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Population (year 2000): 48,724. Estimated
population in July 2005: 49,094 (+0.8% change)
Males: 23,400 (48.0%), Females: 25,324 (52.0%)
DuPage County
Zip codes:
60515,
60516.
Median resident age: 39.1 years
Median household income: $65,539 (year 2000)
Median house value: $205,900 (year 2000)
Races in Downers Grove:
- White Non-Hispanic (87.8%)
- Hispanic (3.6%)
- Asian Indian (2.5%)
- Black (1.9%)
- Chinese (1.1%)
- Filipino (1.1%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- Other race (1.0%)
Ancestries: German (25.4%), Irish (20.3%),
Polish (14.9%), Italian (10.8%), English (8.6%), Czech (6.0%).
Elevation: 760 feet
Land area: 14.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Downers Grove
- High school or higher: 93.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 18.1%
- Unemployed: 2.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Downers Grove village
- Never married: 23.1%
- Now married: 61.3%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 8.1%
- Divorced: 6.9%
9.8% Foreign born (4.4% Asia, 3.1% Europe, 1.7%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,184 (+2.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Downers Grove:
- GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL-ADVOCATE (3815
HIGHLAND AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Downers Grove:
- HINSDALE HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; HINSDALE, IL)
- RML SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; HINSDALE, IL)
- EDWARD HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; NAPERVILLE, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Downers Grove:
- CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (about 15 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: ORD)
- CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 19 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: MDW)
- GARY/CHICAGO (about 45 miles; GARY, IN; ID: GYY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Downers Grove:
- CLOW INTL (about 11 miles; BOLINGBROOK, IL; ID: 1C5)
- LEWIS UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles;
CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE, IL; ID: LOT)
- SCHAUMBURG REGIONAL (about 15 miles;
CHICAGO/SCHAUMBURG, IL; ID: 06C)
Amtrak stations near Downers Grove:
- 10 miles: NAPERVILLE (E. 4TH & ELLSWORTH AVE.).
Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
- 11 miles: LA GRANGE ROAD (LA GRANGE, 25 W.
BURLINGTON AVE.). Services: enclosed waiting area,
public payphones, taxi stand, public transit connection.
- 14 miles: SUMMIT (ARCHER & CENTER AVE.). Services:
public payphones, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
Colleges/Universities in Downers Grove:
- MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment:
1,454; Location: 555 31ST ST; Private, not-for-profit;
Offers Master's degree)
- PARKER BUSINESS SCHOOL (Location: 1021 68th
Street; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Downers Grove:
- BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; LISLE, IL;
Full-time enrollment: 2,102)
- COLLEGE OF DUPAGE (about 7 miles; Glen Ellyn, IL; FT
enrollment: 15,545)
- WHEATON COLLEGE (about 8 miles; WHEATON, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,684)
- ELMHURST COLLEGE (about 9 miles; ELMHURST, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,188)
- NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 10 miles; NAPERVILLE,
IL; FT enrollment: 2,088)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 10 miles;
ADDISON, IL; FT enrollment: 3,076)
- LEWIS UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; ROMEOVILLE, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,974)
Public high schools in Downers Grove:
- COMM H S DIST 99 - SOUTH HIGH SCH (Students:
3,279; Location: 1436 NORFOLK ST; Grades: 08 - 12)
- COMM H S DIST 99 - NORTH H S (Students:
2,211; Location: 4436 MAIN ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Downers Grove:
- MARQUETTE MANOR BAPTIST ACAD (Students: 390;
Location: 333 75TH STREET; Grades: PK - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Downers Grove:
- O NEILL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 612;
Location: 635 59TH ST; Grades: 07 - 08)
- HERRICK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 610;
Location: 4435 MIDDAUGH AVE; Grades: 07 - 08)
- KINGSLEY ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 475;
Location: 6509 POWELL; Grades: KG - 06)
- PRAIRIEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 460;
Location: 699 PLAINFIELD RD; Grades: 03 - 05)
- LESTER ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 460; Location:
236 INDIANAPOLIS; Grades: KG - 06)
- LAKEVIEW JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 457;
Location: 701 PLAINFIELD RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HILLCREST ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 440;
Location: 1435 JEFFERSON AVE; Grades: KG - 06)
- INDIAN TRAIL ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 402;
Location: 6235 STONEWALL AVE; Grades: PK - 06)
- HENRY PUFFER SCHOOL (Students: 380; Location:
2220 HADDOW AVE; Grades: PK - 08)
- PIERCE DOWNER ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 349;
Location: 1436 GRANT ST; Grades: KG - 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Downers Grove:
- ST MARY OF GOSTYN ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 645;
Location: 440 PRAIRIE; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST JOSEPH SCHOOL (Students: 519; Location:
HIGHLAND FRANKLIN; Grades: KG - 8)
- AVERY COONLEY SCHOOL (Students: 359;
Location: 1400 W MAPLE AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
- FIRST BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students:
167; Location: MAPLE & WASHINGTON; Grades: PK - 8)
- DOWNERS GROVE ADVENTIST SCHOOL (Students: 55;
Location: 5524 LEE AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
- GOOD SHEPERD LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 55;
Location: 525 63RD ST; Grades: KG - 7)
- PRECIOUS CHILD MONTESSORI SCHO (Students: 40;
Location: 3910 HIGHLAND; Grades: PK - KG)
- KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER (Students: 35;
Location: 6222 FAIRVIEW; Grades: PK - KG)
- THE BRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 26;
Location: 2318 WISCONSIN AVE; Grades: UG - UG)
- THE POWERTHINK ACADEMY (Students: 11;
Location: 602 65TH ST; Grades: 4 - 11)
Library in Downers Grove:
- DOWNERS GROVE P.L. (Operating income:
$2,821,270; Location: 1050 CURTISS STREET; 225,168
books; 15,311 audio materials; 7,509 video materials;
589 serial subscriptions)
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