CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Darien

Illinois · 18,341 residents · 6.17 sq mi

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Darien is home to 18,341 people in Illinois. That is roughly 64% ahead of the Illinois median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 36% of adults have a four-year degree. Households take in $52,875 a year at the median, 75% more than the country as a whole. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $158,800.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.4

US median: 33.0

More educated

36% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

18,341

−20%vs 2000

vs 22,860 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.4

−13%vs 2000

vs 40.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.17 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202422K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(1,255)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(1,303)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(1,174)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(1,260)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(1,110)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416%(2,943)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418%(3,304)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.7%(2,513)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.5%(1,738)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.8%(1,059)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.5%(451)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(231)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$52,875

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $74,836 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$21,594

−38%vs 2000

vs $34,795 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.2%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 2.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$158,800

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $208,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$628

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $763 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.0%

−5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.7% in 2000

20.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic81.7%(18,673)

Black1.9%(437)

Hispanic / Latino3.6%(831)

Asian11.5%(2,631)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic89%(16,327)

Black1.2%(213)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(336)

Asian9.1%(1,662)

Other0.8%(139)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican7.7%(1,693)

Spaniard0.6%(136)

Puerto Rican0.5%(114)

South American0.2%(35)

Central American0.1%(24)

Bolivian0.1%(17)

Nicaraguan0.1%(16)

Colombian0.1%(12)

Cuban0%(8)

Panamanian0%(8)

Dominican0%(6)

Argentine0%(6)

Asian origin

Filipino4.1%(887)

Asian Indian2.8%(612)

Chinese1.8%(392)

Pakistani1.5%(339)

Korean0.5%(110)

Vietnamese0.4%(87)

Japanese0.1%(31)

Taiwanese0.1%(22)

Thai0.1%(22)

Sri Lankan0%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(7)

Samoan0%(7)

Chamorro0%(7)

Ancestry

German13.1%(2,864)

Irish12.9%(2,823)

Polish12.6%(2,756)

Italian11.4%(2,487)

English4.5%(992)

Czech3.6%(797)

Greek2.7%(584)

Lithuanian2.4%(536)

Dutch2.1%(464)

Arab2%(444)

American2%(429)

Swedish2%(429)

+ 33 more ancestry groups with data

Russian1.5%(327)

Ukrainian1.4%(300)

Norwegian1.3%(294)

Scottish0.9%(187)

Egyptian0.9%(186)

French0.8%(184)

Croatian0.8%(165)

Serbian0.7%(163)

Slovak0.6%(138)

Hungarian0.5%(114)

Turkish0.5%(113)

Danish0.5%(109)

Jordanian0.5%(106)

Macedonian0.5%(102)

Swiss0.3%(71)

Canadian0.3%(59)

British0.3%(58)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(58)

Moroccan0.2%(53)

Welsh0.2%(47)

Austrian0.2%(43)

Lebanese0.2%(38)

Iranian0.2%(34)

Bulgarian0.1%(31)

Syrian0.1%(27)

Palestinian0.1%(12)

Latvian0.1%(11)

Slovene0%(8)

Belgian0%(7)

French Canadian0%(7)

Subsaharan African0%(7)

West Indian0%(1)

Haitian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Polish population · Largest Italian population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

35.8%

−7.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 43.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

89.6%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 93.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

11.7%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.6 min

+19%vs 2000

vs 24.1 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 married30.3%(2,725)

Married59.4%(5,348)

Widowed3%(273)

Divorced7.3%(661)

Women 15+

Never married24.6%(2,284)

Married56.2%(5,203)

Widowed7.3%(677)

Divorced11.9%(1,102)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.4%

+0.9 ptssince 2013

from 6.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.4%

−6.3 ptssince 2020

from 66.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.7%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 17.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.0%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 21.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.9%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 7.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.0%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

75.2%

−6.1 ptssince 2020

from 81.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.4%

+4.9 ptssince 2020

from 27.5% 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)13.7%(90)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)9.4%(62)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.1%(244)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4%(26)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 658 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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