Glen Ellyn, IL

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2022 Population

28,304

0.709% 1-year decline

2022 Median Age

41.6

1.22% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

5.68%

10.9% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$128,132

2.71% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$516,600

11.3% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

13,258

1.74% 1-year decline

About

In 2022, Glen Ellyn, IL had a population of 28.3k people with a median age of 41.6 and a median household income of $128,132. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Glen Ellyn, IL declined from 28,506 to 28,304, a −0.709% decrease and its median household income grew from $124,754 to $128,132, a 2.71% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Glen Ellyn, IL are White (Non-Hispanic) (79.5%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (8.97%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.96%), White (Hispanic) (2.9%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.73%).

None of the households in Glen Ellyn, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.6% of the residents in Glen Ellyn, IL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Glen Ellyn, IL are College of DuPage (2,944 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Glen Ellyn, IL was $516,600, and the homeownership rate was 77.9%.

Most people in Glen Ellyn, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Glen Ellyn, IL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Glen Ellyn, IL is home to a population of 28.3k people, from which 97.6% are citizens. As of 2022, 11.1% of Glen Ellyn, IL residents were born outside of the country (3.14k people).

In 2022, there were 8.86 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (22.5k people) in Glen Ellyn, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.54k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 839 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.6%

2022 Citizenship

97.6%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 97.6% of Glen Ellyn, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Glen Ellyn, IL was 97.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Glen Ellyn, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Glen Ellyn, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
22.5k ± 828
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
2.54k ± 617
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
839 ± 269

5.45%

Hispanic Population

1.54k people

5.45% of the people in Glen Ellyn, IL are hispanic (1.54k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Glen Ellyn, IL as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

11.1%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

3.14k people

10.4%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

2.97k people

As of 2022, 11.1% of Glen Ellyn, IL residents (3.14k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Glen Ellyn, IL was 10.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Glen Ellyn, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
531 ± 251
Gulf War (1990s)
128 ± 67
Korea
80 ± 50

Glen Ellyn, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.15 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Glen Ellyn, IL employs 13.3k people. The largest industries in Glen Ellyn, IL are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,133 people), Manufacturing (1,684 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,552 people), and the highest paying industries are Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($165,000), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($162,639), and Wholesale Trade ($153,500).

Employment

Occupations

13.3k

2022 Value

± 794

−1.74%

1 Year decline

± 8.53%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Glen Ellyn, IL declined at a rate of −1.74%, from 13.5k employees to 13.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Glen Ellyn, IL, are Management Occupations (2,137 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,912 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (1,587 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Glen Ellyn, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

13.3k

2022 Value

± 794

−1.74%

1 Year decline

± 8.53%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Glen Ellyn, IL declined at a rate of −1.74%, from 13.5k employees to 13.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Glen Ellyn, IL, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,133 people), Manufacturing (1,684 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,552 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Glen Ellyn, IL, though some of these residents may live in Glen Ellyn, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$106,081

Median earning men ± $9,509

$50,726

Median earning women ± $4,778

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($186,750), Wholesale Trade ($155,602), and Information ($153,555).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Wholesale Trade ($114,375), Information ($81,136), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($77,171).

Civics

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Education

In 2022, universities in Glen Ellyn, IL awarded 2,944 degrees. The student population of Glen Ellyn, IL in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 10,044 male students and 11,895 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Glen Ellyn, IL are White (1,538 and 53%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (688 and 23.7%), Asian (330 and 11.4%), and Black or African American (179 and 6.17%).

The largest universities in Glen Ellyn, IL by number of degrees awarded are College of DuPage (2,944 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Glen Ellyn, IL are Liberal Arts & Sciences (702 and 23.8%), Biological & Physical Sciences (258 and 8.76%), and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT Paramedic) (211 and 7.17%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 21,939 students enrolled in Glen Ellyn, IL, 45.8% men and 54.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 9,883 records, of which 50.9% were women and 49.1% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
702 degrees awarded
Biological & Physical Sciences
258 degrees awarded
General Studies
119 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Glen Ellyn, IL was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 702 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Glen Ellyn, IL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

College of DuPage

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

2,944 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was College of DuPage with 2,944 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 1,216 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Glen Ellyn, IL, which is 0.704 times less than the 1,728 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,538 degrees mean that there were 2.24 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 688 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($8,910) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($900) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,400) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.01% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.62M), Some college (2.15M), and Bachelors Degree (2.1M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Glen Ellyn, IL was $516,600 in 2022, which is 1.83 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $464,300 to $516,600, a 11.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Glen Ellyn, IL is 77.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Glen Ellyn, IL have an average commute time of 30.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Glen Ellyn, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Glen Ellyn, IL is $128,132. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Glen Ellyn, IL was Census Tract 8420 with a value of $178,167, followed by Census Tract 8423 and Census Tract 8419.01, with respective values of $175,227 and $172,500.

Housing

Property

$516,600

Median Property Value 2022

±$22,936

$8,549

Median Property Taxes

±$484

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Glen Ellyn, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Glen Ellyn, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

77.9%

Homeownership

2022

60.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 77.9% of the housing units in Glen Ellyn, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 78.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Glen Ellyn, IL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 8420
Census Tract 8423
Census Tract 8419.01

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Glen Ellyn, IL was Census Tract 8420 with a value of $178,167, followed by Census Tract 8423 and Census Tract 8419.01, with respective values of $175,227 and $172,500.

The following map shows all of the places in Glen Ellyn, IL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$128,132

Median Household Income

± $11,280

11k

Number of Households

± 710

In 2022, the median household income of the 11k households in Glen Ellyn, IL grew to $128,132 from the previous year's value of $124,754.

The following chart displays the households in Glen Ellyn, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Glen Ellyn, IL is from Glen Ellyn, IL.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Glen Ellyn, IL across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (55.5%)
Worked At Home (26.5%)
Public Transit (8.95%)

In 2022, 55.5% of workers in Glen Ellyn, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (26.5%) and those who used public transit to get to work (8.95%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

30.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Glen Ellyn, IL have a longer commute time (30.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 3.75% of the workforce in Glen Ellyn, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Glen Ellyn, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Glen Ellyn, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Glen Ellyn, IL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.68% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Glen Ellyn, IL (1.6k out of 28.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Glen Ellyn, IL is White, followed by Black and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

97.1% of the population of Glen Ellyn, IL has health coverage, with 65.3% on employee plans, 7.17% on Medicaid, 14.7% on Medicare, 9.76% on non-group plans, and 0.201% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.7% under 18 years, 12.6% between 18 and 34 years, 40.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 19% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

2.93%

Uninsured

65.3%

Employer Coverage

7.17%

Medicaid

14.7%

Medicare

9.76%

Non-Group

0.201%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Glen Ellyn, IL grew by 6.93% from 2.74% to 2.93%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Glen Ellyn, IL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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