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Downers Grove, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $428,760 (it was $195,900 in 2000)
Downers Grove:

$428,760
Illinois:

$251,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $304,813 - $603,311

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $521,238
Here:

$521,238
State:

$310,164

Townhouses or other attached units: $290,001
Here:

$290,001
State:

$286,230

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $287,680
Here:

$287,680
State:

$330,907

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $185,453
Here:

$185,453
State:

$318,887

Total population: 49,715 (Urban population: 48,638, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 21,232 (20,298 occupied: 15,281 owner occupied, 5,038 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

25%
State:

33%

Housing density: 1,490 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $490,073.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,468 (lower quartile is $1,027, upper quartile is $1,855)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,213


Median gross rent in Downers Grove, IL in 2022: $1,473

Housing units in Downers Grove with a mortgage: 9,413 (964 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 769 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 213

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $164,931

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $88,405

Median monthly housing costs: $1,591

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Downers Grove, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1972

Median year apartment built: 1977

Household type by relationship:

Households: 49,477
  • Male householders: 10,356 (2,123 living alone), Female householders: 9,630 (3,677 living alone)
  • 11,076 spouses (11,021 opposite-sex spouses), 1,133 unmarried partners, (1,100 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 14,746 children (14,075 natural, 315 adopted, 355 stepchildren), 450 grandchildren, 211 brothers or sisters, 248 parents, 102 foster children, 404 other relatives, 618 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 497

Size of family households: 6,382 2-persons, 2,722 3-persons, 2,671 4-persons, 1,081 5-persons, 318 6-persons, 112 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,012 1-person, 967 2-persons, 54 3-persons.

8,859 married couples with children.
1,066 single-parent households (347 men, 719 women).

85.7% of residents of Downers Grove speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
7.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
3.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 15% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 5,476 (11.1%)
(61.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.2
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.6
State:

4.1

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Downers Grove, Illinois
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Downers Grove, Illinois
  • 42no bedroom
  • 5821 bedroom
  • 2,6302 bedrooms
  • 5,3393 bedrooms
  • 5,2754 bedrooms
  • 1,4145+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Downers Grove, Illinois
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Downers Grove, Illinois
  • 316no bedroom
  • 2,2401 bedroom
  • 1,5912 bedrooms
  • 7223 bedrooms
  • 1474 bedrooms
  • 235+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Downers Grove in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Downers Grove in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 231no vehicle
  • 4,5811 vehicle
  • 7,3332 vehicles
  • 2,1383 vehicles
  • 8024 vehicles
  • 1965+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Downers Grove in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Downers Grove in renter-occupied apartments
  • 685no vehicle
  • 2,6361 vehicle
  • 1,3652 vehicles
  • 2993 vehicles
  • 84 vehicles
  • 455+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Downers Grove, Illinois
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Downers Grove, Illinois
  • 341 room
  • 552 rooms
  • 5223 rooms
  • 1,4924 rooms
  • 1,5815 rooms
  • 1,7456 rooms
  • 2,7377 rooms
  • 2,8428 rooms
  • 4,2739+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Downers Grove, Illinois
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Downers Grove, Illinois
  • 2901 room
  • 5832 rooms
  • 1,5013 rooms
  • 9664 rooms
  • 8375 rooms
  • 3906 rooms
  • 2257 rooms
  • 1658 rooms
  • 819+ 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 Downers Grove, IL
  • Downers Grove, IL household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Downers Grove, IL in 2022
  • 856Less than $10,000
  • 1,156$10,000 to $19,999
  • 886$20,000 to $29,999
  • 988$30,000 to $39,999
  • 1,125$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,123$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,590$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,737$75,000 to $99,999
  • 1,922$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,339$125,000 to $149,999
  • 2,848$150,000 to $199,999
  • 4,746$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Downers Grove, IL

  • Distribution of house value in Downers Grove, IL in 2022
  • 108Less than $10,000
  • 8$15,000 to $19,999
  • 21$25,000 to $29,999
  • 10$30,000 to $34,999
  • 2$35,000 to $39,999
  • 11$40,000 to $49,999
  • 4$50,000 to $59,999
  • 26$60,000 to $69,999
  • 42$80,000 to $89,999
  • 176$90,000 to $99,999
  • 542$100,000 to $124,999
  • 533$125,000 to $149,999
  • 211$150,000 to $174,999
  • 291$175,000 to $199,999
  • 838$200,000 to $249,999
  • 861$250,000 to $299,999
  • 3,325$300,000 to $399,999
  • 3,239$400,000 to $499,999
  • 3,529$500,000 to $749,999
  • 1,196$750,000 to $999,999
  • 479$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 83$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 82$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Downers Grove, IL

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Downers Grove, IL in 2022
  • 19Less than $100
  • 16$100 to $149
  • 60$150 to $199
  • 27$200 to $249
  • 85$250 to $299
  • 176$300 to $349
  • 136$350 to $399
  • 14$400 to $449
  • 17$450 to $499
  • 75$600 to $649
  • 61$700 to $749
  • 72$750 to $799
  • 80$800 to $899
  • 224$900 to $999
  • 829$1,000 to $1,249
  • 470$1,250 to $1,499
  • 1,425$1,500 to $1,999
  • 391$2,000 to $2,499
  • 60$2,500 to $2,999
  • 91$3,000 to $3,499
  • 203$3,500 or more
  • 159No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 70.2%
Number of people working at home: 6,328 (25.2% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 302
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,348
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 2,522
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 3,192
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 2,292
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,438
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 2,684
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 609
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 873
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 2,060
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,478
  • 90 or more minutes: 234
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Downers Grove

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 30,737 (72.9%)
  • Carpooled: 3,549 (8.4%)
  • Bus: 443 (1.1%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 19 (0.0%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 185 (0.4%)
  • Taxi: 381 (0.9%)
  • Bicycle: 46 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 353 (0.8%)
  • Worked at home: 6,328 (15.0%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 4.2%Males
  • 2.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 3.7%Males
  • 35.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 1.8%Males
  • 1.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 7.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 0.1%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 0.1%Males
  • 1.2%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Downers Grove, Illinois
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Downers Grove, Illinois
  • 1,2702010 or later
  • 1,4342000 to 2009
  • 8971990 to 1999
  • 1,1571980 to 1989
  • 8421970 to 1979
  • 1,013Before 1970
Ancestries in Downers Grove, IL

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 2,227 (11.5%)
  • Polish: 1,986 (10.3%)
  • German: 1,842 (9.5%)
  • American: 1,089 (5.6%)
  • Italian: 984 (5.1%)
  • European: 889 (4.6%)
  • English: 690 (3.6%)
  • Lithuanian: 665 (3.4%)
  • Czech: 495 (2.6%)
  • Romanian: 389 (2.0%)
  • Swedish: 243 (1.3%)
  • Croatian: 196 (1.0%)
  • Ukrainian: 188 (1.0%)
  • Dutch: 183 (0.9%)
  • Greek: 168 (0.9%)
  • Serbian: 146 (0.8%)
  • Norwegian: 137 (0.7%)
  • Eastern European: 136 (0.7%)
  • French: 94 (0.5%)
  • Scottish: 92 (0.5%)
  • Russian: 89 (0.5%)
  • Slovene: 81 (0.4%)
  • Danish: 79 (0.4%)
  • Scandinavian: 75 (0.4%)
  • Albanian: 73 (0.4%)
  • Assyrian: 65 (0.3%)
  • British: 62 (0.3%)
  • Yugoslavian: 57 (0.3%)
  • Ethiopian: 54 (0.3%)
  • Swiss: 54 (0.3%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 49 (0.3%)
  • Egyptian: 47 (0.2%)
  • Slovak: 45 (0.2%)
  • Macedonian: 44 (0.2%)
  • Afghan: 42 (0.2%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 36 (0.2%)
  • Northern European: 35 (0.2%)
  • Hungarian: 31 (0.2%)
  • Ghanaian: 29 (0.2%)
  • Belgian: 28 (0.1%)
  • Turkish: 19 (0.10%)
  • Palestinian: 18 (0.09%)
  • Canadian: 17 (0.09%)
  • Armenian: 16 (0.08%)
  • Celtic: 14 (0.07%)
  • Austrian: 14 (0.07%)
  • West Indian: 12 (0.06%)
  • African: 10 (0.05%)
  • Finnish: 9 (0.05%)
  • Welsh: 9 (0.05%)
  • Iraqi: 8 (0.04%)
  • Bulgarian: 7 (0.04%)
  • Jamaican: 7 (0.04%)
  • Belizean: 1 (0.01%)

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

India
Downers Grove:

17.2% (948)
Illinois:

9.2% (166,409)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Downers Grove:

9.6% (528)
Illinois:

4.1% (74,364)

Mexico
Downers Grove:

9.4% (516)
Illinois:

34.7% (626,958)

Poland
Downers Grove:

7.3% (403)
Illinois:

6.9% (124,474)

Lithuania
Downers Grove:

5.3% (293)
Illinois:

0.6% (10,249)

Philippines
Downers Grove:

4.5% (250)
Illinois:

5.2% (93,003)

Ukraine
Downers Grove:

3.7% (205)
Illinois:

1.6% (29,316)

Romania
Downers Grove:

2.7% (146)
Illinois:

0.8% (14,736)

Italy
Downers Grove:

2.3% (124)
Illinois:

0.9% (15,679)

Korea
Downers Grove:

2.1% (118)
Illinois:

2.2% (40,393)

Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia)
Downers Grove:

1.7% (95)
Illinois:

0.3% (4,741)

Taiwan
Downers Grove:

1.7% (95)
Illinois:

0.5% (8,235)

Guatemala
Downers Grove:

1.7% (91)
Illinois:

1.3% (22,793)

Venezuela
Downers Grove:

1.6% (90)
Illinois:

0.5% (9,688)

Moldova
Downers Grove:

1.6% (90)
Illinois:

0.3% (4,938)

Croatia
Downers Grove:

1.6% (88)
Illinois:

0.2% (3,977)

Greece
Downers Grove:

1.5% (83)
Illinois:

0.6% (10,720)

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

  • This state: 34,537
  • Other state: 8,874
  • Northeast: 1,468
  • Midwest: 4,935
  • South: 1,567
  • West: 941

89.5% of Downers Grove residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33.0% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 82.3% lived in Illinois.


Downers Grove:

89.5%
State average:

88.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 173
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 16
  • 7th and 8th grade: 23
  • 9th grade: 17
  • 10th grade: 63
  • 11th grade: 72
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 178
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,217
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,070
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,544
  • Associate degree: 1,017
  • Bachelor's degree: 6,485
  • Master's degree: 2,849
  • Professional school degree: 916
  • Doctorate degree: 502
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 111
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 19
  • 5th and 6th grade: 38
  • 7th and 8th grade: 283
  • 9th grade: 9
  • 10th grade: 39
  • 11th grade: 145
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 102
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,569
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,041
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,725
  • Associate degree: 1,571
  • Bachelor's degree: 6,026
  • Master's degree: 3,592
  • Professional school degree: 693
  • Doctorate degree: 559
Educational Attainment for Females
Downers Grove marital status for males
Downers Grove marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 13,309
  • One, attached: 1,318
  • Two: 168
  • 3 or 4: 357
  • 5 to 9: 1,135
  • 10 to 19: 1,308
  • 20 to 49: 1,409
  • 50 or more: 2,085
  • Mobile homes: 138
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.8%

House/condo owner moved in on average 13 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Downers Grove
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Downers Grove, IL
  • 87.6%Utility gas
  • 11.2%Electricity
  • 0.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%Other fuel
  • 0.3%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Downers Grove, IL
  • 67.0%Utility gas
  • 27.7%Electricity
  • 1.8%No fuel used
  • 1.5%Other fuel
  • 1.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%Coal or coke

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 914
Here:

19.7%
Illinois:

13.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 228
Here:

8.8%
Illinois:

9.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 515
Here:

30.5%
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