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Des Plaines, Illinois

City in Cook County, Illinois · ZIP 60016, 60018

  • Cook County
  • Within Maine Township
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 19 public schools
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  • 58,832 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 22,581Households
  • $94,303Median household income
  • $318,200Median home value
  • 19Public schools
  • 2ZIP codes

About Des Plaines

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Population, 2000 to 2020+3.3%
58k59k60k61k2000: 58,72020002010: 58,36420102020: 60,675202058,72060,675
Population of Des Plaines at each census
CensusPopulation
200058,720
201058,364
202060,675

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 Des Plaines
Under $50k22.7%
$50k to $100k30.3%
$100k to $150k22.1%
$150k to $200k13.1%
$200k and over11.8%

Median household income $94,303 · 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 Des Plaines
Owner occupied
17,926 units
Renter occupied
4,655 units
Vacancy rate
5.8%

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.

Des Plaines compared with its county and state
Des Plaines compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureDes PlainesCook CountyIllinois
Population59,4085,185,81212,692,653
Median household income$94,303$81,797$81,702
Median age42.837.838.9
Median home value$318,200$305,200$250,500
Bachelor’s degree or higher38.7%41.9%37.2%
Foreign-born residents32.6%21.4%14.4%
Owner-occupied homes79.4%57.5%66.8%
Mean commute to work28.4 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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Public schools in Des Plaines19
Public schools in Des Plaines, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
Brentwood Elem SchoolPublicK–5Comm Cons SD 59
Central Elem SchoolPublicK–5CCSD 62
Cumberland Elem SchoolPublicK–5CCSD 62
Devonshire SchoolPublicK–5Comm Cons SD 59
Forest Elem SchoolPublicPre-K–5CCSD 62
Iroquois Community SchoolPublicK–8CCSD 62
North Elementary SchoolPublicK–5CCSD 62
Orchard Place Elem SchoolPublicK–5CCSD 62
Plainfield Elem SchoolPublicK–5CCSD 62
South Elem SchoolPublicK–5CCSD 62
Terrace Elem SchoolPublicK–5CCSD 62
Algonquin Middle SchoolPublic6–8CCSD 62
Chippewa Middle SchoolPublic6–8CCSD 62
Friendship Jr High SchoolPublic6–8Comm Cons SD 59
Maine West High SchoolPublic9–12Maine Township HSD 207
NCISC ALOPAlternative6–12Region 05 North Cook ISC 1
North Cook Student Advocacy ALOPAlternative6–12Region 05 North Cook ISC 1
North Cook Young Adult AcademyAlternative6–12Region 05 North Cook ISC 1
Terrace School-D/HH EC ProgramSpecial educationMNW Suburban Spec Educ Org

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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