CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lisle

Illinois · 19,512 residents · 6.90 sq mi

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With 19,512 people, Lisle is a city in Illinois. This is an unusually credentialed place: 50% of adults have a four-year degree. Households here earn about 54% more than in Illinois as a whole. The typical home is worth $163,100. Households take in $49,712 a year at the median, 65% more than the country as a whole. The poverty rate is 2.8%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.4

US median: 33.0

More educated

50% 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

19,512

−8%vs 2000

vs 21,182 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.4

−12%vs 2000

vs 34.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.90 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202423K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.7%(1,510)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(1,472)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.7%(1,104)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196%(1,180)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.8%(1,726)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3423.7%(4,632)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.7%(3,643)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.5%(2,238)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.3%(1,043)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743%(587)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.4%(279)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(98)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$49,712

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,821 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$23,952

−33%vs 2000

vs $35,693 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.8%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$163,100

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $209,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$641

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $893 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

53.3%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.1% in 2000

46.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic80%(16,954)

Black3.4%(727)

Hispanic / Latino5.5%(1,163)

Asian9.7%(2,052)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic90.6%(17,679)

Black2.8%(538)

Hispanic / Latino2.8%(555)

Asian5.7%(1,104)

Other1%(191)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.5%(1,517)

Puerto Rican1.1%(265)

Central American0.5%(113)

South American0.5%(106)

Guatemalan0.4%(85)

Colombian0.3%(63)

Spaniard0.1%(30)

Ecuadorian0.1%(27)

Nicaraguan0.1%(18)

Peruvian0.1%(16)

Cuban0%(10)

Salvadoran0%(10)

Asian origin

Asian Indian9%(2,103)

Chinese2.7%(640)

Filipino2.7%(634)

Pakistani0.8%(197)

Korean0.6%(146)

Japanese0.5%(113)

Taiwanese0.4%(102)

Nepalese0.1%(31)

Indonesian0.1%(26)

Ancestry

German19.1%(4,469)

Irish16.1%(3,760)

Polish9.7%(2,265)

Italian9.2%(2,162)

English7.4%(1,732)

French3%(696)

American2.3%(547)

Russian1.9%(453)

Norwegian1.5%(356)

Dutch1.5%(353)

Lithuanian1.4%(324)

Slovak1.2%(278)

+ 36 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish1.1%(267)

Swedish1.1%(260)

Czech1.1%(250)

Subsaharan African1%(238)

Iranian0.8%(187)

Ukrainian0.7%(172)

Greek0.7%(167)

Swiss0.7%(154)

Arab0.7%(153)

West Indian0.6%(143)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(130)

Hungarian0.6%(129)

Croatian0.5%(127)

Jamaican0.4%(101)

Romanian0.4%(85)

Ghanaian0.4%(83)

Welsh0.3%(77)

French Canadian0.3%(74)

Danish0.3%(73)

Austrian0.3%(70)

Serbian0.3%(62)

British0.2%(51)

Lebanese0.2%(43)

Macedonian0.2%(41)

Belgian0.1%(31)

Canadian0.1%(21)

Palestinian0.1%(18)

Nigerian0.1%(17)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(16)

Slovene0%(11)

Finnish0%(10)

Armenian0%(8)

Guyanese0%(8)

Turkish0%(7)

Egyptian0%(6)

Brazilian0%(6)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Polish population · Largest Italian population · Largest Asian Indian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

49.7%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 50.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

93.7%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 95.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

17.2%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.7 min

+17%vs 2000

vs 22.0 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 married36.8%(3,501)

Married52.8%(5,031)

Widowed1.5%(142)

Divorced8.9%(847)

Women 15+

Never married29.2%(2,805)

Married49.2%(4,732)

Widowed8.2%(786)

Divorced13.5%(1,299)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.4%

−5.8 ptssince 2013

from 10.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

72.6%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 73.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.2%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 13.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.2%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.2%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 5.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.1%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

82.4%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 85.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

21.6%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 18.8% 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)16.5%(116)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)5.5%(39)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era50.4%(355)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5%(35)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 705 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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