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Berwyn, Illinois

City in Cook County, Illinois · ZIP 60402

  • Cook County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 13 public schools
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  • 55,152 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 20,222Households
  • $75,235Median household income
  • $286,000Median home value
  • 13Public schools
  • 1ZIP codes

About Berwyn

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Population, 2000 to 2020+6.0%
54k56k58k2000: 54,01620002010: 56,65720102020: 57,250202054,01657,250
Population of Berwyn at each census
CensusPopulation
200054,016
201056,657
202057,250

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Berwyn
Under $50k32.9%
$50k to $100k29.1%
$100k to $150k20%
$150k to $200k9.7%
$200k and over8.2%

Median household income $75,235 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Berwyn
Owner occupied
12,356 units
Renter occupied
7,866 units
Vacancy rate
8%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Berwyn compared with its county and state
Berwyn compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureBerwynCook CountyIllinois
Population55,8885,185,81212,692,653
Median household income$75,235$81,797$81,702
Median age36.437.838.9
Median home value$286,000$305,200$250,500
Bachelor’s degree or higher25.4%41.9%37.2%
Foreign-born residents23.8%21.4%14.4%
Owner-occupied homes61.1%57.5%66.8%
Mean commute to work29.9 minutes31.9 minutes28.1 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Schools

Public schools in Berwyn13
Public schools in Berwyn, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
Emerson Elem SchoolPublicK–5Berwyn South SD 100
Hiawatha Elem SchoolPublicPre-K–5Berwyn South SD 100
Irving Elem SchoolPublicPre-K–5Berwyn South SD 100
Jefferson Elem SchoolPublicPre-K–5Berwyn North SD 98
Karel Havlicek Elem SchoolPublicPre-K–5Berwyn North SD 98
Komensky Elem SchoolPublicPre-K–5Berwyn South SD 100
Pershing Elem SchoolPublicPre-K–5Berwyn South SD 100
Piper SchoolPublicK–5Berwyn South SD 100
Prairie Oak SchoolPublicPre-K–5Berwyn North SD 98
Freedom Middle SchoolPublic6–8Berwyn South SD 100
Heritage Middle SchoolPublic6–8Berwyn South SD 100
Lincoln Middle SchoolPublic6–8Berwyn North SD 98
J Sterling Morton West High SchPublic9–12J S Morton HSD 201

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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