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Wood Dale, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Wood Dale is a Census city of 13,933 people across 4.79 square miles of land, in DuPage County. Median household income is $91,382, 77.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 39 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $31.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wood Dale
What Wood Dale is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.79 sq mi
- Water area0.1 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,909
- 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.
Wood Dale
How many people live in Wood Dale
- Population13,933
- Median age42.3
- Population under 182,685
- Share under 1819.3 percent
- Population 65 and over2,642
- Share 65 and over19.0 percent
- Households5,342
- Family households3,785
- Share of households that are families70.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wood Dale
Income and work in Wood Dale
- Median household income$91,382
- Per capita income$42,223
- Civilian labor force8,021
- Employed7,701
- Unemployed320 plus or minus 159
- Unemployment rate4.0 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Adults 25 and over9,916
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher28.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.2 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wood Dale
Housing in Wood Dale
- Housing units5,454
- Occupied units5,342
- Vacant units112 plus or minus 112
- Vacancy rate2.1 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Owner occupied4,112
- Renter occupied1,230 plus or minus 269
- Ownership rate77.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$318,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,675
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.0 percent
- Single family units3,705
- Share single family67.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,566 plus or minus 341
- Share in buildings of two or more28.7 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Mobile homes183 plus or minus 145
- Median year structure built1973
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wood Dale
How Wood Dale gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,407
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,428 plus or minus 365
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.3 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,483 plus or minus 504
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.8 percent
- Drove alone71.4 percent
- Carpooled10.5 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Public transport1.2 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Walked1.4 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home15.3 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wood Dale
SBA loans in Wood Dale (7(a))
- Approvals39
- Gross approval$31,197,000
- Average approval$799,923
- Median approval$350,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,828,000
- Largest approval$4,069,500
- Jobs supported549
- Jobs per approval14.1
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Paid in full6
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more10.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders18
- Distinct industries by NAICS26
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wood Dale, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 6 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.
Wood Dale
SBA loans in Wood Dale (504)
- Approvals15
- Gross approval$15,153,000
- Average approval$1,010,200
- Median approval$890,000
- Largest approval$3,050,000
- Jobs supported209
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wood Dale, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 4 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.
Wood Dale
Flood risk in Wood Dale
- NFIP communityCity of Wood Dale
- NFIP community number170224
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 5
- Currently effective map date08/01/19
The City of Wood Dale participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170224 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 Wood Dale
DuPage County context, not Wood Dale 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 Wood Dale.
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
Wood Dale questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wood Dale, Illinois?
13,933, in 5,342 households. Wood Dale city covers 4.79 square miles of land, which is 2,909 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wood Dale 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 Wood Dale?
$91,382. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $318,900. Median gross rent is $1,675 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Wood Dale businesses?
39 7(a) approvals totaling $31.2 m since FY2020, across 18 lenders, median approval $350,000, plus 15 504 approvals worth $15.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wood Dale, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Wood Dale borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Wood Dale. Only 6 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 Wood Dale in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wood Dale appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wood Dale, city of, community 170224, 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 Wood Dale 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 Wood Dale.
Is zoning published for Wood Dale?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.