Illinois · Census place 05573
Berwyn city, IL
Quick answer
Berwyn city has 55,888 residents, ranking #23 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $75,235, the median home is worth $286,000 and median gross rent runs $1,175 a month.
- Population
- 55,888Berwyn city residents
- Median household income
- $75,235Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $286,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,175Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 61.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Berwyn city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Berwyn city median would spend about 18.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.8% of residents and 61.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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