I found some interesting statistics regarding the DuPage County population. The chart below was generated by the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission in 2003 and provides a 2030 population forecast.
I guess we can expect even more road-traffic in 20-years…
| Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission 2030 Forecasts of Population, Households and Employment by DuPage Municipality (as endorsed Sept. 30, 2003) | ||||||||||||
| Population | Households | Employement | ||||||||||
| 2000 | 2030 | 2000 | 2030 | 2000 | 2030 | |||||||
| Addison | 35,914 | 38,561 | 11,649 | 12,876 | 33,415 | 42,024 | ||||||
| Aurora (excl Kendall) | 142,150 | 190,167 | 46,171 | 66,722 | 63,143 | 106,677 | ||||||
| Bartlett | 36,706 | 43,264 | 12,179 | 15,199 | 3,520 | 7,467 | ||||||
| Bensenville | 20,703 | 19,048 | 6,885 | 7,582 | 28,903 | 31,862 | ||||||
| Bloomingdale | 21,675 | 28,818 | 8,219 | 10,244 | 14,432 | 19,345 | ||||||
| Bolingbrook | 56,321 | 88,548 | 17,416 | 28,404 | 20,393 | 31,783 | ||||||
| Burr Ridge | 10,408 | 14,500 | 3,541 | 5,218 | 13,391 | 17,662 | ||||||
| Carol Stream | 40,438 | 41,604 | 13,872 | 14,765 | 19,902 | 25,582 | ||||||
| Clarendon Hills | 7,610 | 8,782 | 2,836 | 3,581 | 2,083 | 2,898 | ||||||
| Darien | 22,860 | 23,717 | 8,735 | 9,269 | 8,701 | 11,035 | ||||||
| Downers Grove | 48,724 | 60,153 | 18,979 | 23,515 | 38,534 | 59,459 | ||||||
| Elk Grove Village | 34,727 | 36,948 | 13,278 | 14,030 | 61,121 | 97,974 | ||||||
| Elmhurst | 42,762 | 43,075 | 15,627 | 15,809 | 41,429 | 41,572 | ||||||
| Glendale Heights | 31,765 | 35,059 | 10,791 | 11,661 | 12,164 | 13,584 | ||||||
| Glen Ellyn | 26,999 | 32,291 | 10,207 | 12,303 | 9,527 | 10,609 | ||||||
| Hanover Park | 38,278 | 37,705 | 11,105 | 11,618 | 7,921 | 10,866 | ||||||
| Hinsdale | 17,349 | 22,000 | 5,977 | 7,211 | 13,304 | 13,396 | ||||||
| Itasca | 8,302 | 10,706 | 3,179 | 3,912 | 31,374 | 37,210 | ||||||
| Lisle | 21,182 | 26,097 | 8,663 | 9,874 | 23,850 | 30,561 | ||||||
| Lombard | 42,322 | 50,618 | 16,487 | 20,527 | 26,846 | 36,914 | ||||||
| Naperville | 128,358 | 168,096 | 43,751 | 58,316 | 66,209 | 149,931 | ||||||
| Oak Brook | 8,702 | 9,613 | 3,124 | 3,396 | 58,745 | 66,738 | ||||||
| Oakbrook Terrace | 2,300 | 4,447 | 1,198 | 1,832 | 11,311 | 12,697 | ||||||
| Villa Park | 22,075 | 22,991 | 7,810 | 8,201 | 12,279 | 15,281 | ||||||
| Warrenville | 13,363 | 15,007 | 4,931 | 5,537 | 5,162 | 12,567 | ||||||
| Wayne | 2,137 | 4,754 | 726 | 1,584 | 61 | 67 | ||||||
| West Chicago | 23,469 | 41,632 | 6,379 | 12,090 | 11,508 | 36,308 | ||||||
| Westmont | 24,554 | 27,000 | 9,900 | 11,029 | 12,958 | 13,370 | ||||||
| Wheaton | 55,416 | 61,960 | 19,377 | 19,653 | 27,289 | 28,131 | ||||||
| Willowbrook | 8,967 | 14,567 | 4,178 | 6,463 | 7,514 | 9,794 | ||||||
| Wood Dale | 13,535 | 13,869 | 5,117 | 5,245 | 24,897 | 29,273 | ||||||
| Woodridge | 30,934 | 42,889 | 11,382 | 15,915 | 9,329 | 23,501 | ||||||
