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Berwyn

Illinois · 55,001 residents (2025 est.) · 3.90 sq mi
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The short version

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
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
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
55,595
+3%since 2000
from 54,016 in 2000
55,001 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
14,241 / sq mi
+11%since 2009
from 12,821 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
37.8
+12%since 2000
from 33.8 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
3.90 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
44K48K51K55K58K19902000201020202024Berwyn
202456K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.3%(3,506)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.4%(2,991)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.3%(3,518)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.1%(3,946)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.5%(3,608)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.7%(7,618)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4415.3%(8,497)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.9%(7,740)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.8%(6,546)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.9%(4,940)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.7%(2,050)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.1%(635)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$78,408
−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $43,833 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$34,812
+82%since 2000
from $19,113 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
51.6%
+23.7 ptssince 2009
from 27.9% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
10.9%
+3.0 ptssince 2000
from 7.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.410
+4%since 2010
from 0.393 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade12.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Information12%
US avg: 10.8%
Finance & insurance9.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical9.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services7.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration5.1%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade4.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Transportation & warehousing3%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.2%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$299,800
+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $137,400 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,215
+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $593 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
61.1%
−0.5 ptssince 2000
from 61.5% in 2000
38.9% rent
Vacancy rate
7.0%
−2.6 ptssince 2009
from 9.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.71 people
−9%since 2009
from 2.98 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
29.7%
−13.3 ptssince 2009
from 42.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
50.6%
+2.0 ptssince 2009
from 48.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.8
−22%since 2009
from 4.9 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
44
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic56.4%(30,476)
Black1.1%(588)
Hispanic / Latino38%(20,543)
Asian2.5%(1,351)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic24.9%(13,860)
Black7.4%(4,105)
Hispanic / Latino62.8%(34,902)
Asian3.8%(2,105)
Other1.1%(623)
Diversity Score
67
−5%since 2009
from 71 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican47.9%(26,621)
Puerto Rican7.9%(4,372)
South American3.3%(1,840)
Colombian1%(548)
Guatemalan0.9%(513)
Ecuadorian0.8%(432)
Peruvian0.8%(432)
Cuban0.7%(385)
Honduran0.5%(252)
Venezuelan0.3%(180)
Spaniard0.3%(175)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Bolivian0.3%(162)
Dominican0.3%(147)
Panamanian0.1%(79)
Uruguayan0.1%(44)
Argentine0%(21)
Chilean0%(21)
Asian origin
Filipino2.1%(1,165)
Pakistani0.7%(383)
Vietnamese0.3%(194)
Chinese0.3%(178)
Asian Indian0.2%(91)
Japanese0.1%(54)
Korean0.1%(46)
Thai0%(24)
Ancestry
Polish6.1%(3,397)
Irish4.7%(2,597)
German4.6%(2,558)
Italian4.2%(2,320)
English1.8%(974)
Czech1.7%(942)
American1.5%(820)
Lithuanian1.3%(744)
Swedish0.7%(404)
French0.6%(317)
Greek0.5%(295)
+ 30 more ancestry groups with data
Scottish0.5%(274)
Russian0.5%(267)
Serbian0.5%(252)
Norwegian0.4%(236)
Hungarian0.4%(214)
Romanian0.4%(208)
Dutch0.3%(187)
West Indian0.3%(161)
Scotch-Irish0.3%(144)
Ukrainian0.2%(129)
Macedonian0.2%(92)
Belgian0.1%(81)
Portuguese0.1%(63)
Jamaican0.1%(49)
Croatian0.1%(46)
Finnish0.1%(45)
Austrian0.1%(42)
Slovak0.1%(41)
Slovene0.1%(39)
Brazilian0.1%(38)
Latvian0.1%(31)
Welsh0.1%(31)
Ghanaian0%(23)
Swiss0%(20)
British0%(19)
Arab0%(16)
Armenian0%(10)
Danish0%(10)
Haitian0%(6)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
24.2%
+7.0 ptssince 2000
from 17.2% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
84.3%
+9.7 ptssince 2000
from 74.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
8.0%
+2.1 ptssince 2000
from 5.9% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
29.0 min
+27%since 2000
from 22.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
61.9%
−8.9 ptssince 2009
from 70.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
15.0%
+2.0 ptssince 2009
from 12.9% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
5.0%
−6.0 ptssince 2009
from 11.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
12.2%
+10.9 ptssince 2009
from 1.3% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.1%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.9%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
9.0%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 10.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.9%
−3.9 ptssince 2011
from 10.8% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
70.1%
+1.6 ptssince 2011
from 68.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
79.3%
+6.1 ptssince 2020
from 73.2% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
8.7%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 10.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
31.6%
+6.0 ptssince 2009
from 25.6% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
51.1%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 49.8% in 2009
Female
48.9%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 50.2% in 2009
Foreign born
25.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 25.0% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
3.1%
−2.5 ptssince 2009
from 5.6% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
9.4%
−0.4 ptssince 2012
from 9.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
10.2%
−7.2 ptssince 2013
from 17.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.2%
+15.6 ptssince 2017
from 76.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.2%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 93.7% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
92.7%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 91.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
46.5%
+5.3 ptssince 2016
from 41.2% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
47.6%
−4.9 ptssince 2016
from 52.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married47.7%(11,153)
Married44.1%(10,318)
Widowed2.4%(565)
Divorced5.7%(1,343)
Women 15+
Never married38.2%(8,480)
Married45.7%(10,135)
Widowed7.1%(1,585)
Divorced9%(2,001)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
10.2%
−7.2 ptssince 2013
from 17.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
50.0%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 50.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
10.3%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 9.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
14.1%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 13.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
28.2%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 27.1% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.1%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 1.7% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
58.7%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 58.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
39.7%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 39.2% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Berwyn, Illinois?

Berwyn, Illinois has about 55,595 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Berwyn, Illinois?

The typical household in Berwyn, Illinois earns about $78,408 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Berwyn, Illinois expensive?

In Berwyn, Illinois, the median home is worth about $299,800, and the typical rent is about $1,215 a month.

How educated are people in Berwyn, Illinois?

About 24.2% of adults age 25 and over in Berwyn, Illinois hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Berwyn, Illinois?

About 10.9% of people in Berwyn, Illinois live below the federal poverty line.

Has Berwyn, Illinois grown since 1990?

Yes, Berwyn, Illinois has grown since 1990. The population has added about 10,169 residents, a change of about 22 percent over that period.

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