Des Plaines is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 58,594 people and 21 associated neighborhoods, Des Plaines is the 20th largest community in Illinois.

Des Plaines real estate is some of the most expensive in Illinois, although Des Plaines house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Des Plaines has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Des Plaines telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.04% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Des Plaines, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.53 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Des Plaines use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Des Plaines‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the train. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

The education level of Des Plaines citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 38.10% of adults in Des Plaines have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Des Plaines in 2022 was $42,057, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $168,228 for a family of four. However, Des Plaines contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Des Plaines is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Des Plaines home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Des Plaines residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Des Plaines also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.72% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Des Plaines include Polish, German, Irish, Italian, and English.

In addition, Des Plaines has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (30.78%).

The most common language spoken in Des Plaines is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.