Naperville

Population & Demographics

Naperville, IL

Naperville is home to 150,692 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 73,041 resident workers commute each day.

IllinoisCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
150,692
people
Population

150,692 residents

Median age 40.4 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Naperville population & demographics

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

Population
150,692
Median age
40.4yrs
Median household income
$155,105
Median home value
$540,200
Median gross rent
$1,885/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
72.5%
Poverty rate
4.5%

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 Naperville

How Naperville 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).

White61.0%
Asian22.3%
Hispanic or Latino7.6%
Black4.3%
Two or more races4.1%
Some other race0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Naperville

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 Naperville.

Naperville at a glance
Employed Residents
73,041
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
18.2mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
17.2%
Share working within the area
Work from home
31.1%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Chicago
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Naperville 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 Naperville 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

42 / 100

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

Naperville

73,041 commutes, one dot at a time

Naperville

Where 73,041 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Chicago25.5 mi13,349
2Naperville0.0 mi12,548
3Aurora6.9 mi3,205
4Downers Grove8.2 mi2,200
5Lisle4.9 mi2,121
6Bolingbrook4.9 mi1,741
7Schaumburg19.7 mi1,347
8Oak Brook12.4 mi1,336

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Naperville.

1Naperville0.0 mi12,548
2Aurora6.9 mi7,557
3Chicago25.5 mi6,926
4Joliet14.9 mi2,677
5Bolingbrook4.9 mi2,645
6Plainfield8.9 mi2,186
7Oswego9.9 mi1,610
8Wheaton8.1 mi1,263

Top industries

The sectors that employ Naperville’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%)
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services16.2%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance15.1%
RTRetail Trade11.9%
AFAccommodation and Food Services10.0%
FIFinance and Insurance8.2%
EDEducational Services8.1%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.7%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)4.1%
WSWholesale Trade3.7%
Connectivity

Internet options for Naperville

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

4 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps16%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Naperville

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