West Chicago is a city of 25,395 people in Illinois. 33% of locals were born outside the United States. Few US cities rank higher on income. There are 1,650 people per square mile. Households here earn about 20% more than in Illinois as a whole. Owners hold 71% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $99,927, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% 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 West Chicago
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants55.9% → 70.9%(+15.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share66.6% → 35.3%(−31.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share29.8% → 47.8%(+17.9 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
West Chicago's population equals 2.7% of DuPage County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 5.4% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 1.4% 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)21.6%(110)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.4%(114)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.4%(155)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.1%(16)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.1%(16)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 510 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
West Chicago, decade by decade
West Chicago 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
14,796
$89,777
$225,846
13.8%
58.4
2000
23,469
$115,537
$291,829
21.9%
67.7
2010
27,086
$93,212
$374,748
28.0%
72.1
2020
25,614
$93,446
$299,495
29.0%
75.4
2024
25,395
$99,927
$336,800
32.2%
79.3
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.
