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Bensenville, IL
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Living in Bensenville



Bensenville is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 18,402 people and five associated neighborhoods, Bensenville is the 133rd largest community in Illinois.

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

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.15% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

The population of Bensenville overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Bensenville, 22.17% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Bensenville in 2022 was $33,311, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $133,244 for a family of four. However, Bensenville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Bensenville is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Bensenville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Bensenville, accounting for 46.98% of the village’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Bensenville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bensenville include Polish, Italian, Irish, German, and Greek.

Bensenville also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 28.90%.

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