What is the population of Downers Grove, Illinois?

The population of Downers Grove, Illinois is 50,363.

What is the median household income in Downers Grove, Illinois?

The median household income in Downers Grove, Illinois is $112,966, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Downers Grove, Illinois is $467,459, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Downers Grove, Illinois is 4.5%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health A

Income A

Education A+

Metric	Downers Grove	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Population	50,363	12,497,595	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	3402.6	215.8	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.41%	-0.18%	0.57%
Median age	43.2	37.3	37.1
Households	20,829	5,000,691	128,459,983

Year	Downers Grove

Group	Share

Downers Grove has a the economy index of A, which means it is very prosperous.

Metric	Downers Grove	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$112,966	$82,179	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.45%	4.78%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	5.8%	5.2%

Metric	Downers Grove	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$467,459	$162,405	$242,182
Median rent	$1,505	$1,226	$1,342
Homeownership rate	74.3%	66.8%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM .

Metric	Downers Grove	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	23.9	23.8	22.5
Work from home	22.1%	14.0%	13.4%

Downers Grove has a education index of A+, which means it is exceptionally educated.

Metric	Downers Grove	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.0%	34.1%	31.6%
Average household size	2.45	2.48	2.54

Downers Grove has a health index of A, which means it is very healthy.

Metric	Downers Grove	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	80.8	77.9	78.3
Self-rated poor health	9.4%	15.6%	16.3%
Smokers	11.4%	19.2%	19.0%