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Des Plaines, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $312,073 (it was $174,800 in 2000)
Des Plaines:

$312,073
Illinois:

$251,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $243,047 - $379,657

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $342,053
Here:

$342,053
State:

$310,164

Townhouses or other attached units: $318,047
Here:

$318,047
State:

$286,230

In 2-unit structures: $101,817
Here:

$101,817
State:

$299,638

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $253,728
Here:

$253,728
State:

$330,907

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $191,562
Here:

$191,562
State:

$318,887

Mobile homes: $36,342
Here:

$36,342
State:

$78,855

Total population: 58,947 (Urban population: 58,695, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 24,247 (22,984 occupied: 18,385 owner occupied, 4,991 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

21%
State:

33%

Housing density: 1,681 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $195,622.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,160 (lower quartile is $923, upper quartile is $1,716)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,641


Median gross rent in Des Plaines, IL in 2022: $1,294

Housing units in Des Plaines with a mortgage: 11,229 (937 second mortgage, 67 home equity loan, 660 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 533

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $108,734

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $75,126

Median monthly housing costs: $1,458

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Des Plaines, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1964

Median year apartment built: 1977

Household type by relationship:

Households: 58,752
  • Male householders: 11,438 (2,776 living alone), Female householders: 10,940 (3,656 living alone)
  • 11,324 spouses (11,246 opposite-sex spouses), 1,262 unmarried partners, (1,240 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 17,063 children (16,501 natural, 191 adopted, 370 stepchildren), 1,218 grandchildren, 528 brothers or sisters, 1,763 parents, 21 foster children, 1,038 other relatives, 1,080 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,072

Size of family households: 6,273 2-persons, 3,642 3-persons, 3,250 4-persons, 1,346 5-persons, 477 6-persons, 296 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,911 1-person, 903 2-persons, 72 3-persons, 47 4-persons, 27 5-persons.

7,782 married couples with children.
2,477 single-parent households (870 men, 1,607 women).

54.9% of residents of Des Plaines speak English at home.
15.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
21.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
7.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other language at home (65% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 18,384 (31.3%)
(67.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.9
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.9
State:

4.1

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Des Plaines, Illinois
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Des Plaines, Illinois
  • 56no bedroom
  • 8951 bedroom
  • 4,5502 bedrooms
  • 8,8873 bedrooms
  • 3,2604 bedrooms
  • 7365+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Des Plaines, Illinois
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Des Plaines, Illinois
  • 372no bedroom
  • 1,7791 bedroom
  • 1,5002 bedrooms
  • 1,1743 bedrooms
  • 1304 bedrooms
  • 375+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Des Plaines in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Des Plaines in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 705no vehicle
  • 6,0051 vehicle
  • 7,7062 vehicles
  • 2,8633 vehicles
  • 8144 vehicles
  • 2935+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Des Plaines in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Des Plaines in renter-occupied apartments
  • 541no vehicle
  • 2,5211 vehicle
  • 1,4782 vehicles
  • 3453 vehicles
  • 804 vehicles
  • 275+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Des Plaines, Illinois
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Des Plaines, Illinois
  • 431 room
  • 1312 rooms
  • 8893 rooms
  • 2,3124 rooms
  • 4,2255 rooms
  • 4,0366 rooms
  • 2,5247 rooms
  • 1,9598 rooms
  • 2,2689+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Des Plaines, Illinois
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Des Plaines, Illinois
  • 3551 room
  • 3852 rooms
  • 1,1923 rooms
  • 1,1934 rooms
  • 8685 rooms
  • 6156 rooms
  • 2197 rooms
  • 798 rooms
  • 869+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Des Plaines, IL
Des Plaines city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Des Plaines, IL household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Des Plaines, IL in 2022
  • 1,056Less than $10,000
  • 960$10,000 to $19,999
  • 1,458$20,000 to $29,999
  • 1,239$30,000 to $39,999
  • 1,586$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,533$50,000 to $59,999
  • 2,525$60,000 to $74,999
  • 2,894$75,000 to $99,999
  • 3,070$100,000 to $124,999
  • 2,077$125,000 to $149,999
  • 2,616$150,000 to $199,999
  • 2,333$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Des Plaines, IL

  • Distribution of house value in Des Plaines, IL in 2022
  • 180Less than $10,000
  • 154$10,000 to $14,999
  • 22$15,000 to $19,999
  • 95$20,000 to $24,999
  • 78$25,000 to $29,999
  • 116$30,000 to $34,999
  • 24$35,000 to $39,999
  • 56$40,000 to $49,999
  • 4$50,000 to $59,999
  • 83$70,000 to $79,999
  • 53$80,000 to $89,999
  • 80$90,000 to $99,999
  • 340$100,000 to $124,999
  • 281$125,000 to $149,999
  • 335$150,000 to $174,999
  • 618$175,000 to $199,999
  • 2,658$200,000 to $249,999
  • 3,644$250,000 to $299,999
  • 6,762$300,000 to $399,999
  • 2,190$400,000 to $499,999
  • 908$500,000 to $749,999
  • 105$750,000 to $999,999
  • 15$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 54$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Des Plaines, IL

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Des Plaines, IL in 2022
  • 98$150 to $199
  • 94$200 to $249
  • 27$250 to $299
  • 22$300 to $349
  • 63$350 to $399
  • 33$450 to $499
  • 31$500 to $549
  • 31$550 to $599
  • 48$600 to $649
  • 41$650 to $699
  • 74$700 to $749
  • 72$750 to $799
  • 294$800 to $899
  • 906$900 to $999
  • 814$1,000 to $1,249
  • 475$1,250 to $1,499
  • 1,020$1,500 to $1,999
  • 490$2,000 to $2,499
  • 78$2,500 to $2,999
  • 30$3,000 to $3,499
  • 210No cash rent
Work and jobs in Des Plaines: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 86.3%
Number of people working at home: 4,119 (13.6% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 401
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,755
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 2,251
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 4,036
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 3,923
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,998
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 4,051
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 907
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,395
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 2,211
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 2,256
  • 90 or more minutes: 617
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Des Plaines

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 28,625 (73.6%)
  • Carpooled: 4,220 (10.8%)
  • Bus: 553 (1.4%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 220 (0.6%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 140 (0.4%)
  • Taxi: 386 (1.0%)
  • Bicycle: 140 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 581 (1.5%)
  • Worked at home: 4,119 (10.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 4.1%Males
  • 2.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 0.3%Males
  • 12.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 2.2%Males
  • 3.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 13.7%Males
  • 0.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 0.3%Males
  • 0.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 6.2%Males
  • 1.7%Females
Races in Des Plaines detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Des Plaines, Illinois
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Des Plaines, Illinois
  • 4,2172010 or later
  • 3,9632000 to 2009
  • 4,4481990 to 1999
  • 3,8481980 to 1989
  • 2,3341970 to 1979
  • 2,959Before 1970
Ancestries in Des Plaines, IL

First ancestries reported:

  • Polish: 5,422 (16.6%)
  • German: 2,072 (6.3%)
  • Italian: 1,285 (3.9%)
  • Irish: 1,189 (3.6%)
  • American: 956 (2.9%)
  • Greek: 687 (2.1%)
  • Romanian: 638 (2.0%)
  • Bulgarian: 568 (1.7%)
  • European: 534 (1.6%)
  • English: 525 (1.6%)
  • Ukrainian: 465 (1.4%)
  • Yugoslavian: 422 (1.3%)
  • Iraqi: 351 (1.1%)
  • Serbian: 264 (0.8%)
  • Russian: 255 (0.8%)
  • Assyrian: 254 (0.8%)
  • Swedish: 188 (0.6%)
  • Haitian: 169 (0.5%)
  • Czech: 158 (0.5%)
  • Jamaican: 141 (0.4%)
  • Nigerian: 105 (0.3%)
  • Arab: 87 (0.3%)
  • Slovak: 87 (0.3%)
  • Croatian: 80 (0.2%)
  • Albanian: 79 (0.2%)
  • Austrian: 67 (0.2%)
  • Eastern European: 66 (0.2%)
  • African: 65 (0.2%)
  • Macedonian: 58 (0.2%)
  • Scandinavian: 57 (0.2%)
  • Norwegian: 56 (0.2%)
  • Dutch: 54 (0.2%)
  • Lithuanian: 51 (0.2%)
  • Northern European: 51 (0.2%)
  • Lebanese: 46 (0.1%)
  • French: 45 (0.1%)
  • Scottish: 44 (0.1%)
  • Slavic: 43 (0.1%)
  • Syrian: 41 (0.1%)
  • Ugandan: 39 (0.1%)
  • Slovene: 35 (0.1%)
  • Armenian: 30 (0.09%)
  • Palestinian: 27 (0.08%)
  • Iranian: 26 (0.08%)
  • British: 25 (0.08%)
  • Swiss: 25 (0.08%)
  • Hungarian: 21 (0.06%)
  • Luxembourger: 17 (0.05%)
  • Finnish: 17 (0.05%)
  • Latvian: 15 (0.05%)
  • Turkish: 14 (0.04%)
  • Canadian: 12 (0.04%)
  • French Canadian: 10 (0.03%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 10 (0.03%)
  • Moroccan: 10 (0.03%)
  • New Zealander: 9 (0.03%)
  • Egyptian: 6 (0.02%)
  • Danish: 5 (0.02%)
  • Belgian: 4 (0.01%)
  • Jordanian: 3 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Des Plaines:

19.2% (3,536)
Illinois:

34.7% (626,958)

India
Des Plaines:

17.8% (3,273)
Illinois:

9.2% (166,409)

Poland
Des Plaines:

13.9% (2,559)
Illinois:

6.9% (124,474)

Philippines
Des Plaines:

7.2% (1,319)
Illinois:

5.2% (93,003)

Bulgaria
Des Plaines:

3.9% (712)
Illinois:

0.8% (14,165)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Des Plaines:

2.9% (539)
Illinois:

0.6% (10,776)

Korea
Des Plaines:

2.2% (411)
Illinois:

2.2% (40,393)

Ukraine
Des Plaines:

2.1% (395)
Illinois:

1.6% (29,316)

Romania
Des Plaines:

2.1% (384)
Illinois:

0.8% (14,736)

Iraq
Des Plaines:

1.8% (339)
Illinois:

0.7% (13,214)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 34,415
  • Other state: 5,183
  • Northeast: 1,249
  • Midwest: 2,319
  • South: 1,068
  • West: 597

91.4% of Des Plaines residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44.1% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 44.1% lived in Illinois.


Des Plaines:

91.4%
State average:

88.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 924
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 51
  • 5th and 6th grade: 339
  • 7th and 8th grade: 250
  • 9th grade: 318
  • 10th grade: 168
  • 11th grade: 156
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 440
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,642
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,183
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,759
  • Associate degree: 1,554
  • Bachelor's degree: 4,985
  • Master's degree: 2,232
  • Professional school degree: 651
  • Doctorate degree: 121
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 832
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 151
  • 5th and 6th grade: 331
  • 7th and 8th grade: 456
  • 9th grade: 129
  • 10th grade: 99
  • 11th grade: 170
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 382
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,488
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,293
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,911
  • Associate degree: 2,194
  • Bachelor's degree: 5,397
  • Master's degree: 2,672
  • Professional school degree: 617
  • Doctorate degree: 141
Educational Attainment for Females
Des Plaines marital status for males
Des Plaines marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 14,162
  • One, attached: 1,781
  • Two: 267
  • 3 or 4: 594
  • 5 to 9: 772
  • 10 to 19: 1,007
  • 20 to 49: 2,414
  • 50 or more: 2,703
  • Mobile homes: 545

Median worth of mobile homes: $14,964

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.3%

House/condo owner moved in on average 15 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Des Plaines
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Des Plaines, IL
  • 87.5%Utility gas
  • 10.0%Electricity
  • 0.9%Other fuel
  • 0.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Wood
  • 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Des Plaines, IL
  • 66.0%Utility gas
  • 29.9%Electricity
  • 1.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.5%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.2%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Coal or coke
  • 0.1%Solar energy

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 807
Here:

14.7%
Illinois:

13.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 212
Here:

7.6%
Illinois:

9.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 618
Here:

25.6%
Illinois:

27.4%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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