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
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Dover CorporationIndustrials$8.1B82B+2Hub Group, Inc.Industrials$3.9B——3AAR Corp.Industrials$2.8B——4Federal Signal CorporationIndustrials$2.2B85A5Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc.Industrials$1.8B——6SunCoke Energy, Inc.Basic Materials$1.8B66B7Accel Entertainment, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$1.3B63C8Portillo's Inc.Consumer Cyclical$732.1M53D9Power Solutions International, Inc.Industrials$722.4M70B10Knowles CorporationTechnology$593.2M79B+11CTS CorporationTechnology$541.3M76B+12InvenTrust Properties Corp.Real Estate$299.2M70B13Inland Real Estate Income Trust, Inc.Real Estate$153.6M38D14Track Group, Inc.Technology$35.2M56C15Chicago Rivet & Machine Co.Industrials$27.9M56C16Fuel Tech, Inc.Industrials$26.7M59C17Inpoint Commercial Real Estate Income, Inc.Real Estate$23.0M30D18Lakeside Holding LimitedIndustrials$17.8M24D19National Stock Yards Co.Industrials$7.1M62C20Rubicon Technology, Inc.Basic Materials$3.6M——21Viskase Companies, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$26.0k37D22FG Imperii Acquisition Corp.Financial Services———23FG Imperii Acquisition Corp. Class A Ordinary SharesFinancial Services———24FG Merger II Corp.Financial Services———25Aldel Financial II Inc.Financial Services———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
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 · 2020–2025
934,298
residents · 2025 · +0.3% since 2020
Income per capita $98.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−40,767
International migration+29,645
Natural change+13,226
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$100.2B2019
$97.7B2020
$107.3B2021
$117.0B2022
$125.5B2023
$129.7B2024
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 · 2016–2025
5242016
5422017
5552018
5672019
5722020
6092021
6762022
7322023
7882024
8382025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -19% since 20211,5542021
1,1212022
9732023
1,4502024
1,2652025
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
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR26 filings from 11 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$77.5k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
Similar US counties
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What is the GDP of DuPage?
DuPage's economy produced $129.7B in 2024, growing 3.4% year over year — slower 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.