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Illinois · Census place 20591

Downers Grove village, IL

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Downers Grove village has 49,867 residents, ranking #30 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $119,649, the median home is worth $439,000 and median gross rent runs $1,589 a month.

Population
49,867Downers Grove village residents
Median household income
$119,649Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$439,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,589Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
42.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
75.3%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Downers Grove village

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Downers Grove village median would spend about 15.9% 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 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.9% of residents and 75.3% 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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