Illinois · Census place 51622
Naperville city, IL
Quick answer
Naperville city has 149,424 residents, ranking #4 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $150,937, the median home is worth $509,900 and median gross rent runs $1,852 a month.
- Population
- 149,424Naperville city residents
- Median household income
- $150,937Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $509,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,852Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 74.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Naperville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Naperville city median would spend about 14.7% 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 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.4% of residents and 74.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Illinois.
- Chicago city 2,707,648
- Aurora city 179,867
- Joliet city 149,785
- Rockford city 147,649
- Elgin city 114,106
- Springfield city 113,714
- Peoria city 112,126
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