Niles is a city of 30,064 people in Illinois. 42% of locals were born outside the United States. The median age is 48.2, about 9 years above the US median. There are 5,141 people per square mile. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. Poverty is uncommon here, at 8.5% of locals.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $75,274, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 48.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
39% 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 Niles
What changed most since 1990
Asian share7.0% → 20.3%(+13.4 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
White share89.5% → 62.2%(−27.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$92,926 → $75,274(−19%)US over the same years: +14%
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)6.6%(56)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)4.1%(35)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.1%(347)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War15.5%(131)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 844 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
Niles, decade by decade
Niles 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
28,284
$92,926
$335,050
20.2%
24.2
2000
30,068
$88,582
$360,688
24.8%
42.1
2010
29,803
$73,121
$471,851
29.6%
56.5
2020
30,912
$76,952
$351,249
36.7%
65.2
2024
30,064
$75,274
$358,700
39.3%
69.1
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.
