COMPARING TWO PLACES
Maple Park vs DeKalb
PLACE A
Maple Park, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
DeKalb, Illinois
Maple Park is 96% smaller than DeKalb. Maple Park earns more, with a median household income $60,564 higher. Maple Park has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -8%).
MAPLE PARKDEKALBDIFFERENCE
Total population1,52340,467−96% vs DeKalb
Population density6652,335−1,670
Population growth9.4%-8.1%+17.5 pts
Median age38.326.1+12.2
Male53.2%49.1%+4.1 pts
Female46.8%50.9%−4.1 pts
Foreign-born3.4%9.1%−5.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.6%56.4%+27.2 pts
Black0.6%13.8%−13.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.8%19.9%−9.1 pts
Asian0.1%4.0%−3.9 pts
Other4.9%5.9%−1.0 pts
Median household income$107,045$46,481+$60,564
Per capita income$43,775$27,086+$16,689
Poverty rate7.0%24.9%−17.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3460.498−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher31.8%33.7%−1.9 pts
Graduate degree10.7%14.1%−3.4 pts
Unemployment rate4.0%10.2%−6.2 pts
Labor force participation68.7%68.0%+0.7 pts
Median home value$288,400$204,700+$83,700
Median gross rent$1,728$1,029+$699
Owner-occupied75.3%42.1%+33.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%5.8%−5.8 pts
Rent-burdened households32.4%62.0%−29.6 pts
Average commute37.923.8+14.1
Worked from home14.5%6.3%+8.1 pts
Public transit to work0.8%1.1%−0.3 pts
Uninsured2.3%7.2%−4.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025