Demographics of Berwyn city, Illinois

Berwyn city, Illinois had 55,001 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −2,005 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Berwyn city, in four figures

55,001
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 55,595 ±41.; −3.5%
Change since July 2020: −2,005 people.; 37.8 ±1.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $78,408 ±$6,616
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Berwyn city, Illinois's population shrank 3.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Berwyn city, Illinois's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Berwyn city, Illinois's population shrank 3.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Berwyn city, Illinois's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	57,006	100.0	100.0
2021	55,915	98.1	100.2
2022	55,075	96.6	100.7
2023	54,873	96.3	101.6
2024	55,158	96.8	102.5
2025	55,001	96.5	103.1

Population of Berwyn city, Illinois on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	57,006	—
2021	55,915	−1,091
2022	55,075	−840
2023	54,873	−202
2024	55,158	+285
2025	55,001	−157

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.8 ±1.5: for men 36.9 ±1.3 and for women 39.1 ±2.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Berwyn city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Under 5	3,506 ±644	6.3% ±1.2	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	8,957 ±920	16.1% ±1.7	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,106 ±690	9.2% ±1.2	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	16,115 ±1,217	29.0% ±2.2	26.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	14,286 ±1,037	25.7% ±1.9	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,625 ±847	13.7% ±1.5	17.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $78,408 ±$6,616, and income per person $34,812 ±$1,657, in 2024 dollars. The median is $83,390 ±$362 in Illinois and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Berwyn city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Illinois	United States
Under $25,000	2,653 ±589	13.0% ±2.8	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,031 ±673	19.7% ±3.2	16.0% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,222 ±681	15.7% ±3.3	14.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,546 ±409	12.4% ±1.9	12.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,333 ±636	21.2% ±3.0	18.0% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,946 ±366	9.5% ±1.7	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,745 ±310	8.5% ±1.5	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Berwyn city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Illinois	United States
All ages	6,036 ±1,294	10.9% ±2.3	11.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,920 ±562	15.4% ±4.3	15.1% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,893 ±651	8.9% ±2.0	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,223 ±516	11.7% ±4.8	10.6% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Berwyn city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Berwyn city	Illinois	United States
Housing units	22,027 ±883	5,457,452 ±471	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.0% ±1.8	92.3% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.0% ±1.5	7.7% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	61.1% ±2.5	67.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	38.9% ±3.7	32.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$299,800 ±$9,594	$263,300 ±$797	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,215 ±$56	$1,274 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	At the edge of the top or bottom interval	1971 ±2	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Berwyn city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Hispanic or Latino	34,902 ±1,740	62.8% ±3.1	18.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,860 ±1,384	24.9% ±2.5	58.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,105 ±1,201	7.4% ±2.2	13.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,105 ±783	3.8% ±1.4	5.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to < 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	616 ±237	1.1% ±0.4	3.4% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Berwyn city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Born in the state	35,890 ±1,413	64.6% ±2.5	66.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,597 ±725	8.3% ±1.3	17.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,200 ±467	2.2% ±0.8	1.3% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	13,908 ±1,307	25.0% ±2.4	14.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	6,731 ±834	12.1% ±1.5	7.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	7,177 ±1,038	12.9% ±1.9	7.0% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Berwyn city among the places of Illinois

23rd of 337 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Illinois page.

Places of Illinois near Berwyn city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Palatine village	66,293 ±190
Skokie village	66,219 ±46
Des Plaines city	59,156 ±278
Orland Park village	57,916 ±457
Oak Lawn village	56,861 ±39
Berwyn city	55,595 ±41
Mount Prospect village	55,472 ±98
Tinley Park village	54,842 ±69
Normal town	53,569 ±575
Wheaton city	53,557 ±55
Oak Park village	53,292 ±49

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Berwyn city, Illinois

Rankings this appears in

No. 6 Places in Illinois by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 29 Places in Illinois by foreign-born share
No. 52 Places in Illinois by poverty rate
No. 104 Places in Illinois by median home value
No. 113 Places in Illinois by median age
No. 120 Places in Illinois by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026