Median age in Des Plaines, IL

Median age in Des Plaines, IL was 42.3 years in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.5 from 2023. That is the 50th highest of 225 cities in 2024.

2024, years42.3

Change on 2023-0.5

Rank50th of 225Cities in Illinois ranked

Series high42.82023

Series low42.32021

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Median age in Des Plaines, IL, 2021 to 2024

years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-01-29.

All 4 values

Period	years
2024	42.3
2023	42.8
2022	42.5
2021	42.3

Compared with Illinois and United States

Place	2024
Des Plaines, IL	42.3
Illinois	39
United States	38.9

Rankings

EU countries by median age 27 places
US states by median age 51 places
US cities by median age 3219 places
Cities in Illinois by median age 225 places

Definition

Age that divides the resident population into two halves of equal size. Spain and the EU: on 1 January. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span. Canada: on 1 July, Statistics Canada population estimates.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Median age, Des Plaines, IL, 2021 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Median age, Des Plaines, IL, 2021 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/median-age/des-plaines-il. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Median age, Des Plaines, IL, 2021 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/median-age/des-plaines-il.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Median age, Des Plaines, IL, 2021 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/median-age/des-plaines-il (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Median age, Des Plaines, IL, 2021 to 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/median-age/des-plaines-il. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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What is the median age in Des Plaines, IL?

Median age in Des Plaines, IL was 42.3 years in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.5 from 2023. That is the 50th highest of 225 cities in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest median age in Des Plaines, IL?

42.8 years in 2023, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

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