Warrenville, DuPage County, Illinois Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Warrenville, Illinois, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Warrenville, Illinois. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Warrenville, Illinois. The estimated population of Warrenville, Illinois is 13,738 people, with a median age of 37.8.

We can look at the total population in Warrenville over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
13,738
+4.57%
+2.73%
2020
13,137
-0.16% -
2019
13,158
-1.15% -
2018
13,311
-0.46% -
2017
13,373
- -

Population of Warrenville, Illinois by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
66.5%
64.7%
+2.78%
Black/African American
5.1%
5.2%
-1.92%
Native
0%
0%
0.00%
Hispanic
21.3%
20.5%
+3.90%
Asian
5.3%
6.6%
-19.70%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
0.00%
Two Or More Races
1.8%
2.9%
-37.93%
Other
0%
0.1%
-100.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Warrenville, Illinois by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 37.8 0% 38.2 -0.52% 37.6 +0.27%
2020 37.8 -0.26% 38.4 +4.63% 37.5 -4.09%
2019 37.9 +1.34% 36.7 +0.82% 39.1 +1.3%
2018 37.4 +0.27% 36.4 +0.28% 38.6 +0.52%
2017 37.3 - 36.3 - 38.4 -

The median age of Warrenville, Illinois gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 777 -4.5% 719 +12.85% 710 812
10 to 19 1,001 -15.16% 1,057 -0.11% 833 1,037
20 to 29 1,008 -4.13% 835 -7.96% 947 764
30 to 39 948 +15.37% 964 +22.83% 1,092 1,192
40 to 49 953 -15.18% 939 -15.53% 816 797
50 to 59 897 +7.16% 883 +5.36% 952 923
60 to 69 663 +22.06% 826 +5.66% 821 871
70+ 408 +25.46% 495 +28.47% 520 651

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Warrenville, Illinois is $89,010.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Warrenville.

  • Under 25
    $70,417.00
  • 25 to 44
    $84,886.00
  • 45 to 64
    $107,220.00
  • 65 and over
    $67,500.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Warrenville, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Warrenville, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Warrenville, Illinois is currently $104,624.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

6.92% of households in Warrenville are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Warrenville against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    9.59%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    10.36%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    21.31%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    15.48%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    22.31%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    14.04%
  • $200,000 or more
    6.92%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Warrenville is $40,693.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Warrenville by the total population of Warrenville.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Warrenville, Illinois, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Warrenville to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    17.88%
  • Bachelor's degree
    42.80%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    10.40%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    26.87%
  • Less than high school diploma
    2.05%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Warrenville that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Warrenville over the age of 16 is 11,127.

Of those people, a total of 75.10% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Warrenville is 71.30%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 781 61.20% 10.70%
20 to 24 years 796 96.60% 7.20%
25 to 29 years 915 95.10% 7.90%
30 to 34 years 1,074 97.20% 10.20%
35 to 44 years 1,970 88.70% 3.60%
45 to 54 years 1,748 83.40% 0.80%
55 to 59 years 980 80.10% 5.00%
60 to 64 years 855 69.90% 3.30%
65 to 74 years 1,365 39.10% 1.70%
75 years and over 643 11.80% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Warrenville. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 8,699 74.50% 3.40%
Black or African American 590 69.50% 21.50%
American Indian and Alaska Native 142 38.70% 70.90%
Asian 627 79.40% 10.20%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 558 84.80% 0.00%
Two or more races 511 86.50% 5.70%
Hispanic or Latino 2,168 78.10% 5.80%
Not Hispanic or Latino 7,718 74.20% 3.10%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Warrenville as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Warrenville is 7,936, with median earnings of $48,230.00.

Women in Warrenville, Illinois earning approximately 81.30% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 7,936 $48,230.00
Male 4,215 $52,832.00
Female 3,721 $42,944.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 852 $82,955.00
Business and Financial 715 $86,962.00
Computer and Mathematical 270 $74,224.00
Architecture and Engineering 162 $95,441.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 83 $47,159.00
Community and Social Service 177 $44,886.00
Legal 55 $83,688.00
Educational and Library 476 $50,719.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 124 $44,500.00
Healthcare Practitioners 438 $54,306.00
Healthcare Support 135 $32,031.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 92 $45,064.00
Law Enforcement 47 $80,694.00
Food Preparation and Serving 520 $17,917.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 322 $36,652.00
Personal Care and Service 163 $14,055.00
Sales 685 $53,348.00
Office and Administrative Support 796 $45,125.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 39 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 402 $49,098.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 216 $70,909.00
Production 520 $33,177.00
Transportation and Material Moving 249 $43,723.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 489 $89,622.00 363 $63,542.00
Business and Financial 355 $97,250.00 360 $85,459.00
Computer and Mathematical 171 $93,750.00 99 $72,543.00
Architecture and Engineering 149 $96,397.00 13 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 65 $46,932.00 18 $60,833.00
Community and Social Service 68 $70,909.00 109 $36,250.00
Legal 10 $0.00 45 $84,313.00
Educational and Library 150 $35,000.00 326 $51,544.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 50 $58,438.00 74 $28,750.00
Healthcare Practitioners 121 $54,514.00 317 $52,366.00
Healthcare Support 6 $0.00 129 $31,094.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 14 $0.00 78 $45,000.00
Law Enforcement 16 $0.00 31 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 227 $25,820.00 293 $11,152.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 276 $36,563.00 46 $52,700.00
Personal Care and Service 50 $2,500.00 113 $14,726.00
Sales 363 $92,574.00 322 $27,071.00
Office and Administrative Support 144 $73,438.00 652 $41,607.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 39 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 402 $49,098.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 216 $70,909.00 0 $0.00
Production 362 $33,514.00 158 $31,667.00
Transportation and Material Moving 218 $43,715.00 31 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 5,214 households in Warrenville, with an average household size of 2.61 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 3,411 families in Warrenville with an average family size of 3.2 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 2,622 132 657 1,803
Average Household Size 3.19 3.13 3.61 1.38
Total Families 2,622 132 657 0
Average Household Size 3.18 3.09 3.31 0

Poverty

Of the 3,411 families in Warrenville, 6.40% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Warrenville:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 5,410 housing units in Warrenville, Illinois.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 5,214 96.38%
Vacant 196 3.62%

20.57% of the total 5,410 housing units in Warrenville are rental units. This is approximately 1,113 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 4,087 are occupied by the owner - or 75.55% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Warrenville is $1,513.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Warrenville that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    14
  • Less than $500
    31
  • $500 to $999
    87
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    429
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    365
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    201
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in Warrenville is $235,200.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Warrenville that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    108
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    43
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    384
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    894
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    1,408
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    1,055
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    161
  • $1,000,000 or more
    34

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Warrenville. The chart below shows the number of properties in Warrenville that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    426
  • 1940 to 1949
    179
  • 1950 to 1959
    450
  • 1960 to 1969
    256
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,629
  • 1980 to 1989
    1,179
  • 1990 to 1999
    825
  • 2000 to 2009
    273
  • 2010 to 2013
    193
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Warrenville that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    132
  • 1 vehicle available
    1,526
  • 2 vehicles available
    2,532
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,024

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Warrenville get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Warrenville that commute to work in a particular way.

27.4 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Warrenville.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    149
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    478
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    662
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,765
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    806
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    465
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    762
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    251
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    372
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    450
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    458
  • 90 or more minutes
    251

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for Warrenville, Illinois in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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