Berwyn

Population & Demographics

Berwyn, IL

Berwyn is home to 55,595 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 25,321 resident workers commute each day.

IllinoisCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
55,595
people
Population

55,595 residents

Median age 37.8 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Berwyn population & demographics

Who lives in Berwyn — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
55,595
Median age
37.8yrs
Median household income
$78,408
Median home value
$299,800
Median gross rent
$1,215/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
24.2%
Poverty rate
10.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Berwyn

How Berwyn breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hispanic or Latino62.8%
White24.9%
Black7.4%
Asian3.8%
Two or more races1.1%
Some other race0.0%

Race across Berwyn

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Berwyn.

Berwyn at a glance
Employed Residents
25,321
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
5.4mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
5.2%
Share working within the area
Work from home
12.2%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Chicago
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Berwyn proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Berwyn commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

46 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Berwyn

25,321 commutes, one dot at a time

Berwyn

Where 25,321 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Berwyn, by worker count.

1Chicago5.4 mi9,496
2Berwyn0.0 mi1,320
3Cicero1.5 mi901
4Oak Park2.9 mi616
5Maywood3.8 mi465
6Oak Brook8.5 mi362
7Elk Grove Village15.5 mi357
8Downers Grove12.1 mi327

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Berwyn.

1Chicago5.4 mi2,382
2Berwyn0.0 mi1,320
3Cicero1.5 mi638
4Oak Park2.9 mi176
5Brookfield3.4 mi113
6Stickney1.8 mi105
7Westchester4.8 mi95
8North Riverside2.1 mi86

Top industries

The sectors that employ Berwyn’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
AFAccommodation and Food Services19.2%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services18.9%
RTRetail Trade14.0%
EDEducational Services10.9%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance8.8%
PAPublic Administration5.5%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)4.8%
MFManufacturing4.0%
FIFinance and Insurance3.4%
Connectivity

Internet options for Berwyn

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

2 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Berwyn

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