DuPage County, IL

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2022 Population

930,559

0.378% 1-year decline

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

39.9

0.504% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$107,035

6.72% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in DuPage County, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in N/A are Chamberlain University-Illinois (11,893 degrees awarded in 2022), DeVry University-Illinois (482477) (9,399 degrees), and College of DuPage (2,944 degrees).

Most people in DuPage County, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.4 minutes. The average car ownership in DuPage County, IL was 2 cars per household.

DuPage County, IL borders Cook County, IL, Kane County, IL, Kendall County, IL, and Will County, IL.

United States Illinois Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

Economy

The economy of DuPage County, IL employs 489k people. The largest industries in DuPage County, IL are Health Care & Social Assistance (61,482 people), Manufacturing (59,848 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (56,676 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($120,493), Utilities ($99,133), and Finance & Insurance ($98,377).

Employment

Occupations

489k

2022 Value

± 5,154

−0.386%

1 Year decline

± 1.5%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in DuPage County, IL, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of DuPage County, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Illinois (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

489k

2022 Value

± 5,154

−0.386%

1 Year decline

± 1.5%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in DuPage County, IL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (61,482 people), Manufacturing (59,848 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (56,676 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of DuPage County, IL, though some of these residents may live in DuPage County, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($116,427), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($100,951), and Information ($100,050).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,201), Public Administration ($68,301), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($62,289).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.47%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.47% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Illinois.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

3,675
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
2,211
Construction
2,109
Transportation and Warehousing

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in DuPage County, IL went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 58% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (39.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.29%).

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing the state of Illinois. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (58%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (39.9%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.29%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in DuPage County, IL went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 58% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (39.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.29%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in DuPage County, IL for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Illinois

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Dick Durbin

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 1997

Tammy Duckworth

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing Illinois.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Illinois over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Illinois

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Illinois have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in DuPage County, IL awarded 31,765 degrees. The student population of DuPage County, IL in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 30,455 male students and 63,854 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in DuPage County, IL are White (16,290 and 51.8%), followed by Black or African American (5,006 and 15.9%), Hispanic or Latino (4,749 and 15.1%), and Asian (2,338 and 7.43%).

The largest universities in DuPage County, IL by number of degrees awarded are Chamberlain University-Illinois (11,893 and 37.4%), DeVry University-Illinois (482477) (9,399 and 29.6%), and College of DuPage (2,944 and 9.27%).

The most popular majors in N/A are Registered Nursing (9,311 and 29.3%), Health Information & Medical Records Technology (3,112 and 9.8%), and Family Practice Nurse (2,384 and 7.51%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in DuPage County, IL have an average commute time of 28.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in DuPage County, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in DuPage County, IL colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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$107,035

Median Household Income

± $1,258

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in DuPage County, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for DuPage County, IL is from DuPage County, IL.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in DuPage County, IL across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (68.7%)
Worked At Home (16.8%)
Carpooled (6.69%)

In 2022, 68.7% of workers in DuPage County, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.8%) and those who carpooled to work (6.69%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in DuPage County, IL have a longer commute time (28.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.61% of the workforce in DuPage County, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in DuPage County, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in DuPage County, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in DuPage County, IL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in DuPage County, IL (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in DuPage County, IL is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of DuPage County, IL has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in DuPage County, IL see 750 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.63% increase from the previous year (738 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 865 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 263 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

750 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in DuPage County, IL

Primary care physicians in DuPage County, IL see an average of 750 patients per year. This represents a 1.63% increase from the previous year (738 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in DuPage County, IL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

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By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Uninsured

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in DuPage County, IL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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