Glen Ellyn, IL

Census Place

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2024 Population
28,390
US Senator
Dick Durbin
Democratic Party
US Senator
Tammy Duckworth
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
39.8
3.63% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
6.31%
15.6% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$140,938
5.69% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$544,000
4.09% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
13,453
0.0223% 1-year growth

About

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.

96.7% of the residents in Glen Ellyn, IL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Glen Ellyn, IL are College of DuPage (3,324 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Glen Ellyn, IL was $544,000, and the homeownership rate was 78.3%.

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

United StatesIllinoisDuPage County, ILChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WIDuPage County (East Central)--York Township PUMA, ILDuPage County (Central)--Milton Township PUMA, IL

Population & Diversity

Glen Ellyn, IL is home to a population of 28.4k people, from which 96.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 11.7% of Glen Ellyn, IL residents were born outside of the country (3.32k people).

In 2024, there were 6.89 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (21.3k people) in Glen Ellyn, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.09k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 856 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.7%
2024 Citizenship
96.8%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.7% of Glen Ellyn, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Glen Ellyn, IL was 96.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Glen Ellyn, IL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    21.3k ± 759
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    3.09k ± 552
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    856 ± 316
6.93%
Hispanic Population
1.97k people

In 2024, there were 6.89 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (21.3k people) in Glen Ellyn, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.09k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 856 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

6.93% of the people in Glen Ellyn, IL are hispanic (1.97k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Glen Ellyn, IL as a share of the total population.

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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

11.7%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
3.32k people
11.9%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
3.37k people

As of 2024, 11.7% of Glen Ellyn, IL residents (3.32k 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 Glen Ellyn, IL was 11.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    530 ± 277
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    234 ± 119
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    129 ± 74

Glen Ellyn, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.26 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Glen Ellyn, IL employs 13.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Glen Ellyn, IL were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,157 people), Educational Services (1,527 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,510 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($181,806), Finance & Insurance ($156,012), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($149,318).

Employment

Occupations

13.5k
2024 Value
± 837
0.0223%
1 Year growth
± 8.57%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Glen Ellyn, IL grew at a rate of 0.0223%, from 13.5k employees to 13.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Glen Ellyn, IL, are Management Occupations (2,231 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,718 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (1,556 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Glen Ellyn, IL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

13.5k
2024 Value
± 837
0.0223%
1 Year growth
± 8.57%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Glen Ellyn, IL grew at a rate of 0.0223%, from 13.5k employees to 13.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Glen Ellyn, IL, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,157 people), Educational Services (1,527 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,510 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.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$102,442
Median earning men ± $5,424
$59,353
Median earning women ± $7,368

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($181,667), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($171,800), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($131,008).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($182,083), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($120,000), and Information ($109,583).

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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

Voting results are not available for Glen Ellyn, IL. Showing the available data for Illinois.
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.

The following chart shows elected senators in Illinois over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Glen Ellyn, IL awarded 3,324 degrees. The student population of Glen Ellyn, IL in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 10,745 male students and 12,471 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Glen Ellyn, IL are White (1,706 and 52%), Hispanic or Latino (754 and 23%), Asian (394 and 12%), and Black or African American (213 and 6.49%).

The largest universities in Glen Ellyn, IL by number of degrees awarded are College of DuPage (3,324 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Glen Ellyn, IL are Liberal Arts & Sciences (673 and 20.2%), Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (305 and 9.18%), and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT Paramedic) (274 and 8.24%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 23,216 students enrolled in Glen Ellyn, IL, 46.3% men and 53.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 9,985 records, of which 51.8% were women and 48.2% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    673 degrees awarded
  2. Biological & Physical Sciences
    244 degrees awarded
  3. General Studies
    121 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Glen Ellyn, IL was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 673 degrees awarded.

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

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Universities

Gender
Race
College of DuPage
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
3,324 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was College of DuPage with 3,324 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 1,387 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Glen Ellyn, IL, which is 0.716 times less than the 1,937 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 1,706 degrees mean that there were 2.26 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 754 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($9,510) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($900) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,410) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Glen Ellyn, IL was $544,000 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 $522,600 to $544,000, a 4.09% increase. The homeownership rate in Glen Ellyn, IL is 78.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Glen Ellyn, IL have an average commute time of 29.1 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.

Housing

Property

$544,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$22,404
$8,377
Median Property Taxes
±$493

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.

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Rent vs Own

78.3%
Homeownership
2024
62.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 78.3% of the housing units in Glen Ellyn, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 77.9%.

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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.
$140,938
Median Household Income
± $12,185
10.7k
Number of Households
± 719

In 2024, the median household income of the 10.7k households in Glen Ellyn, IL grew to $140,938 from the previous year's value of $133,346.

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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Glen Ellyn, 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 (51.4%)
  2. Worked At Home (32.8%)
  3. Public Transit (7.88%)

In 2024, 51.4% of workers in Glen Ellyn, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (32.8%) and those who used public transit to get to work (7.88%).

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.

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Commute Time

29.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Glen Ellyn, IL have a longer commute time (29.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.54% of the workforce in Glen Ellyn, 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 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.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.31% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Glen Ellyn, IL (1.79k 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 Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 65 - 74.

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.

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Health

97.4% of the population of Glen Ellyn, IL has health coverage, with 63.2% on employee plans, 8.98% on Medicaid, 14.6% on Medicare, 9.95% on non-group plans, and 0.624% 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, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.2% under 18 years, 14.3% between 18 and 34 years, 38.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

2.58%
Uninsured
63.2%
Employer Coverage
8.98%
Medicaid
14.6%
Medicare
9.95%
Non-Group
0.624%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Glen Ellyn, IL declined by 8.05% from 2.81% to 2.58%.

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