Berwyn is home to 55,595 people in Illinois. Density works out to 14,241 people per square mile. About 24% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The foreign-born share is 25%. The typical home is worth $299,800, having more than doubled since 2000. The population has held roughly steady since 2000.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $78,408, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Berwyn
What changed most since 1990
White share90.1% → 24.9%(−65.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share7.8% → 62.8%(+55.0 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree15.0% → 24.2%(+9.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)13.1%(177)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)9.1%(124)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.1%(530)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.2%(3)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II4.1%(55)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,356 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Berwyn, decade by decade
Berwyn population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
45,426
$75,185
$216,726
15.0%
22.7
2000
54,016
$79,849
$250,295
17.2%
67.0
2010
56,657
$70,073
$351,155
18.3%
68.3
2020
57,250
$75,043
$275,254
22.2%
65.8
2024
55,595
$78,408
$299,800
24.2%
67.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
