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Bensenville, IL

18,576 Population
5.5 square miles 3,357.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37 ±2.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 38.4 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in Illinois: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$33,552 ±$2,906 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: $48,107 ±$228
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Illinois: $45,104 ±$196
$78,298 ±$6,339 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: $88,850 ±$436
  • a little less than the amount in Illinois: $81,702 ±$363

8.4% ±3% (1,538  ±548) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 11.1% 1,021,163 (±0.2% / ±15,430)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Illinois: 11.7% 1,454,217 (±0.2% / ±18,530)

26.5 minutes ±2.1 (229,890  ±24,471) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 30.7 119,705,344 (±0.1 / ±621,476)
  • a little less than the figure in Illinois: 28.1 148,440,910 (±0.1 / ±701,124)

Families

6,834 ±366 Number of households
  • the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 3,615,628 ±5,264
  • Illinois: 5,001,904 ±7,673
2.7 ±0.1 (18,359  ±59) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 2.6 9,211,705
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,414,044

5.2% ±2.5% (191  ±95) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 4.9% 110,497 (±0.1% / ±2,994)
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 5% 150,099 (±0.1% / ±3,035)

Housing

7,206 ±395 Number of housing units
  • the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 3,886,535 ±487
  • Illinois: 5,443,501 ±767

$259,300 ±$13,873 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: $301,900 ±$1,331
  • a little higher than the amount in Illinois: $250,500 ±$863

10.5% ±2.8% (1,941  ±516.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 11.3% 1,041,799 (±0.2% / ±14,237.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 11.5% 1,442,284 (±0.1% / ±14,975.1)

Social

79.7% ±5.2% (9,855  ±737.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 89.7% 5,783,224 (±0.3% / ±19,540.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 90.3% 7,887,284 (±0.3% / ±22,684.6)
20.6% ±3.1% (2,545  ±389.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 40.9% 2,636,743 (±0.2% / ±12,175.1)
  • about half the rate in Illinois: 37.2% 3,249,494 (±0.2% / ±13,788.4)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

31.6% ±3.9% (5,871  ±719) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 18.3% 1,710,628
  • more than double the rate in Illinois: 14.5% 1,833,810

2.9% ±0.8% (408  ±115) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 4% 292,113 (±0.1% / ±4,373)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 5% 493,667 (±0.1% / ±4,919)
408 Total veterans ±115 379 Male ±115 29 Female ±22

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