Elburn is home to 6,354 people in Illinois. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 3,598 people. Owners hold 90% of the housing stock. 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. That is roughly 53% ahead of the Illinois median. That puts it in the top 3% of US cities for household income.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $127,731, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
56% 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 Elburn
What changed most since 1990
Population1,275 → 6,354(+398%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree16.3% → 55.6%(+39.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants77.6% → 89.6%(+12.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 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)8.7%(31)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)11.8%(42)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era57.6%(205)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 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
Elburn, decade by decade
Elburn 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
1,275
$97,829
$252,967
16.3%
5.0
2000
2,756
$123,486
$331,177
34.4%
8.1
2010
5,602
$132,277
$415,891
32.1%
25.3
2020
6,175
$116,013
$335,250
47.3%
31.2
2024
6,354
$127,731
$389,300
55.6%
30.6
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.
