Moving to Naperville, Illinois

About Naperville, Illinois
Naperville

Naperville ( NAY-pər-vil) is a city in DuPage and Will counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is a southwestern suburb of Chicago located 28 miles (45 km) west of the city on the DuPage River. As of the 2020 census, its population was 149,540, making it the state's fourth-most populous city.

Naperville was founded in 1831 by Joseph Naper. The city was established by the banks of the DuPage River and was originally known as Naper's Settlement. By 1832, over 100 residents lived in Naper's Settlement. In 1839, after DuPage County was split from Cook County, Naperville became the county seat, which it remained until 1868. Beginning in the 1960s, Naperville experienced a significant population increase as a result of Chicago's urban sprawl.

Naperville is home to Moser Tower and Millennium Carillon, one of the world's four largest carillons. It is also home to an extensive parks and forest preserve network, including Centennial Beach. The city has two school districts, 203 and 204. Naperville's largest employer is Edward Hospital with 4,500 employees. Naperville has a train station served by Amtrak and Metra.

In 2025, Naperville was named America’s best city to live in by Niche, noting its quality of life, schools, economy and affordability.

Gender
Gender Naperville Illinois Country
Female 50.8% 50.9% 50.8%
Male 49.2% 49.1% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.051%49%Female50.8%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.02%1%3%4%6%11%11%21%15%26%$200K or more26.2%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

Income Naperville Illinois Country
Less than $10,000 2.4% 6.1% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 1% 3.7% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 3.3% 8.1% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 3.7% 8.1% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 5.8% 11.2% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 11.1% 16.7% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 10.8% 12.9% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 20.6% 16.6% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 15.1% 7.8% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 26.2% 8.8% 8.3%
Education
Created with Raphaël 2.2.03%1%9%12%5%40%23%4%3%Bachelor Degree40%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

Education Naperville Illinois Country
< 9th Grade 3% 5% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 1% 6% 7.0%
High School or GED 9% 26% 27.0%
Other College 12% 20% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 5% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 40% 22% 20.0%
Master's Degree 23% 10% 9.0%
Professional Degree 4% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 3% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
 Naperville Illinois  Country
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Education
 Naperville Illinois  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0010203040Dr.DegreeProf.DegreeMastersDegreeBachelorDegreeAssociateDegreeOtherCollegeHighSchool9-12thGrade< 9thGrade3551679262712202058940222023109422311
Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.065%4%0%20%7%0%3%0%White65.3%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Naperville Illinois Country
White 65.3% 60.8% 60.1%
African American 4.2% 13.9% 12.2%
American Indian 0.2% 0.1% 0.6%
Asian 20.4% 5.5% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.1% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 3.1% 2.2% 2.8%
Hispanic 6.7% 17.2% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity
 Naperville Illinois  Country
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