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Downers Grove, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Downers Grove is a Census village of 50,054 people across 14.65 square miles of land, in DuPage County. Median household income is $115,114, 75.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 112 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $59.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Downers Grove
What Downers Grove is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area14.65 sq mi
- Water area0.15 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,416
- County holding the largest share of its areaDuPage County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Downers Grove
How many people live in Downers Grove
- Population50,054
- Median age43.6
- Population under 1810,949
- Share under 1821.9 percent
- Population 65 and over10,490
- Share 65 and over21.0 percent
- Households20,662
- Family households13,532
- Share of households that are families65.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Downers Grove
Income and work in Downers Grove
- Median household income$115,114
- Per capita income$67,928
- Civilian labor force26,774
- Employed25,694
- Unemployed1,080 plus or minus 264
- Unemployment rate4.0 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Adults 25 and over36,362
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher58.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree24.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Downers Grove
Housing in Downers Grove
- Housing units21,527
- Occupied units20,662
- Vacant units865 plus or minus 277
- Vacancy rate4.0 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Owner occupied15,548
- Renter occupied5,114
- Ownership rate75.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$449,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,656
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.3 percent
- Single family units14,975
- Share single family69.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more6,404
- Share in buildings of two or more29.7 percent
- Mobile homes148 plus or minus 153
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Downers Grove
How Downers Grove gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute19,192
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,774
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more8,461
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more44.1 percent
- Drove alone61.2 percent
- Carpooled4.5 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Public transport7.4 percent
- Walked2.3 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home23.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Downers Grove
SBA loans in Downers Grove (7(a))
- Approvals112
- Gross approval$59,340,600
- Average approval$529,827
- Median approval$250,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,212,100
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported2,026
- Jobs per approval18.1
- Loans with a final outcome24
- Paid in full23
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more4.5 percent
- Share to franchises17.9 percent
- Distinct lenders42
- Distinct industries by NAICS61
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Downers Grove, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 24 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.
Downers Grove
SBA loans in Downers Grove (504)
- Approvals32
- Gross approval$22,082,000
- Average approval$690,063
- Median approval$576,500
- Largest approval$2,046,000
- Jobs supported152
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Downers Grove, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 5 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.
Downers Grove
Flood risk in Downers Grove
- NFIP communityVillage of Downers Grove
- NFIP community number170204
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 5
- Currently effective map date08/01/19
The Village of Downers Grove participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170204 and carries Community Rating System class 5, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
DuPage County, not Downers Grove
DuPage County context, not Downers Grove 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 Downers Grove.
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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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
Downers Grove questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Downers Grove, Illinois?
50,054, in 20,662 households. Downers Grove village covers 14.65 square miles of land, which is 3,416 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Downers Grove in?
DuPage County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Downers Grove?
$115,114. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $449,800. Median gross rent is $1,656 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Downers Grove businesses?
112 7(a) approvals totaling $59.3 m since FY2020, across 42 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 32 504 approvals worth $22.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Downers Grove, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Downers Grove borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Downers Grove. Only 24 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 Downers Grove in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Downers Grove appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Downers Grove, village of, community 170204, carrying Community Rating System class 5, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Downers Grove 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 Downers Grove.
Is zoning published for Downers Grove?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.