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Des Plaines city, Illinois. QuickFacts provides statistics for all states and counties. Also for cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more.
As of 2022, 30.5% of Des Plaines, IL residents (18.3k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Des Plaines, IL was 32.5%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.
Census data for Des Plaines, IL (pop. 60,087), including age, race, sex, income, poverty, marital status, education and more.
Geography. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Des Plaines has a total area of 14.38 square miles (37.24 km 2), of which 14.24 square miles (36.88 km 2) (or 98.98%) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.39 km 2) (or 1.02%) is water.
Full demographic report of Des Plaines, IL 60016 population including education levels, household income, job market, ethnic makeup, and languages.
The current population of Des Plaines, Illinois is 57,195 based on our projections of the latest US Census estimates (released May 2024). The last official US Census in 2020 recorded the population at 60,455.
The estimated population of Des Plaines, Illinois is 60,413 people, with a median age of 42.3. We can look at the total population in Des Plaines over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed. Population of Des Plaines, Illinois by Race and Ethnicity.