Demographics of Elmhurst city, Illinois

Elmhurst city, Illinois had 46,111 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +399 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Elmhurst city, in four figures

46,111
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 45,671 ±45.; +0.9%
Change since July 2020: +399 people.; 42.0 ±1.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $149,644 ±$10,307
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.

Elmhurst city, Illinois's population grew 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Elmhurst 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

Elmhurst city, Illinois's population grew 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Elmhurst 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	45,712	100.0	100.0
2021	45,609	99.8	100.2
2022	45,362	99.2	100.7
2023	45,663	99.9	101.6
2024	45,833	100.3	102.5
2025	46,111	100.9	103.1

Population of Elmhurst city, Illinois on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	45,712	—
2021	45,609	−103
2022	45,362	−247
2023	45,663	+301
2024	45,833	+170
2025	46,111	+278

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.0 ±1.3: for men 40.7 ±1.6 and for women 42.7 ±1.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Elmhurst city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Under 5	2,753 ±280	6.0% ±0.6	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	8,309 ±581	18.2% ±1.3	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,533 ±387	7.7% ±0.8	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	10,314 ±662	22.6% ±1.4	26.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	12,100 ±729	26.5% ±1.6	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	8,662 ±685	19.0% ±1.5	17.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $149,644 ±$10,307, and income per person $77,937 ±$3,075, 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 Elmhurst city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Illinois	United States
Under $25,000	1,033 ±214	6.2% ±1.3	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,170 ±249	7.0% ±1.5	16.0% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,782 ±285	10.6% ±1.7	14.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,697 ±278	10.1% ±1.6	12.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,737 ±342	16.3% ±2.0	18.0% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,186 ±378	13.0% ±2.2	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	6,190 ±450	36.9% ±2.5	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 Elmhurst city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Illinois	United States
All ages	1,450 ±401	3.3% ±0.9	11.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	266 ±118	2.4% ±1.1	15.1% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	636 ±262	2.9% ±1.2	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	548 ±145	4.9% ±1.2	10.6% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Elmhurst city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Elmhurst city	Illinois	United States
Housing units	17,753 ±376	5,457,452 ±471	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.6% ±0.9	92.3% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.4% ±1.4	7.7% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.9% ±1.5	67.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.1% ±2.6	32.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$545,400 ±$27,699	$263,300 ±$797	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,975 ±$142	$1,274 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1966 ±2	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 Elmhurst city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,769 ±831	10.4% ±1.8	18.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	34,711 ±1,052	76.0% ±2.3	58.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	835 ±380	1.8% ±0.8	13.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	3,546 ±702	7.8% ±1.5	5.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 203	0% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,710 ±402	3.7% ±0.9	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 Elmhurst city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Born in the state	31,809 ±842	69.6% ±1.8	66.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	8,509 ±684	18.6% ±1.5	17.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	337 ±105	0.7% ±0.2	1.3% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	5,016 ±664	11.0% ±1.5	14.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	3,716 ±541	8.1% ±1.2	7.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,300 ±432	2.8% ±0.9	7.0% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Elmhurst city among the places of Illinois

33rd 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 Elmhurst city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Oak Park village	53,292 ±49
Hoffman Estates village	51,175 ±485
Downers Grove village	50,054 ±79
Glenview village	47,752 ±260
Plainfield village	46,708 ±218
Elmhurst city	45,671 ±45
Lombard village	43,619 ±334
Buffalo Grove village	42,891 ±67
Moline city	42,197 ±364
Belleville city	41,370 ±45
Romeoville village	41,152 ±75

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Elmhurst city, Illinois

Rankings this appears in

No. 5 Places in Illinois by median rent
No. 10 Places in Illinois by median household income
No. 16 Places in Illinois by per capita income
No. 20 Places in Illinois by median home value
No. 28 Places in Illinois by median age
No. 59 Places in Illinois by homeownership rate

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