Elmhurst, IL Demographic Data

Elmhurst, IL Summary

Elmhurst is located in Cook County in Illinois
  • Population: 44,770
  • Area: 10.31 sq. miles
    • Land Area: 10.25 sq. miles
    • Water Area: 0.06 sq. miles
  • Population Density: 4,342.38 people per sq. mile
  • Elevation: 693.57 ft
  • Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
  • Daylight Savings: Yes

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Elmhurst, IL Gender Breakdown

Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
23,120
51%
50.8
Male
22,622
50%
49.2
Total Population
45,742
 
323,128,000

Elmhurst, IL Age Breakdown

Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,938
6.4% 
6.1
5 to 9 Years
3,521
7.7% 
6.3
10 to 14 Years
3,725
8.1% 
6.4
15 to 19 Years
3,345
7.3% 
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,694
5.9% 
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,303
9.4% 
13.7
35 to 44 Years
5,941
13.0% 
12.6
45 to 54 Years
6,971
15.2% 
13.2
55 to 59 Years
3,088
6.8% 
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,318
5.1% 
6.1
65 to 74 Years
3,310
7.2% 
8.9
75 to 84 Years
2,155
4.7% 
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,433
3.1% 
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
33,572
73.4%
77.2
Female
17,618
52.5%
51.3
Male
15,954
47.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
31,534
68.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
8,313
18.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
6,898
15.1%
15.2
Female
4,216
61.1%
55.8
Male
2,682
38.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0

Elmhurst, IL Race Breakdown

Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
44,919
98.2% 
96.8
White
41,095
89.8% 
72.6
Black or African American
616
1.3% 
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
243
0.5% 
0.8
Asian
2,267
5.0% 
5.4
Asian Indian
1,064
2.3% 
1.2
Chinese
214
0.5% 
1.3
Filipino
353
0.8% 
0.9
Japanese
73
0.2% 
0.2
Korean
113
0.2% 
0.4
Vietnamese
62
0.1% 
0.6
Other Asian
388
0.8% 
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
8
0.0% 
0.2
Native Hawaiian
8
0.0% 
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0% 
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0% 
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0% 
0.1
Some Other Race
690
1.5% 
5.1
Two or More Races
823
1.8% 
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
3,621
7.9% 
17.8
Mexican
2,434
5.3% 
11.2
Puerto Rican
377
0.8% 
1.7
Cuban
191
0.4% 
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
619
1.4% 
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
42,121
92.1% 
82.2

Elmhurst, IL Educational Attainment

Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
493
1.7% 
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
724
2.5% 
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,211
14.3% 
27.2
Some college, no degree
5,171
17.5% 
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,783
6.0% 
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
9,719
32.9% 
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
7,418
25.1% 
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,217
4.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
28,302
95.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
17,137
58.0%
31.2

Elmhurst, IL Marital Status

Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
9,927
27.9%
33.7%
Now Married
20,420
57.4%
47.5
Divorced
2,610
7.3%
11.0%
Separated
317
0.9%
2.0
Widowed
2,284
6.4
5.8%

Elmhurst, IL Language Spoken at Home

Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
36,847
86.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
5,957
13.9%
21.6%
Spanish
2,245
5.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
2,578
6.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
921
2.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
213
0.5%
1.1%

Elmhurst, IL Household Income

Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
331
2.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
224
1.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
926
5.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
990
6.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,219
7.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,125
13.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2,053
13.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
3,002
19.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
2,047
12.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
2,899
18.3%
6.4
Median household income
100,671
 
57,617
Per capita income
49,129
 
31,128

Elmhurst, IL Employment Breakdown

Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
49
0.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,678
7.7%
9.8
Construction
874
4.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
5,242
23.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
2,285
10.4%
6.6
Information
751
3.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,080
9.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
903
4.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
3,563
16.3%
11.4
Public administration
579
2.6%
4.6
Retail trade
1,904
8.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
878
4.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,112
5.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
918
4.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
11,855
54.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,211
5.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
5,388
24.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,526
11.5%
18.1%

Elmhurst, IL Commute Statistics

Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
21,603
 
 
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
16,092
74.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,417
6.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
2,123
9.8%
5.1
Walked
596
2.8%
2.7
Other means
232
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
1,143
5.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
29.0
 
26.6

Elmhurst, IL Vehicles per Household

Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
775
4.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
4,428
28.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
7,640
48.3%
37.1
3 or more
2,973
18.8%
21.0

Elmhurst, IL Housing Occupancy

Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
15,816
94.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
12,571
79.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,245
20.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
878
5.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5

Elmhurst, IL Rooms per Residence

Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
16,694
1 room
164
1.0%
2.4
2 rooms
291
1.7%
2.7
3 rooms
888
5.3%
9.1
4 rooms
1,374
8.2%
16.5
5 rooms
2,236
13.4%
19.8
6 rooms
2,900
17.4%
17.8
7 rooms
2,380
14.3%
12.0
8 rooms
2,179
13.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
4,282
25.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
 
0.0

Elmhurst, IL Structure Type Statistics

Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
16,694
 
 
1-unit, detached
12,816
76.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
757
4.5%
5.9
2-units
224
1.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
158
0.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
351
2.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
218
1.3%
4.4
20 or more units
2,163
13.0%
9.0
Mobile home
7
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1

Elmhurst, IL Housing Age Statistics

Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,959
17.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,314
7.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
4,104
24.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
2,378
14.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,384
8.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
755
4.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,050
6.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,349
14.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
345
2.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
56
0.3%
1.4%

Elmhurst, IL Household Heating

Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
14,266
90.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
92
0.6%
4.7
Electricity
1,362
8.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
22
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
49
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
25
0.2%
1.1

Elmhurst, IL Mortgage Statistics

Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
8,440
 
47295100.0
Less than $500
43
0.5%
1.6%
$500 to $999
288
3.4%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
842
10.0%
28.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
1,103
13.1%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,472
17.4%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,738
20.6%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
2,954
35.0%
10.3%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
3,668
43.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,491
17.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
846
10.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
577
6.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,850
21.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
8
0.0%
0.0%

Elmhurst, IL Rent Statistics

Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,964 
 
41,631,300 
Less than $500
45
1.5%
10.7%
$3,000 or more
51
1.7%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
194
6.5%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
367
12.4%
4.4%
$500 to $999
639
21.6%
41.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
786
26.5%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
882
29.8%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
281
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,446
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
319
10.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
675
23.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
373
12.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
343
11.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
134
4.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,079
36.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
322
0.0%
0.0%

Elmhurst, IL Property Value

Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
12,571
 
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
241
1.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
148
1.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
264
2.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
554
4.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
2,634
21.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
4,577
36.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
3,492
27.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
661
5.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
381,500
 
205,000