Humidity & wind
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Population
58,772
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$335,600
Owner-occupied units
Des Plaines, IL
Illinois · 42.034° N, 87.901° W · 14 sq mi
Des Plaines is a city in Illinois, with a population of 58,772 and about 4,128 residents per square mile. The median household earns $97,875 a year, and the median home is worth $335,600.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
14 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
4,128
People per square mile
Rank by population
#744
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#755
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$97,875
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,606
Per month
Homeownership
78.3%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
28.2 min
One way
People
Median age
42.3
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
38.9%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
34.2%
Households
22,537
2.58 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 23%
Manufacturing 13.3%
Professional & business services 12.2%
Retail trade 11.8%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of Illinois
State bird
Northern Cardinal
State flower
Violet
State capital
Springfield
Nickname
The Prairie State
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Cities near Des Plaines
- Mount Prospect, IL3 mi · 55,395
- Arlington Heights, IL6 mi · 76,216
- Skokie, IL8 mi · 66,544
- Schaumburg, IL9 mi · 77,249
- Palatine, IL9 mi · 65,842
- Evanston, IL11 mi · 76,380
- Oak Park, IL12 mi · 52,823
- Hoffman Estates, IL13 mi · 50,858
Cities about the same size
- Pocatello, ID58,771
- Casper, WY58,771
- Terre Haute, IN58,764
- Midwest City, OK58,799
- Bozeman, MT58,814
- Youngstown, OH58,832
- Lacey, WA58,833
- The Hammocks, FL58,838
More in Illinois
- Chicago2,731,585
- Aurora181,505
- Naperville153,114
- Joliet152,241
- Rockford147,384
- Elgin115,476
- Springfield112,989
- Peoria110,920
Wealthiest person in Illinois
Name
Lukas Walton
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$39B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Chicago
Source of wealth
Walmart
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Illinois · private sector
Employer
Advocate Health Care
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Illinois
Company
Archer Daniels Midland
Revenue
$85.5B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Chicago
Ticker
ADM
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.