CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Roselle

Illinois · 20,783 residents · 5.53 sq mi

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Roselle is home to 20,783 people in Illinois. That is roughly 58% ahead of the Illinois median. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. Households take in $50,802 a year at the median, 69% more than the country as a whole. Poverty is uncommon here, at 2.3% of people here. Median rent is $689 a month.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.7

US median: 33.0

More educated

29% 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

20,783

−10%vs 2000

vs 23,115 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.7

−10%vs 2000

vs 35.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.53 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202423K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.2%(1,695)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.6%(1,797)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(1,622)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(1,294)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.2%(1,080)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3421.4%(4,442)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4419.2%(3,987)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(2,118)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.4%(1,329)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.7%(979)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.7%(345)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(95)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$50,802

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,254 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$18,647

−35%vs 2000

vs $28,501 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.3%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$125,000

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $166,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$689

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $895 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.6%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.0% in 2000

20.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic84.7%(19,578)

Black1.6%(377)

Hispanic / Latino5.2%(1,197)

Asian7.3%(1,679)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.1%(19,149)

Black1.7%(358)

Hispanic / Latino2.6%(540)

Asian5.1%(1,064)

Other1%(212)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican7.9%(1,800)

South American0.9%(201)

Puerto Rican0.8%(187)

Argentine0.4%(96)

Venezuelan0.3%(66)

Cuban0.2%(40)

Spaniard0.2%(36)

Central American0.1%(31)

Guatemalan0.1%(31)

Ecuadorian0.1%(23)

Colombian0.1%(16)

Dominican0%(10)

Asian origin

Asian Indian4.8%(1,087)

Filipino1.7%(383)

Pakistani1.1%(245)

Chinese0.7%(168)

Thai0.3%(57)

Korean0.2%(56)

Japanese0.2%(39)

Taiwanese0.1%(34)

Bangladeshi0.1%(21)

Cambodian0.1%(19)

Ancestry

Polish24.2%(5,504)

German18.7%(4,257)

Italian15.9%(3,621)

Irish13.1%(2,983)

English5.6%(1,276)

Bulgarian2.6%(581)

Greek1.7%(385)

Scottish1.5%(338)

Dutch1.3%(302)

Swedish1.3%(300)

Czech1.3%(298)

French1.2%(280)

+ 31 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian1%(237)

American1%(227)

Ukrainian0.8%(191)

Lithuanian0.7%(160)

Armenian0.6%(132)

Russian0.5%(118)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(105)

Austrian0.4%(89)

Hungarian0.3%(73)

Swiss0.3%(58)

Canadian0.3%(57)

Croatian0.3%(57)

British0.2%(54)

Romanian0.2%(54)

Arab0.2%(51)

Finnish0.2%(50)

Slovak0.2%(50)

Subsaharan African0.2%(50)

Turkish0.2%(50)

Belgian0.2%(49)

Welsh0.2%(49)

Serbian0.1%(28)

French Canadian0.1%(21)

West Indian0.1%(19)

Barbadian0.1%(19)

Danish0.1%(16)

Nigerian0.1%(15)

Slovene0.1%(14)

Iranian0.1%(12)

Brazilian0%(9)

Syrian0%(8)

RANKED:Largest Polish population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

29.2%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 34.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

89.3%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.2%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.2 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 21.6 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 married34.7%(3,306)

Married57.3%(5,463)

Widowed2.2%(214)

Divorced5.7%(547)

Women 15+

Never married25.9%(2,521)

Married57.1%(5,567)

Widowed6.3%(614)

Divorced10.7%(1,046)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.9%

−2.4 ptssince 2013

from 6.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

70.5%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 70.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.3%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 13.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.8%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 15.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

7.3%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 10.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.7%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

83.0%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 81.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

23.1%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 23.8% 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)15.4%(78)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.6%(114)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era59.2%(299)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.4%(7)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 505 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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