Barrington vs River Forest

A side-by-side comparison of Barrington and River Forest: population, income, housing, and more.

Barrington and River Forest are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

River Forest has the higher population (11,489 vs 11,049 in Barrington). Barrington has the higher median household income ($150,714 vs $148,711 in River Forest). River Forest has the higher median home value ($676,900 vs $580,900 in Barrington).

Population, income & housing

	Barrington	River Forest
Population	11,049	11,489
Median age	43.1 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$150,714	$148,711
Median home value	$580,900	$676,900
Median gross rent	$1,886	$1,411
Housing units	4,406	4,494
Homeownership rate	79.2%	89.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	72.6%	73.4%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barrington	River Forest
Population	10,290 → 11,049 (+7.4%)	10,970 → 11,489 (+4.7%)
Median household income	$117,931 → $150,714 (+27.8%)	$129,928 → $148,711 (+14.5%)
Median home value	$483,400 → $580,900 (+20.2%)	$596,900 → $676,900 (+13.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,485 → $1,886 (+27.0%)	$1,143 → $1,411 (+23.4%)

Barrington

Population

10,29011,049

Median household income

$117,931$150,714

Median home value

$483,400$580,900

Median gross rent

$1,485$1,886

River Forest

Population

10,97011,489

Median household income

$129,928$148,711

Median home value

$596,900$676,900

Median gross rent

$1,143$1,411

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barrington	River Forest
Under 5	4.6%	5.8%
5 to 17	24.6%	18.4%
18 to 24	3.4%	10.7%
25 to 34	5.7%	9.1%
35 to 44	14.5%	11.9%
45 to 54	13.7%	13.7%
55 to 64	12.7%	10.6%
65 to 74	10.8%	11.8%
75 and over	10.0%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barrington	River Forest
White (non-Hispanic)	81.4%	78.3%
Black or African American	1.2%	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	9.4%	6.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barrington	River Forest
No high school diploma	3.9%	3.3%
High school graduate	6.5%	7.0%
Some college or associate's	17.0%	16.4%
Bachelor's degree	46.8%	29.9%
Graduate or professional degree	25.8%	43.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barrington	River Forest
Drove alone	56.1%	46.5%
Carpooled	3.0%	3.6%
Public transit	6.7%	17.8%
Walked	1.0%	6.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	1.7%
Worked from home	31.9%	23.8%
Other means	1.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barrington	River Forest
1-unit, detached	69.2%	60.8%
1-unit, attached	9.9%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	15.9%
20 or more units	14.9%	12.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Barrington	River Forest
Poverty rate	4.8%	2.2%
Average household size	2.58	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	33	31
Median year structure built	1973	1945