Illinois · Census place 18628
Darien city, IL
Quick answer
Darien city has 21,855 residents, ranking #110 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $109,354, the median home is worth $386,400 and median gross rent runs $1,671 a month.
- Population
- 21,855Darien city residents
- Median household income
- $109,354Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $386,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,671Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 78.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Darien city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Darien city median would spend about 18.3% 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 3.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.8% of residents and 78.5% 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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