Census Reporter

Darien, IL

21,884 Population
6.2 square miles 3,527.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.4 ±1.7 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 37.5 ±0.1
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 38.1 ±0.1

Economics

$50,400 ±$3,139 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: $38,157 ±$174
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Illinois: $36,038 ±$146
$96,275 ±$7,263 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: $71,770 ±$337
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Illinois: $65,886 ±$283

5.1% ±1.7% (1,120  ±372) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 11.8% 1,105,111 (±0.1% / ±13,127)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 12.5% 1,557,873 (±0.1% / ±15,279)

32.2 minutes ±2.1 (341,620  ±27,608) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 32 141,608,425 (±0.1 / ±549,149)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 29.2 170,463,115 (±0.1 / ±604,223)

Families

8,857 ±231 Number of households
  • the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 3,514,621 ±7,510
  • Illinois: 4,846,134 ±10,459
2.5 ±0.1 (21,873  ±52) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 2.7 9,348,694 (±0 / ±2,314)
  • a little less than the figure in Illinois: 2.6 12,473,394 (±0)

3.9% ±1.7% (171  ±76) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 5.1% 117,344 (±0.1% / ±2,186)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Illinois: 5.2% 156,822 (±0.1% / ±2,631)

Housing

9,209 ±250 Number of housing units
  • the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 3,843,918 ±1,116
  • Illinois: 5,360,315 ±586

$330,000 ±$5,981 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: $239,600 ±$635
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Illinois: $194,500 ±$546

6.2% ±1.7% (1,345  ±379.3) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 12.4% 1,166,171 (±0.2% / ±14,589.1)
  • about half the rate in Illinois: 12.7% 1,607,354 (±0.1% / ±15,947.4)

Social

96.3% ±4.2% (15,728  ±773) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 88.7% 5,720,139 (±0.3% / ±16,961.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 89.2% 7,749,257 (±0.2% / ±19,777.7)
50.9% ±3.1% (8,309  ±544.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 38% 2,452,247 (±0.2% / ±10,527.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 34.7% 3,010,025 (±0.1% / ±11,969.9)

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

17.9% ±1.8% (3,917  ±395) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 17.7% 1,685,948 (±0.1% / ±10,704)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 14.1% 1,796,962 (±0.1% / ±11,086)

6.5% ±1% (1,161  ±185) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 4.7% 345,304 (±0.1% / ±3,463)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 5.8% 570,264 (±0% / ±4,385)
1,161 Total veterans ±185 1,095 Male ±171 66 Female ±68

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