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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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