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Bensenville, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Bensenville is a Census village of 18,603 people across 5.53 square miles of land, lying across DuPage County and Cook County. Median household income is $79,515, 50.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 55 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $31.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bensenville
What Bensenville is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area5.53 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,363
- County holding the largest share of its areaDuPage County, 97.5 percent
- Counties this place lies inDuPage County 97.5 percent, Cook County 2.5 percent
Bensenville crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bensenville
How many people live in Bensenville
- Population18,603
- Median age39.9
- Population under 184,349
- Share under 1823.4 percent
- Population 65 and over3,042
- Share 65 and over16.4 percent
- Households7,015
- Family households4,380
- Share of households that are families62.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bensenville
Income and work in Bensenville
- Median household income$79,515
- Per capita income$35,193
- Civilian labor force9,894
- Employed9,341
- Unemployed553 plus or minus 152
- Unemployment rate5.6 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over12,893
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.6 percent plus or minus 1.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bensenville
Housing in Bensenville
- Housing units7,283
- Occupied units7,015
- Vacant units268 plus or minus 141
- Vacancy rate3.7 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Owner occupied3,553
- Renter occupied3,462
- Ownership rate50.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$272,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,407
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.2 percent
- Single family units3,731
- Share single family51.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,395
- Share in buildings of two or more46.6 percent
- Mobile homes157 plus or minus 152
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bensenville
How Bensenville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute7,878
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,959
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,986 plus or minus 699
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more37.9 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Drove alone71.1 percent
- Carpooled10.1 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Public transport2.4 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home13.8 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bensenville
SBA loans in Bensenville (7(a))
- Approvals55
- Gross approval$31,489,000
- Average approval$572,527
- Median approval$250,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,613,800
- Largest approval$3,825,000
- Jobs supported558
- Jobs per approval10.1
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Paid in full7
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more10.9 percent
- Share to franchises5.5 percent
- Distinct lenders24
- Distinct industries by NAICS35
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bensenville, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 8 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Bensenville
SBA loans in Bensenville (504)
- Approvals45
- Gross approval$33,766,000
- Average approval$750,356
- Median approval$468,000
- Largest approval$5,500,000
- Jobs supported376
- Loans with a final outcome16
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bensenville, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 16 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Bensenville
Flood risk in Bensenville
- NFIP communityVillage of Bensenville
- NFIP community number170200
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/01/19
The Village of Bensenville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170200 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
DuPage County, not Bensenville
DuPage County context, not Bensenville figures
- Establishments in DuPage County34,121
- Covered employment, DuPage County622,113
- Average annual pay, DuPage County$79,674
- Housing units permitted, DuPage County1,450
Every figure in this section is published for DuPage County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bensenville.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Bensenville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bensenville, Illinois?
18,603, in 7,015 households. Bensenville village covers 5.53 square miles of land, which is 3,363 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bensenville in?
Bensenville lies in more than one. By area it is 97.5 percent in DuPage County, 2.5 percent in Cook County. This page sits under DuPage County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Bensenville?
$79,515. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $272,000. Median gross rent is $1,407 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Bensenville businesses?
55 7(a) approvals totaling $31.5 m since FY2020, across 24 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 45 504 approvals worth $33.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bensenville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Bensenville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Bensenville. Only 8 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Bensenville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bensenville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bensenville, village of, community 170200, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Bensenville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for DuPage County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Bensenville.
Is zoning published for Bensenville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.