Elmhurst

Population & Demographics

Elmhurst, IL

Elmhurst is home to 45,671 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 21,701 resident workers commute each day.

IllinoisCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
45,671
people
Population

45,671 residents

Median age 42.0 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Elmhurst population & demographics

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

Population
45,671
Median age
42.0yrs
Median household income
$149,644
Median home value
$545,400
Median gross rent
$1,975/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
64.2%
Poverty rate
3.3%

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 Elmhurst

How Elmhurst 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).

White76.0%
Hispanic or Latino10.4%
Asian7.8%
Two or more races3.7%
Black1.8%
Some other race0.2%

Race across Elmhurst

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 Elmhurst.

Elmhurst at a glance
Employed Residents
21,701
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
13.4mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
12.0%
Share working within the area
Work from home
26.5%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Chicago
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Elmhurst 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 Elmhurst 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.

Elmhurst

21,701 commutes, one dot at a time

Elmhurst

Where 21,701 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Chicago13.5 mi4,425
2Elmhurst0.0 mi2,609
3Oak Brook3.8 mi780
4Schaumburg12.1 mi559
5Naperville15.1 mi519
6Downers Grove7.9 mi498
7Lombard3.9 mi398
8Addison4.1 mi367

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Elmhurst.

1Chicago13.5 mi5,155
2Elmhurst0.0 mi2,609
3Lombard3.9 mi759
4Naperville15.1 mi614
5Villa Park1.9 mi541
6Aurora20.4 mi502
7Addison4.1 mi497
8Schaumburg12.1 mi379

Top industries

The sectors that employ Elmhurst’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 Assistance23.2%
WSWholesale Trade12.9%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services9.5%
RTRetail Trade8.3%
EDEducational Services8.0%
COConstruction6.6%
AFAccommodation and Food Services6.1%
MFManufacturing5.9%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.8%
Connectivity

Internet options for Elmhurst

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 Gbps99%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Elmhurst

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