Darien is a medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 22,966 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Darien is the 97th largest community in Illinois.

Darien is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 87.27% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Darien is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Darien who work in management occupations (15.75%), office and administrative support jobs (15.57%), and sales jobs (14.29%).

Also of interest is that Darien has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Darien is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Darien is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Darien's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Darien, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.08 minutes every day commuting to work.

Darien Information and Demographics

The population of Darien is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 43.53% of adults in Darien have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Darien in 2000 was $34,795, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $139,180 for a family of four. However, Darien contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Darien is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Darien home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Darien is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Darien include Polish, German, Italian, Irish, English, Czech, and Lithuanian.

Darien also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.18%.

The languages spoken by people in Darien are also diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Darien is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish, Spanish, Tagalog, and Other Asian languages.