Census tracts · Des Plaines, IL

Census tracts in Des Plaines, Illinois

14 census tracts lie mostly within Des Plaines, and 7 more reach into it, by the 2020 census blocks they share. Median household income runs from $55,449 in Tract 8051.11 to $131,714 in Tract 8049.02, against $97,875 for Des Plaines as a whole (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates).

Which census tracts of Des Plaines earn the most and the least?

The five tracts with the highest and the lowest median household income among those mostly within Des Plaines and with a reliable estimate.

Tract 8049.02 $131,714
Tract 8064 $126,250
Tract 8066 $122,801
Tract 8061.03 $111,450
Tract 8051.12 $104,188
Tract 7706.01 $85,491
Tract 7706.02 $85,089
Tract 8062.02 $77,544
Tract 8062.01 $70,343
Tract 8051.11 $55,449

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

Every census tract in Des Plaines

Sort by any column; the share column is how much of each tract's land (by 2020 census blocks) lies inside Des Plaines.

Census tracts in or partly in Des Plaines, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Distance and direction from the Census Bureau's internal point of Des Plaines (2024 Gazetteer), which is not always its downtown

Tract 7706.0117031770601	0.5 mi southwest	Cook County	3,443±630	$85,491	$333,200	$1,239	100%
Tract 8061.0217031806102	0.9 mi north	Cook County	4,183±411	$103,212	$347,900	$2,103	100%
Tract 8062.0117031806201	1.0 mi northeast	Cook County	4,425±395	$70,343	$253,000	$1,780	100%
Tract 8062.0217031806202	0.7 mi east	Cook County	5,251±896	$77,544	$277,200	$1,582	100%
Tract 806317031806300	at the center point	Cook County	4,120±408	$96,415	$338,200	$1,336	100%
Tract 806417031806400	1.1 mi east	Cook County	2,408±426	$126,250	$354,800	$1,168	100%
Tract 8065.0117031806501	1.4 mi south	Cook County	2,581±584	$89,881	$316,000	$1,637	100%
Tract 8061.0317031806103	1.8 mi north	Cook County	5,313±528	$111,450	$372,700	$1,515	97%
Tract 8065.0217031806502	1.7 mi southeast	Cook County	3,855±426	$87,449	$309,600	$1,409	97%
Tract 806617031806600	2.6 mi southeast	Cook County	3,089±376	$122,801	$309,400	$1,045	93%
Tract 8051.1217031805112	2.1 mi southwest	Cook County	3,223±382	$104,188	$354,300	$1,644	79%
Tract 8049.0217031804902	1.7 mi northwest	Cook County	5,949±762	$131,714	$412,000	$1,647	73%
Tract 8051.1117031805111	2.2 mi west	Cook County	7,966±1,067	$55,449	$329,900	$1,435	72%
Tract 7706.0217031770602	1.6 mi south	Cook County	4,220±522	$85,089	$353,500	$1,188	60%
Tract 8060.0217031806002	2.0 mi northeast	Cook County	7,800±908	$64,450	$228,700	$1,550	38%
Tract 8059.0117031805901	1.6 mi east	Cook County	4,205±471	$93,167	$348,700	$1,607	33%
Tract 8061.0417031806104	2.2 mi northeast	Cook County	5,085±503	$49,435	$261,500	$1,467	26%
Tract 8027.0217031802702	2.8 mi north	Cook County	4,370±674	$94,656	$453,600	$433	19%
Tract 770517031770500	2.9 mi southwest	Cook County	4,292±665	$75,096	$31,700	$1,415	9%
Tract 980017031980000	3.8 mi south	Cook County	0±13	not published	not published	not published	3%
Tract 8049.0117031804901	2.4 mi northwest	Cook County	6,314±499	$115,909	$408,200	$1,880	2%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files · Census block assignment files

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