Renter-occupied	1,219	23.4%

1-unit, detached54.8%

1-unit, attached14.8%

2 to 4 units4.4%

5 to 19 units13.5%

20 or more units9.3%

Mobile home & other3.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,957	54.8%
1-unit, attached	800	14.8%
2 to 4 units	235	4.4%
5 to 19 units	727	13.5%
20 or more units	501	9.3%
Mobile home & other	174	3.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1782985
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.79 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 41.9663, -87.9809