CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Berwyn

Illinois · 45,426 residents · 3.90 sq mi

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Berwyn is home to 45,426 people in Illinois. The median age is 38.0, about 5 years above the US median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 5.7% of locals. About 15% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The population has fallen 16% since 2000. Households earn $31,326 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 13%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

45,426

−16%vs 2000

vs 54,016 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.0

+13%vs 2000

vs 33.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.90 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202456K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(2,841)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.1%(2,334)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.9%(2,244)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195%(2,280)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(2,786)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.4%(8,357)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.7%(6,237)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(4,242)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.7%(4,412)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.3%(5,125)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.2%(3,722)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(846)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$31,326

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,833 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,097

−21%vs 2000

vs $19,113 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.7%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$90,300

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $137,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$448

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $593 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.9%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.5% in 2000

38.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic56.4%(30,476)

Black1.1%(588)

Hispanic / Latino38%(20,543)

Asian2.5%(1,351)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.9%(43,125)

Black0.1%(41)

Hispanic / Latino7.8%(3,527)

Asian2%(886)

Other3%(1,374)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican47.9%(26,621)

Puerto Rican7.9%(4,372)

South American3.3%(1,840)

Central American1.5%(856)

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)

Salvadoran0%(12)

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)

Subsaharan African1.1%(620)

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)

French Canadian0.1%(38)

Latvian0.1%(31)

Welsh0.1%(31)

Ghanaian0%(23)

Swiss0%(20)

British0%(19)

Arab0%(16)

Armenian0%(10)

Danish0%(10)

Haitian0%(6)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest Polish population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.0%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.1%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.4%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.7 min

+8%vs 2000

vs 22.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

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)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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