Illinois · Census place 19642
Des Plaines city, IL
Quick answer
Des Plaines city has 59,408 residents, ranking #20 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $94,303, the median home is worth $318,200 and median gross rent runs $1,435 a month.
- Population
- 59,408Des Plaines city residents
- Median household income
- $94,303Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $318,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,435Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 79.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Des Plaines city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Des Plaines 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 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.8% of residents and 79.4% 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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