Elmhurst, IL

Census Place

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2024 Population
45,671
US Senator
Dick Durbin
Democratic Party
US Senator
Tammy Duckworth
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
42
0.962% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
3.28%
5.92% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$149,644
2.94% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$545,400
2.36% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
22,787
1.45% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Elmhurst, 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.

97.2% of the residents in Elmhurst, IL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Elmhurst, IL are Elmhurst University (1,169 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Elmhurst, IL was $545,400, and the homeownership rate was 79.9%.

Most people in Elmhurst, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Elmhurst, IL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Elmhurst, IL is home to a population of 45.7k people, from which 97.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 10.9% of Elmhurst, IL residents were born outside of the country (4.99k people).

In 2024, there were 9.79 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (34.7k people) in Elmhurst, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.55k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 2.68k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.2%
2024 Citizenship
97.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.2% of Elmhurst, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Elmhurst, IL was 97.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Elmhurst, IL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    34.7k ± 1.05k
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    3.55k ± 702
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    2.68k ± 555
10.4%
Hispanic Population
4.77k people

In 2024, there were 9.79 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (34.7k people) in Elmhurst, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.55k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 2.68k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

10.4% of the people in Elmhurst, IL are hispanic (4.77k people).

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    633,244 ± 19,044 people
  2. India
    161,770 ± 9,812 people
  3. Poland
    119,556 ± 8,449 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 633,244 Illinois residents, followed by India with 161,770 and Poland with 119,556.

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Foreign-Born Population

10.9%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
4.99k people
10.3%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
4.68k people

As of 2024, 10.9% of Elmhurst, IL residents (4.99k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Elmhurst, IL was 10.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    597 ± 162
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    349 ± 237
  3. Korea
    93 ± 52

Elmhurst, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.71 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Elmhurst, IL employs 22.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Elmhurst, IL were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (3,250 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,126 people), and Educational Services (2,631 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($213,125), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($208,393), and Finance & Insurance ($162,022).

Employment

Occupations

22.8k
2024 Value
± 1,082
1.45%
1 Year growth
± 6.58%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Elmhurst, IL grew at a rate of 1.45%, from 22.5k employees to 22.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Elmhurst, IL, are Management Occupations (4,123 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (2,466 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (2,298 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Elmhurst, IL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

22.8k
2024 Value
± 1,082
1.45%
1 Year growth
± 6.58%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Elmhurst, IL grew at a rate of 1.45%, from 22.5k employees to 22.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Elmhurst, IL, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (3,250 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,126 people), and Educational Services (2,631 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Elmhurst, IL, though some of these residents may live in Elmhurst, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$109,731
Median earning men ± $8,799
$70,141
Median earning women ± $7,476

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($172,300), Public Administration ($124,265), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($122,454).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($106,875), Wholesale Trade ($106,404), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($103,382).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.47%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.47% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Illinois.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing the state of Illinois. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (54.4%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (43.5%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.43%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Illinois for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Illinois

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Dick Durbin
Senator from Illinois2
Assumed office on January 3, 1997
Tammy Duckworth
Senator from Illinois3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing Illinois.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Elmhurst, IL awarded 1,169 degrees. The student population of Elmhurst, IL in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,486 male students and 2,420 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Elmhurst, IL are White (614 and 54.2%), Hispanic or Latino (268 and 23.7%), Unknown (84 and 7.42%), and Asian (76 and 6.71%).

The largest universities in Elmhurst, IL by number of degrees awarded are Elmhurst University (1,169 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Elmhurst, IL are Registered Nursing (156 and 13.3%), General Business Administration & Management (115 and 9.84%), and General Psychology (88 and 7.53%).

The median tuition cost in Elmhurst, IL for private four year colleges is $41,258.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Elmhurst, IL, the percentage of applicants admitted was 75.7%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 12.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 3,906 (38% men and 62% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 3,906 students enrolled in Elmhurst, IL, 38% men and 62% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,853 records, of which 62% were women and 38% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Business Administration & Management
    49 degrees awarded
  2. Registered Nursing
    114 degrees awarded
  3. General Psychology
    88 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Elmhurst, IL was General Business Administration & Management with 49 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Elmhurst University
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
1,169 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Elmhurst University with 1,169 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 398 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Elmhurst, IL, which is 0.516 times less than the 771 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 614 degrees mean that there were 2.29 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 268 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($41,258) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($370) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Elmhurst, IL was $545,400 in 2024, which is 1.64 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $532,800 to $545,400, a 2.36% increase. The homeownership rate in Elmhurst, IL is 79.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Elmhurst, IL have an average commute time of 29.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Elmhurst, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$545,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$27,699
$13,420
Median Property Taxes
±$528

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 Elmhurst, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

79.9%
Homeownership
2024
58%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 79.9% of the housing units in Elmhurst, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 79.7%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$149,644
Median Household Income
± $10,307
16.8k
Number of Households
± 853

In 2024, the median household income of the 16.8k households in Elmhurst, IL grew to $149,644 from the previous year's value of $145,374.

The following chart displays the households in Elmhurst, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Elmhurst, IL is from Illinois.
0.474
2023 Wage GINI in Illinois
0.477
2022 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2023, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.554% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (57.4%)
  2. Worked At Home (26.5%)
  3. Public Transit (8.61%)

In 2024, 57.4% of workers in Elmhurst, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (26.5%) and those who used public transit to get to work (8.61%).

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Commute Time

29.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Elmhurst, IL have a longer commute time (29.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.9% of the workforce in Elmhurst, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.28% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Elmhurst, IL (1.45k out of 44.2k 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 Females 75+, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 18 - 24.

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

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.

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Health

97.2% of the population of Elmhurst, IL has health coverage, with 70.2% on employee plans, 3.41% on Medicaid, 15% on Medicare, 7.44% on non-group plans, and 1.13% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Illinois see 1,264 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,264 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1189 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 297 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.6% under 18 years, 15.8% between 18 and 34 years, 40.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

2.81%
Uninsured
70.2%
Employer Coverage
3.41%
Medicaid
15%
Medicare
7.44%
Non-Group
1.13%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Elmhurst, IL declined by 3.45% from 2.91% to 2.81%.

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