Places/IL/DuPage County, IL
County profile

DuPage County, IL

United States · GDP 2024
#45 of 3,127 US counties by GDP39th-percentile growthmore diversified than 99% of counties
EA Place Score
methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$129.7B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
595,691
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
34,121
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$77.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
934,298
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.9%
Median HH income
$112.1k±$1.6k
Bachelor's degree+
51.8%±0.6%
Poverty rate
6.6%±0.3%
Business applications
15,622 · 2025
Retail establishments
2,924
31.4/10k pop
Industry mix · employment
Health care22%
Retail trade16%
Wholesale trade16%
Manufacturing16%
Professional services15%
Admin & support14%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 20202025
934,298
residents · 2025 · +0.3% since 2020
Income per capita $98.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 20212025
Domestic migration40,767
International migration+29,645
Natural change+13,226

GDP trend

20192024 · nominal
$100.2B
2019
$97.7B
2020
$107.3B
2021
$117.0B
2022
$125.5B
2023
$129.7B
2024

Real estate & risk

FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$391.4k±$2.5k
Median gross rent
$1.7k/mo±$16/mo
Vacancy rate
4.5%±0.3%
Affordability
5.1× wages
Residential permits
$569.4M
1,265 units · 1.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
97.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.8k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 100Tornado 99Strong wind 99
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 20162025
524
2016
542
2017
555
2018
567
2019
572
2020
609
2021
676
2022
732
2023
788
2024
838
2025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 20212025
-19% since 2021
1,554
2021
1,121
2022
973
2023
1,450
2024
1,265
2025

Transport access

BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
3.8 km
I-355
Nearest freight rail
1.8 km
UP
Nearest port
20.3 km
SERVICE WELDING & SHPBLDG/LEMONT IND'L DIST SHIP B
Nearest commercial airport
20.3 km
CHICAGO O'HARE INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 20192023
$77.5k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
Nearby & same-state counties
by GDP rank
Cook$546.4BLake$82.9BWill$50.3BKane$37.1B
The read

What is the GDP of DuPage?

DuPage's economy produced $129.7B in 2024, growing 3.4% year over yearslower than 61% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.

GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.