Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety99#211/15,637
Economy96#700/15,631
Housing54#6,933/14,977
Health97#511/15,609
Healthcare95#833/15,650
Environment15#13,087/15,453
Education95#847/15,649
Infrastructure85#2,312/15,650
Community88#1,930/15,651
Leisure & amenities73#4,227/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Bartlett, Illinois ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “DuPage County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Access to exercise opportunities · high99.8%
99/100Illinois 90.6%United States 84.5%2022 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteDuPage County value
Injury deaths · low45 /100k
99/100Illinois 80 /100kUnited States 87 /100k2019-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteDuPage County value
Dentists · high122 /100k
97/100Illinois 86 /100kUnited States 75 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteDuPage County value
Primary care physicians · high135 /100k
96/100Illinois 82 /100kUnited States 76 /100k2022University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteDuPage County value
Distance to an emergency room · low2.8 mi
96/100Illinois 4.0 miUnited States 5.5 miJul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesDuPage County value
Premature death · low4,565 /100k
96/100Illinois 7,613 /100kUnited States 8,123 /100k2021-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteDuPage County value

Weaknesses

Effective property tax rate · high2.37%
3/100Illinois 1.88%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) · high9.1 µg/m³
8/100Illinois 8.8 µg/m³United States 8.0 µg/m³2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyDuPage County value
Average commute time · high29.7 min
12/100Illinois 27.8 minUnited States 26.4 min2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08013
High ozone days · high3 days
21/100Illinois 5 daysUnited States 7 days2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyDuPage County value
Days with unhealthy air · high1.6%
23/100Illinois 4.2%2025U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyDuPage County value
Mental health care shortage · high17.0
24/100Illinois 12.2United States 9.9Oct 2026Health Resources and Services AdministrationDuPage County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

New homes permittedImproving
0.6 /1k (2021) → 2.3 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
+298%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
Bachelor's degree or higherImproving
44.2% (2015-2019) → 49.5% (2020-2024)
+5.3 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 32.1% → 35.7%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
90.7% (2015-2019) → 95.4% (2020-2024)
+4.7 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Median household incomeImproving
$108,592 (2015-2019) → $133,240 (2020-2024)
+23%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604
Public transit commutersWorsening
6.2% (2015-2019) → 2.1% (2020-2024)
−4.1 pts5 yearsCensus table B08301US 5.0% → 3.2%
Rent-burdened householdsImproving
54.7% (2015-2019) → 50.9% (2020-2024)
−3.8 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Bartlett, Illinois improved on 5 of 15 measures with a comparison and declined on 2. 8 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved5

Property tax−0.5 points2.84% → 2.37%
Commute−4.9 min34.5 min → 29.7 min
Bachelor's++5.3 points44.2% → 49.5%
Household income+23%$108,592 → $133,240
Broadband+4.7 points90.7% → 95.4%

Declined2

Transit use−4.1 points6.2% → 2.1%
Price / income+0.2×2.6× → 2.8×

All 15 measures

Change of every measure of Bartlett, Illinois between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	34.5 min2015-2019	29.7 min2020-2024	−4.9 min	Improved	89%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.2%2015-2019	49.5%2020-2024	+5.3 points	Improved	70%
Broadband subscriptions	90.7%2015-2019	95.4%2020-2024	+4.7 points	Improved	30%
Child poverty rate	4.8%2015-2019	5.2%2020-2024	+0.4 points	Within the margin of error	36%
Effective property tax rate	2.84%2015-2019	2.37%2020-2024	−0.5 points	Improved	89%
High school diploma or higher	93.7%2015-2019	95.0%2020-2024	+1.3 points	Within the margin of error	51%
Home price to income ratio	2.6×2015-2019	2.8×2020-2024	+0.2×	Declined	65%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.3672015-2019	0.3692020-2024	+0.002	Within the margin of error	49%
Median household income	$108,5922015-2019	$133,2402020-2024	+23%	Improved	39%
Poverty rate	3.9%2015-2019	4.2%2020-2024	+0.3 points	Within the margin of error	41%
Public transit commuters	6.2%2015-2019	2.1%2020-2024	−4.1 points	Declined	8%
Rent as share of income	33.1%2015-2019	30.6%2020-2024	−2.5 points	Within the margin of error	72%
Rent-burdened households	54.7%2015-2019	50.9%2020-2024	−3.8 points	Within the margin of error	69%
Unemployment rate	3.0%2015-2019	2.6%2020-2024	−0.4 points	Within the margin of error	59%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	5.3%2015-2019	5.7%2020-2024	+0.5 points	Within the margin of error	41%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Bartlett, Illinois five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Bartlett, Illinois in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Bartlett, Illinois itself moved +5.1 points in standing on average over the same 10 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

40,501 residents (±76)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under 10 men (−1.8 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

40,501 residents (±76)

Bartlett, Illinois
Illinois share

White59%23,908
Black4.1%†1,644
Hispanic or Latino15%6,091
Asian20%7,979
American Indian and Alaska Native0.0%†11
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races2.1%†868

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: White (−7.8 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

28,479 residents (±528)

Bartlett, Illinois
Illinois share

No high school diploma5.0%1,420
High school or GED20%5,628
Some college18%5,115
Associate degree7.8%2,215
Bachelor's degree34%9,664
Graduate degree16%4,437

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Bachelor's degree (+3.1 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

14,140 households (±388)

Bartlett, Illinois
Illinois share

Under $25k5.5%779
$25k–50k8.4%1,194
$50k–75k9.5%1,350
$75k–100k10%1,470
$100k–150k23%3,198
$150k–200k18%2,562
$200k or more25%3,587

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $200k or more (+11.8 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

14,140 households (±388)

Bartlett, Illinois
Illinois share

Own89%12,610
Rent11%1,530

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+4.5 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

1,414 households (±307)

Bartlett, Illinois
Illinois share

Under $7500.7%†10
$750–1,0004.0%†56
$1,000–1,50025%†353

Home values

12,610 homes (±413)

Bartlett, Illinois
Illinois share

Under $150k6.6%837
$150k–250k10%1,323
$250k–400k40%5,087

Age of homes

14,481 homes (±432)

Bartlett, Illinois
Illinois share

2010 or later2.1%†305
2000–200920%2,886
1980–199949%7,100

Size of homes

14,481 homes (±432)

Bartlett, Illinois
Illinois share

Studio0.6%†93
1 bedroom3.9%†559
2 bedrooms19%2,704

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

22,092 workers (±752)

Bartlett, Illinois
Illinois share

Drive alone69%15,164
Carpool6.9%1,532
Public transit2.1%463
Walk0.4%†85
Bike0.0%0
Work from home21%4,533
Other1.4%†315

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+14.4 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

17,559 workers (±777)

Bartlett, Illinois
Illinois share

Under 15 min14%2,452
15–29 min40%7,022
30–44 min26%4,517

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of DuPage County, the county holding most of Bartlett's residents.

DuPage County has 34,121 employer establishments, 368 for every 10,000 residents (1.48× the US rate of 248; 1.44× Illinois's), with 595,691 paid employees at an average annual pay of $75,829. The Census Bureau also counts 102,104 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 34,121; 102,104 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 368; US 248 · Illinois 255
Paid employees: 595,691
Average annual pay: $75,829; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of DuPage County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	3,259	35.1	1.69×More than typical	42,027	$79,246	4,676
Truck transportation	1,952	21	4.16×More than typical	10,243	$86,764	7,796
Restaurants and other eating places	1,948	21	1.14×About typical	38,494	$26,367	411
Specialty trade contractors	1,897	20.5	1.32×More than typical	19,789	$96,213	4,217
Lessors of real estate	1,296	14	1.13×About typical	6,118	$82,399	10,776
Management, scientific and technical consulting	1,149	12.4	1.85×More than typical	8,107	$101,909	4,623
Computer systems design and related services	1,124	12.1	2.80×More than typical	11,786	$111,720	1,548
Construction of buildings	1,038	11.2	1.48×More than typical	6,454	$95,558	2,992
Offices of other health practitioners	1,031	11.1	1.83×More than typical	7,492	$47,355	2,028
Offices of physicians	972	10.5	1.62×More than typical	14,697	$118,180	1,182
Limited-service restaurants	896	9.7	1.20×About typical	17,341	$22,259	167
Services to buildings and dwellings	819	8.8	1.31×More than typical	14,068	$42,096	3,454

Rank places for an industry Open DuPage County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 927,400 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $4.4M of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Bartlett, Illinois: $108 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $4.4M; +85% vs FY2025
Per resident: $108; US $1,994
Sole-source: 1.3%; US 30%
Single offer: 43%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$2.3M53%
Defense Logistics Agency$2M45%
U.S. Customs and Border Protection$59.6K1.4%
Federal Aviation Administration$29.3K0.7%

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

598.5KFY2017
368.5KFY2018
207.4KFY2019
779.7KFY2020
1.3MFY2021
1.2MFY2022
2.6MFY2023
2.4M

Top industries (NAICS)

Other food manufacturing · 3119$1.9M43%
Engine, turbine, and power transmission equipment manufacturing · 3336$1.8M42%
Animal slaughtering and processing · 3116$405.5K9.2%
Electrical equipment manufacturing · 3353$119K2.7%
Computer systems design and related services · 5415$59.6K1.4%
Other miscellaneous manufacturing · 3399$33K

Largest awards whose ZIP code lies mostly in Bartlett, Illinois

8511846301!PUMP,FUEL,ELECTRICA$2M
TRANSAERO, INC.· DuPage County, IL· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Jan 12, 2026 – Jan 12, 2026· SPE7L126C0044
ROAST BEEF$122K
ADVANCED COMMODITIES, INC.· Cook County, IL· Other equipment & supplies· Mar 16, 2026 – May 1, 2026· 15B61726P00000049
MEAT ITEMS ROAST BEEF$114.9K
ADVANCED COMMODITIES, INC.· Cook County, IL· Other equipment & supplies· Jul 9, 2026 – Aug 21, 2026· 15B50826P00000183
NATIONAL MENU 4TH QTR FY26$112.7K

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Bartlett, Illinois, so they do not add up across cities.

Bartlett, Illinois's figures are part of those of DuPage County, IL, Cook County, IL and Kane County, IL ($7.8B in FY2026), never added to them: 0.1% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Bartlett is mostly in DuPage County.

See federal money in DuPage County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Bartlett, Illinois is split between congressional districts: each representative is shown with the share of its residents in their district (current boundaries).