With 45,671 people, Elmhurst is a city in Illinois. 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. That is roughly 79% ahead of the Illinois median. Median household income runs $149,644, well clear of the $82,259 US median. That puts it in the top 2% of US cities for household income. 80% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $149,644, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
64% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 46%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Elmhurst
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree36.2% → 64.2%(+28.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Elmhurst's population equals 4.9% of DuPage County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 2.5% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 2.6% of the county's.
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)23.8%(349)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)10.2%(149)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.8%(597)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.4%(93)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.7%(40)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,464 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
Elmhurst, decade by decade
Elmhurst 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
42,029
$119,070
$322,329
36.2%
13.0
2000
42,762
$127,141
$372,893
45.1%
22.2
2010
44,121
$122,712
$556,871
52.5%
33.5
2020
45,786
$150,134
$536,206
61.3%
46.1
2024
45,671
$149,644
$545,400
64.2%
50.4
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.
