Downers Grove is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 48,638 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Downers Grove is the 29th largest community in Illinois.

Downers Grove is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 87.22% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Downers Grove is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Downers Grove who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.82%), management occupations (13.89%), and sales jobs (13.36%).

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

In addition, Downers Grove 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.

Downers Grove Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Downers Grove. 46.35% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Downers Grove in 2000 was $31,580, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $126,320 for a family of four. However, Downers Grove contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Downers Grove home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Downers Grove is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Downers Grove include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, English, Czech, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Downers Grove is English. Some people also speak Spanish.