Wood Dale, Illinois


Wood Dale is a city in Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 14,012.

History

Wood Dale was originally known as Lester's Station, after John Lester, an early settler. In the past 5 years the kids that when to Wood dale Jr. High have got to the Future City to go to Washington D.C.Washington, D.C. to be up against all 50 states and some counties too. The Wood dale Jr. High also were recently on the Fox 32 and CBS 2 Chicago on January 21, 2026, the teacher that is the most credited is Dan West the STEM/Future City Teacher.
YearAchievementProject nameMade it or not
2022Illinois Regional ChampionRaider PapyrusYes
2023Illinois Regional ChampionMaki MakiYes
2024National Runner-UpHe HikaYes
2025Excellence in Resilience EngineeringTupuYes
2026Illinois Regional ChampionAuraYes

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Wood Dale has a total area of, of which is land and is water.
Wood Dale shares borders with Elk Grove Village, Bensenville, Addison and Itasca.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 14,012 people, 5,135 households, and 3,684 families residing in the city. The population density was. There were 5,599 housing units at an average density of. The racial makeup of the city was 68.93% White, 1.84% African American, 0.93% Native American, 6.09% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 10.87% from other races, and 11.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 26.01% of the population.
There were 5,135 households, out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.95% were married couples living together, 13.18% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.26% were non-families. 22.96% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.43% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.18 and the average family size was 2.68.
The city's age distribution consisted of 21.6% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $75,521, and the median income for a family was $88,365. Males had a median income of $46,114 versus $32,100 for females. The per capita income for the city was $36,563. About 5.4% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.7% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2000Pop 2010% 2000% 2010
White alone 11,0489,9188,97081.63%72.03%64.02%
Black or African American alone 711582400.52%1.15%1.71%
Native American or Alaska Native alone 10980.07%0.07%0.06%
Asian alone 4397218463.24%5.24%6.04%
Pacific Islander alone 7000.05%0.00%0.00%
Other race alone 1211350.09%0.08%0.25%
Mixed race or Multiracial 1801572681.33%1.14%1.91%
Hispanic or Latino 1,7682,7963,64513.06%20.31%26.01%
Total13,53513,77014,012100.00%100.00%100.00%

Wood Dale has two primary schools, Oakbrook Elementary School and Westview Elementary School , and one middle school, Wood Dale Junior High School as well as Holy Ghost. Wood Dale shares Fenton High School with Bensenville.

Economy

The top 5 employing industry sectors in Wood Dale are manufacturing, retail trade, health care, wholesale trade and administration. A plurality of the workforce commutes from Chicago, followed by Wood Dale itself, Elk Grove Village and Bensenville. The top 5 employing industry sectors of community residents are wholesale trade, manufacturing, manufacturing, administration and healthcare. The median income for a household in the city was $57,509, and the median income for a family was $62,289. Males had a median income of $45,884 versus $35,247 for females. The per capita income for the city was $25,507. About 2.9% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.9% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over. At one time Claire's had a distribution facility in Wood Dale. That function is now handled by its Hoffman Estates office.

Principal employers

According to Wood Dale's 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:
#Employer# of Employees
1Power Solutions730
2Videojet665
3Quest Diagnostics439
4Tempco Electric Heater416
5AAR Corp400
6C. H. Robinson388
7NEP Electronics, Inc.304
8AmazonFresh200
9Topgolf170
10OPTO International, Inc.162

Transportation

Wood Dale has a station on Metra's Milwaukee District West Line, which provides daily rail service between Elgin, Illinois, and Chicago, Illinois. Illinois Route 390 is in the city's corporate limits near the northern border of the city and has an exit to Wood Dale Road.

Sister cities