Population

50,365

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$449,800

Owner-occupied units

Downers Grove, IL

Illinois · 41.795° N, 88.021° W · 15 sq mi

Downers Grove is a city in Illinois, with a population of 50,365 and about 3,437 residents per square mile. The median household earns $115,114 a year, and the median home is worth $449,800.

Conditions

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Sunrise & sunset

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

15 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

3,437

People per square mile

Rank by population

#885

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#750

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$115,114

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,656

Per month

Homeownership

75.2%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

27.8 min

One way

People

Median age

43.6

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

58.2%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

10%

Households

20,662

2.39 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 22.1^%

Professional & business services 20.4^%

Finance, insurance & real estate 10.8^%

Retail trade 9.9^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Illinois

Name

Lukas Walton

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$39B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Chicago

Source of wealth

Walmart

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Illinois · private sector

Employer

Advocate Health Care

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Illinois

Company

Archer Daniels Midland

Revenue

$85.5B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Chicago

Ticker

ADM

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Illinois

State bird

Northern Cardinal

State flower

Violet

State capital

Springfield

Nickname

The Prairie State

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