CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Willowbrook

Illinois · 8,598 residents · 2.58 sq mi

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With 8,598 people, Willowbrook is a city in Illinois. This is an unusually credentialed place: 46% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $184,900. That is roughly 56% ahead of the Illinois median. Households take in $50,294 a year at the median, 67% more than the country as a whole. Poverty is uncommon here, at 1.1% of residents.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.1

US median: 33.0

More educated

46% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 45%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,598

−4%vs 2000

vs 8,967 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.1

−16%vs 2000

vs 42.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.58 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.8%(417)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.9%(506)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.2%(361)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.1%(439)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(557)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3421.4%(1,842)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.7%(1,518)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.2%(966)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(880)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.3%(713)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.8%(242)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(157)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$50,294

+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,725 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$28,592

−24%vs 2000

vs $37,715 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

1.1%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$184,900

+45%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $168,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$743

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $930 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

68.5%

−8.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.3% in 2000

31.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic81.9%(7,348)

Black2.4%(213)

Hispanic / Latino4.3%(382)

Asian9.9%(890)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic88.6%(7,618)

Black1.5%(125)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(178)

Asian9.1%(783)

Other0.8%(72)

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%(641)

Central American0.8%(76)

Guatemalan0.8%(76)

Cuban0.7%(67)

South American0.5%(48)

Ecuadorian0.5%(48)

Puerto Rican0.5%(44)

Asian origin

Asian Indian7.4%(677)

Chinese4.2%(386)

Pakistani2.9%(269)

Vietnamese1%(91)

Filipino0.8%(76)

Taiwanese0.7%(60)

Mongolian0.6%(52)

Japanese0.4%(39)

Cambodian0.1%(11)

Ancestry

Polish14.7%(1,345)

German9.8%(896)

Irish7.6%(696)

Italian7.4%(675)

Arab3.8%(351)

American3.5%(321)

English3.2%(289)

Greek2.9%(265)

Dutch2.8%(259)

Lithuanian2.8%(253)

Serbian2.3%(209)

Czech1.9%(178)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Lebanese1.9%(169)

Swedish1.3%(121)

Ukrainian1.3%(116)

Syrian1.2%(106)

Croatian0.9%(84)

Romanian0.9%(84)

Slovak0.9%(81)

Russian0.9%(80)

Scottish0.8%(76)

Iranian0.8%(71)

Hungarian0.8%(70)

Norwegian0.6%(53)

French0.5%(49)

Subsaharan African0.5%(43)

Welsh0.5%(43)

Egyptian0.4%(41)

Nigerian0.3%(23)

Palestinian0.2%(20)

Canadian0.2%(20)

Belgian0.2%(17)

French Canadian0.2%(15)

Slovene0.2%(15)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(13)

Danish0.1%(9)

Armenian0.1%(7)

Bulgarian0.1%(6)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

45.8%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 44.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

92.6%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 92.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

16.3%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.6 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 23.0 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 married35.7%(1,409)

Married53.9%(2,128)

Widowed2.3%(92)

Divorced8%(316)

Women 15+

Never married26.6%(1,081)

Married49.2%(1,997)

Widowed13.2%(534)

Divorced11%(448)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.2%

−8.6 ptssince 2013

from 11.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.8%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 59.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.6%

−6.0 ptssince 2020

from 24.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.4%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 23.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.8%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 6.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.3%

−5.4 ptssince 2020

from 79.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.0%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 29.9% 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)32%(87)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.9%(46)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.8%(111)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.9%(8)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.3%(9)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 272 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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