Elmhurst A More Diverse Place These Days: Census

Elmhurst IL

01 September, 2021

6:47 PM

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ELMHURST, IL — Elmhurst has become more diverse over the last decade, and it has increased in population. According to recently released 2020 Census numbers, Elmhurst's population rose to 45,786, a 3.7 percent increase from a decade before. Its population was 44,121 in 2010. The white non-Hispanic population fell to a 78.6 percent share in 2020, from 89.5 percent 10 years before. Hispanics saw the biggest percentage gain, rising to 9.3 percent, from 6.6 percent in 2010. Residents of Asian descent increased to 6.5 percent in 2020, from 5.2 percent in 2020. African Americans have hovered around 2 percent during that time. Nationally, the white population dropped to 57.8 percent in 2020, from 63.7 percent a decade before. Hispanics accounted for more than half of the nation's population growth in the last 10 years, now making up 18.7 percent of the country. They made up 16 percent in 2010. The U.S. population grew 7.4 percent in the last decade, reaching 331.4 million in 2020. Here are the numbers for Elmhurst and nearby towns: ELMHURST 202045,786 (3.7 percent increase)White non-Hispanic: 35,971 (78.6 percent)Hispanic: 4,269 (9.3 percent)Asian: 2,942 (6.5 percent)Black: 931 (2 percent) 2010 44,121White non-Hispanic 39,478 (89.5 percent)Hispanic 2,898 (6.6 percent)Asian 2,272 (5.2 percent)Black 841 (1.9 percent) CLARENDON HILLS 20208,702 (3.3 percent increase) White non-Hispanic: 6,910 (79.4 percent)Asian: 731 (8.4 percent)Hispanic: 519 (6 percent)Black: 123 (1.4 percent) 20108,427 White non-Hispanic: 7,601 (90.2 percent)Asian: 433 (5.1 percent) Hispanic: 426 (5.1 percent)Black: 149 (1.8 percent) HINSDALE 202017,935White non-Hispanic: 13,226 (73.8 percent)Asian: 2,161 (12 percent)Hispanic: 948 (7.2 percent)Black: 282 (1.6 percent) 201016,816 (6.7 percent increase)White non-Hispanic 15,135 (90 percent)Asian 1,077 (6.4 percent)Hispanic 592 (3.5 percent)Black 216 (1.3 percent) DARIEN 202022,011 (0.3 percent decrease)White non-Hispanic: 15,882 (72.2 percent)Asian: 2,855 (13 percent)Hispanic: 1,855 (8.4 percent)Black: 738 (3.4 percent) 201022,086White non-Hispanic: 17,985 (90.1 percent)Asian: 2,619 (9.5 percent)Hispanic: 1,386 (0.6 percent)Black: 706 (1 percent) BURR RIDGE 202011,192 (6 percent increase)White non-Hispanic: 8,212 (73.4 percent)Asian 1,834: (16.4 percent)Hispanic: 609 (5.4 percent)Black: 208 (1.9 percent) 201010,559White non-Hispanic: 8,487 (80.4 percent)Asian: 1,568 (14.8 percent)Hispanic: 430 (4.1 percent)Black: 209 (2 percent) WESTERN SPRINGS 202013,629 (5 percent increase)White non-Hispanic: 12,309 (90.3 percent)Hispanic: 624 (4.6 percent)Asian: 246 (1.8 percent)Black: 57 (0.4 percent) 201012,975White non-Hispanic: 12,554 (96.8 percent)Hispanic: 361 (2.8 percent)Asian: 180 (1.4 percent)Black: 46 (0.4 percent) LA GRANGE 202016,321 (5 percent increase)White non-Hispanic: 13,420 (82.2 percent)Hispanic: 1,421 (8.7 percent)Black: 585 (3.6 percent)Asian: 274 (1.7 percent) 201015,545White non-Hispanic: 13,983 (84 percent)Hispanic: 998 (7 percent)Black: 759 (6 percent)Asian: 214 (1 percent)