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==Demographics== {{US Census population |1840= 3535 |1850= 9290 |1860= 14701 |1870= 16685 |1880= 19161 |1890= 22551 |1900= 28196 |1910= 33432 |1920= 42120 |1930= 91998 |1940= 103480 |1950= 154599 |1960= 313459 |1970= 491882 |1980= 658835 |1990= 781666 |2000= 904161 |2010= 916924 |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 4, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426102944/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|archive-date=April 26, 2015}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=July 4, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|archive-date=August 11, 2012}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/il190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 4, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424084443/http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/il190090.txt|archive-date=April 24, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 4, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218203824/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|archive-date=December 18, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2019<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/17/17043.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 4, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606162221/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/17/17043.html|archive-date=June 6, 2011}}</ref> |2020=932877 |estyear=2024 |estimate=937184 |estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/dupagecountyillinois|title=U.S. Census Bureau Quickfacts: DuPage County, Illinois|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 22, 2025}}</ref>}} === 2020 Census === DuPage County's population's distribution by [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|race and ethnicity]] in the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] was as follows:<ref>{{cite web |title=DuPage County, Illinois |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&g=0500000US17043&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''DuPage County, Illinois β Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small> !Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small> !Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race β 2000: DEC Summary File 1 β DuPage County, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US17043&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=}}</ref> !Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race β 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) β DuPage County, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US17043&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> !{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race β 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) β DuPage County, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US17043&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> !% 2000 !% 2010 !{{partial|% 2020}} |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH) |711,966 |646,130 |style='background: #ffffe6; |591,441 |78.74% |70.47% |style='background: #ffffe6; |63.40% |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH) |26,977 |41,024 |style='background: #ffffe6; |44,201 |2.98% |4.47% |style='background: #ffffe6; |4.74% |- |[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH) |912 |992 |style='background: #ffffe6; |873 |0.10% |0.11% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.09% |- |[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH) |70,908 |91,793 |style='background: #ffffe6; |118,982 |7.84% |10.01% |style='background: #ffffe6; |12.75% |- |[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH) |180 |171 |style='background: #ffffe6; |219 |0.02% |0.02% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02% |- |[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH) |870 |1,181 |style='background: #ffffe6; |3,299 |0.10% |0.13% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.35% |- |[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH) |10,982 |14,127 |style='background: #ffffe6; |29,571 |1.21% |1.54% |style='background: #ffffe6; |3.17% |- |[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race) |81,366 |121,506 |style='background: #ffffe6; |144,291 |9.00% |13.25% |style='background: #ffffe6; |15.47% |- |'''Total''' |'''904,161''' |'''916,924''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''932,877''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |} === 2022 American Community Survey === The largest European ancestries reported among DuPage County residents in the 2022 [[American Community Survey]] are German (147,639 people or 16% of the population), [[Irish Americans|Irish]] (112,329 people, 12.2%), [[Polish Americans|Polish]] (89,682, 9.7%), [[Italian Americans|Italian]] (82,745, 9%), and [[English Americans|English]] (62,404, 6.8%). The largest Hispanic group in the county is [[Mexican Americans]], numbering 106,907 and making up 11.6% of the county's population, and over 70% of the total Hispanic population. The most common Asian ancestries in the county are [[Indian Americans|Indian]] (59,305, or 6.4% of the total population), [[Filipino Americans|Filipino]] (20,141, 2.2%), [[Chinese Americans|Chinese]] (17,031, 1.8%), and [[Pakistani Americans|Pakistani]] (11,046, 1.2%).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grid View: Table B04006 - Census Reporter |url=https://censusreporter.org/data/table/?table=B04006&geo_ids=05000US17043&primary_geo_id=05000US17043#valueType%7Cestimate |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=censusreporter.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Grid View: Table B03001 - Census Reporter |url=https://censusreporter.org/data/table/?table=B03001&geo_ids=05000US17043&primary_geo_id=05000US17043#valueType%7Cestimate |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=censusreporter.org}}</ref> The population of DuPage County has become more diverse. The population of foreign-born residents increased from about 71,300 in 1990 to 184,000 by 2022 estimates.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grid View: Table B05002 - Census Reporter |url=https://censusreporter.org/data/table/?table=B05002&geo_ids=05000US17043&primary_geo_id=05000US17043#valueType%7Cestimate |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=censusreporter.org}}</ref> Of the 20% of residents who were born abroad, 45.2% were born in [[Asia]], 25.8% were born in [[Latin America]], 24.3% were born in [[Europe]], 3.5% were born in [[Africa]], 3.1% were born in [[South America]], 0.2% were born in [[Oceania]], and 1.1% were born in [[Canada]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grid View: Table B05006 - Census Reporter |url=https://censusreporter.org/data/table/?table=B05006&geo_ids=05000US17043&primary_geo_id=05000US17043 |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=censusreporter.org}}</ref> The top countries of birth for immigrants in DuPage County are [[Mexico]] (36,146), [[India]] (35,486), [[Poland]] (14,107), the [[Philippines]] (11,352), and [[China]] (10,116). The [[per-capita income]] in DuPage County was $88,588 according to 2022 data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. This was the second highest of any county in Illinois, surpassed only by that of [[Lake County, Illinois|Lake County]], located north of Chicago.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 16, 2023 |title=Personal Income by County and Metropolitan Area, 2022 |url=https://www.bea.gov/sites/default/files/2023-11/lapi1123.pdf |website=Bureau of Economic Analysis}}</ref> As of 2022, DuPage County has a poverty rate of 6.7%, much lower than the national and state average.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census profile: DuPage County, IL |url=http://censusreporter.org/profiles/05000US17043-dupage-county-il/ |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=Census Reporter |language=en}}</ref> 8% of children under 18 and 6% of seniors in the county are in poverty. === 2010 Census === There were 325,601 households, out of which 37.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.90% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.90% had a female householder with no husband present and 28.00% were non-families. 22.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.27. In the county, 26.70% of the population was under the age of 18, 8.20% was from 18 to 24, 32.40% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64 and 9.80% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.20 males. For every 100 females, age 18 and over, there were 94.20 males. The median income for a household in the county was $98,441 and the median income for a family was $113,086.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=05000US13113&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US13%7C05000US13113&_street=&_county=dupage&_cityTown=dupage&_state=04000US17&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=050&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 2, 2009|title=American FactFinder|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200211180733/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=05000US13113&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US13%7C05000US13113&_street=&_county=dupage&_cityTown=dupage&_state=04000US17&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=050&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null:null&_keyword=&_industry=|archive-date=February 11, 2020}}</ref> Males had a median income of $60,909 versus $41,346 for females. The mean or average income for a family in DuPage County is $121,009, according to the 2005 census. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $38,458. About 2.40% of families and 3.60% of the population were below the [[poverty threshold|poverty line]], including 3.90% of those under age 18 and 4.30% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="GR2" /> ===Religion=== [[File:First Church of Lombard (Lombard, Illinois) 05.JPG|thumb|upright|The [[First Church of Lombard]] is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in DuPage County, Illinois|National Register of Historic Places]].]] DuPage County has several hundred Christian churches, and especially around Wheaton is a [[Bible Belt]], with [[Wheaton College (Illinois)|Wheaton College]] and various other evangelical Christian colleges, and publishing houses including [[InterVarsity Press]], [[Good News Publishers|Crossway]], [[Tyndale House]], [[Christianity Today]] and other smaller ones in the area.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goldsborough |first1=Bob |title=Churches in DuPage on Growth Track|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-05-04-9405040287-story.html |access-date=October 11, 2021 |work=Chicago Tribune |date=May 4, 1994}}</ref> Notable churches include [[Megachurch|megachurches]] like Community Christian Church in Naperville, [[Wheaton Bible Church]], Christ Church in Oak Brook, and other large congregations like [[College Church]]. There is also a large [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] population, the county being part of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet in Illinois|Diocese of Joliet]] and the [[National Shrine of St Therese]] in Darien. There is also the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA|Ukrainian Orthodox Church]] in Glendale Heights. The [[Theosophical Society in America]] in Wheaton, the North American headquarters of the [[Theosophical Society Adyar]], provides lectures and classes on [[Theosophy (Blavatskian)|theosophy]], [[meditation]], [[yoga]], [[Eastern philosophy|Eastern]] and [[New Age]] [[spirituality]]. [[Islam]]ic [[mosque]]s are located in [[Villa Park, Illinois|Villa Park]], Naperville (two mosques), Glendale Heights, Willowbrook, Westmont, Lombard, Bolingbrook, Addison, Woodale, West Chicago, and unincorporated Glen Ellyn.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.islamiccenterofnaperville.org/|title=Home|website=islamiccenterofnaperville.org|access-date=May 8, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309012952/http://www.islamiccenterofnaperville.org/|archive-date=March 9, 2018}}</ref> There are [[Hinduism|Hindu]] temples in Bartlett, Bensenville, Bloomingdale, Carol Stream, Itasca and Medinah, and an [[Arya Samaj]] center in West Chicago. There is a [[Nichiren ShΕshΕ«]] [[Zen|Zen Buddhist]] temple in [[West Chicago, Illinois|West Chicago]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/176.html|title=Buddhists|website=www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org|access-date=May 8, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021031754/http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/176.html|archive-date=October 21, 2017}}</ref> and a [[Theravada]] Buddhist Temple, called the Buddha-Dharma Meditation Center, in [[Willowbrook, DuPage County, Illinois|Willowbrook]].<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://sites.google.com/view/wbd/home |publisher=Wat Buddha Dhamma |access-date=October 11, 2021}}</ref> There is also a [[Reform Judaism|Reform synagogue]], Congregation Etz Chaim,<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://congetzchaim.org/aboutus/ |publisher=Congregation Etz Chaim |access-date=October 11, 2021}}</ref> in Lombard and an unaffiliated one in Naperville, called Congregation Beth Shalom.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.napershalom.org/about-cbs/who-we-are/ |publisher=Congregation Beth Shalom |access-date=October 11, 2021}}</ref>
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