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Take a closer look at the details, and you’ll see why people and businesses are choosing DuPage. We have the right mix of the details, including a premier location and a highly educated workforce that call it ‘home’. The results are big.

For a full list of occupation groups in DuPage County, including total employment, average wages, and location quotient, view the DuPage County Economic Overview. This report is updated quarterly. 
INSTITUTION CITY TOTAL
ENROLLMENT
COLLEGE OF DUPAGE GLEN ELLYN 31,627
INSTITUTION CITY ENROLLMENT
DEVRY UNIVERSITY ADDISON 3,400
DEVRY UNIVERSITY NAPERVILLE 79,621**
CHAMBERLIN COLLEGE OF NURSING ADDISON 2,893
NATIONAL UNIV. OF HEALTH SCIENCES LOMBARD 655
NORTHERN SEMINARY LISLE 166
ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY WHEATON 7,792**
ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY AURORA 3,205**
BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY LISLE 1,980 (undergraduate)
ELMHURST UNIVERSITY ELMHURST 3,350
MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY DOWNERS GROVE 2,970
LEWIS UNIVERSITY OAK BROOK 6,440**
NATIONAL LOUIS UNIVERSITY LISLE 9,000**
NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY* NAPERVILLE 15,775**
NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY GLEN ELLYN 1,211
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY ABSN LOCATION DOWNERS GROVE UNKNOWN
RASSMUSSEN AURORA/NAPERVILLE AURORA 1,674**
NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE NAPERVILLE 3,000
WHEATON COLLEGE WHEATON 2,900
*Satellite Campus **Includes enrollment at locations outside DuPage County    
IS THE STATE RIGHT-TO-WORK?  No  
% OF WORKFORCE ORGANIZED 16.20% 876,000
Data is for the State of Illinois. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

In 2020, DuPage County had with 147 total. These projects represent $516 million invested, 405 jobs created or retained, and 11.8 million square-feet of new or improved space.

Projects are defined by meeting one of the following criteria: $1 million invested, 20,000 square-feet of new or improved space, 50 jobs created or retained, headquarters facility, or Choose DuPage involvement. 

For a complete list of projects, download the 2020 Annual Projects Report.

Source: World Business Chicago and Choose DuPage World Business Chicago and Choose DuPage capture project information from media outlets, press releases, company websites, subscription services, and internal reporting. The quality of each record depends on the availability of data and resources to input and confirm information. Data is finalized in the first quarter of the following year to allow for time lag in project reporting: year-to-date numbers are subject to revision and addition of projects.
For a a list of average annual wages by industry in DuPage County,  view the DuPage County Economic Overview. This report is updated quarterly. 
NAME CITY COUNTY AFFILIATION RESEARCH SPECIALTY ANNUAL FUNDING TOTAL EMPLOYEES
ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY LEMONT DUPAGE NON-PROFIT RESEARCH LAB ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & NATIONAL SECURITY UNKNOWN 3,494
FERMILAB BATAVIA DUPAGE NATIONAL LABORATORY PARTICLE PHYSICS RESEARCH UNKNOWN 1,750

POPULATION

POPULATION BY AGE GROUP 929,060 100.00%
UNDER 18 YEARS 212,484 22.9%
18-24 YEARS 80,893 8.7%
25-34 YEARS 117,689 12.7%
35-44 YEARS 119,999 12.9%
45-54 YEARS 129,099 13.9%
55-64 YEARS 129,508 13.9%
65-74 YEARS 82,511 8.9%
75 YEARS AND OVER 56,877 6.1%
MEDIAN AGE 39.3  

HOUSEHOLDS

TOTAL HOUSING UNITS 360,307
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME $92,809
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION  
UNDER $34,999 18.2%
$35,000-$49,000 10.4%
$50,000-$74,999 15.9%
$75,000 AND ABOVE 55.5%

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

NO HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA 30,901 6.2%
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE 80,376 16.2%
SOME COLLEGE, NO DEGREE 86,680 17.5%
ASSOCIATES DEGREE 38,617 7.8%
BACHELOR’S DEGREE 159,029 32%
POST-GRADUATE DEGREE 100,692 20.3%
Source: JobsEQ, January 2022, US Census