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Glen Ellyn, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Glen Ellyn is a Census village of 28,390 people across 6.97 square miles of land, in DuPage County. Median household income is $140,938, 78.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 38 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $20.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Glen Ellyn
What Glen Ellyn is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area6.97 sq mi
- Water area0.16 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,073
- 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.
Glen Ellyn
How many people live in Glen Ellyn
- Population28,390
- Median age39.8
- Population under 187,444
- Share under 1826.2 percent
- Population 65 and over5,338
- Share 65 and over18.8 percent
- Households10,698
- Family households7,611
- Share of households that are families71.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Glen Ellyn
Income and work in Glen Ellyn
- Median household income$140,938
- Per capita income$74,079
- Civilian labor force14,209
- Employed13,453
- Unemployed756 plus or minus 232
- Unemployment rate5.3 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over18,773
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher68.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree30.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Glen Ellyn
Housing in Glen Ellyn
- Housing units11,110
- Occupied units10,698
- Vacant units412 plus or minus 167
- Vacancy rate3.7 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Owner occupied8,377
- Renter occupied2,321
- Ownership rate78.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$544,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,433
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.2 percent
- Single family units7,839
- Share single family70.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,186
- Share in buildings of two or more28.7 percent
- Mobile homes19 plus or minus 25
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Glen Ellyn
How Glen Ellyn gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute8,869
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,352
- Share commuting under 15 minutes26.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,012
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.2 percent
- Drove alone51.4 percent
- Carpooled3.9 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Public transport7.9 percent
- Walked2.6 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home32.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Glen Ellyn
SBA loans in Glen Ellyn (7(a))
- Approvals38
- Gross approval$20,871,700
- Average approval$549,255
- Median approval$262,150
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,243,200
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported392
- Jobs per approval10.3
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full4
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more5.3 percent
- Share to franchises26.3 percent
- Distinct lenders21
- Distinct industries by NAICS26
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Glen Ellyn, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Glen Ellyn
SBA loans in Glen Ellyn (504)
- Approvals21
- Gross approval$8,783,000
- Average approval$418,238
- Median approval$309,000
- Largest approval$1,229,000
- Jobs supported112
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Glen Ellyn, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 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.
Glen Ellyn
Flood risk in Glen Ellyn
- NFIP communityVillage of Glen Ellyn
- NFIP community number170207
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 6
- Currently effective map date08/01/19
The Village of Glen Ellyn participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170207 and carries Community Rating System class 6, 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 Glen Ellyn
DuPage County context, not Glen Ellyn 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 Glen Ellyn.
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
Glen Ellyn questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Glen Ellyn, Illinois?
28,390, in 10,698 households. Glen Ellyn village covers 6.97 square miles of land, which is 4,073 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Glen Ellyn 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 Glen Ellyn?
$140,938. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $544,000. Median gross rent is $1,433 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Glen Ellyn businesses?
38 7(a) approvals totaling $20.9 m since FY2020, across 21 lenders, median approval $262,150, plus 21 504 approvals worth $8.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Glen Ellyn, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Glen Ellyn borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Glen Ellyn. Only 5 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 Glen Ellyn in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Glen Ellyn appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Glen Ellyn, village of, community 170207, carrying Community Rating System class 6, 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 Glen Ellyn 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 Glen Ellyn.
Is zoning published for Glen Ellyn?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.