DuPage County Facts and Figures
The County’s business community is diverse, with major employers consisting of the technology, manufacturing, retail, warehousing and logistics, and health care industries. The County has a wealth of knowledge-based institutions and is the location of two national laboratories, Argonne National Laboratory and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
DuPage County’s proximity to O’Hare International Airport, major interstates ( I-355, I-88, I-55, and I-290), and access to an extensive rail freight system (Chicago is the nation’s rail hub), means that businesses have access to clients or customers nationally as well as globally. DuPage County is also home to the DuPage Airport which serves corporate air traffic.
Additional DuPage County Differentiators:
- Over 900,000 people live in DuPage County
- Median household income approx. $77,000
- Low unemployment rate compared to State, and neighboring Counties
- DuPage County ranks first in the State of Illinois in educational attainment. 45% of the persons over 25 have a Bachelor’s degree or higher. 91% of residents over 25 have a high school degree or higher.
- DuPage County’s low commercial property taxes, proximity to O’Hare International Airport and a highly educated workforce are among the reasons why the county is consistently chosen as a business location.
- Over 40,000 businesses and over 690,000 jobs make DuPage County a formidable economic force in the Chicago metro region.
- Illinois imported $126,828,042,465 worth of merchandise in 2012 which is up from $122,048,063,856 in 2011. Over the past four years, there have been significant increases in imports for the state.
- The Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is ranked number 7 in the Country as a top MSA exporter. $39.5 billion was exported in 2011, an increase of 17.4% from 2010.
Taxes & Operating Expenses for Class A Office Buildings per square foot
| Sub-Market | O’Hare | Northwest | North-Lake | North-Cook | Western EW | Eastern EW |
| Average Operating Expenses | $7.42 | $6.58 | $6.48 | $7.71 | $6.81 | $7.33 |
| Average Taxes | $5.27 | $3.89 | $2.76 | $5.66 | $2.28 | $2.01 |
Source: Jones Lang LaSalle
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Tax ranges for industrial buildings per square foot per $100 of assessed value
| Sub-Market | North I-94 Corridor | I-90 Corridor | O’Hare | City of Chicago | West Cook County | I-355 DuPage Corridor | I-88 Corridor | I-39Corridor | I-55&I-88 Corridors | I-57Corridor | NWIndiana |
| Tax RangeLow | $1.35 | $1.10 | $1.40 | $1.50 | $1.30 | $1.10 | $1.00 | $0.50 | $1.00 | $1.20 | $0.80 |
| Tax Range High | $1.75 | $1.40 | $1.80 | $2.00 | $1.80 | $1.30 | $1.25 | $0.75 | $1.25 | $1.50 | $1.00 |
Source: Jones Lang LaSalle
The information contained in this document has been compiled from sources believed to be reliable. Jones Lang LaSalle or any of their affiliates accept no liability or responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the information contained herein and no reliance should be placed on the information contained in this document.
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