Elmwood Park is home to 23,868 people in Illinois. Few US cities rank higher on income. Density works out to 12,509 people per square mile. The foreign-born share is 25%. The average commute runs 32 minutes. The poverty rate is 8.0%, under the national 12.5%.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $91,955, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
33% 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 Elmwood Park
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share4.4% → 39.7%(+35.3 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share94.6% → 55.3%(−39.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$277,208 → $339,300(+22%)US over the same years: +67%
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)21.2%(111)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13%(68)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.4%(185)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.3%(12)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 523 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
Elmwood Park, decade by decade
Elmwood Park 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
23,206
$82,586
$277,208
16.9%
12.8
2000
25,405
$86,192
$312,232
19.5%
33.9
2010
24,883
$79,265
$430,277
24.9%
53.4
2020
24,521
$76,737
$324,220
26.8%
68.2
2024
23,868
$91,955
$339,300
32.6%
66.9
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.
