Downers Grove

Population & Demographics

Downers Grove, IL

Downers Grove is home to 50,054 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 25,060 resident workers commute each day.

IllinoisCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
50,054
people
Population

50,054 residents

Median age 43.6 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Downers Grove population & demographics

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

Population
50,054
Median age
43.6yrs
Median household income
$115,114
Median home value
$449,800
Median gross rent
$1,656/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
58.2%
Poverty rate
5.5%

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 Downers Grove

How Downers Grove 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).

White80.9%
Hispanic or Latino5.9%
Asian5.6%
Two or more races4.4%
Black2.7%
Some other race0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across Downers Grove

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 Downers Grove.

Downers Grove at a glance
Employed Residents
25,060
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
13.8mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
11.0%
Share working within the area
Work from home
23.8%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Chicago
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Downers Grove 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 Downers Grove 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

49 / 100

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

Downers Grove

25,060 commutes, one dot at a time

Downers Grove

Where 25,060 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Chicago17.3 mi5,434
2Downers Grove0.0 mi2,751
3Naperville8.2 mi1,088
4Oak Brook4.4 mi712
5Westmont2.0 mi591
6Lisle3.7 mi535
7Lombard5.8 mi455
8Woodridge3.7 mi454

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Downers Grove.

1Chicago17.3 mi7,305
2Downers Grove0.0 mi2,751
3Naperville8.2 mi2,200
4Aurora14.7 mi1,623
5Bolingbrook8.1 mi1,303
6Joliet18.8 mi1,067
7Woodridge3.7 mi1,002
8Lombard5.8 mi892

Top industries

The sectors that employ Downers Grove’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%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance26.7%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.2%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services7.5%
MFManufacturing7.4%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services7.2%
RTRetail Trade6.7%
FIFinance and Insurance6.7%
EDEducational Services6.6%
WSWholesale Trade6.1%
Connectivity

Internet options for Downers Grove

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

4 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps79%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Downers Grove

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