Berkeley vs Robbins

A side-by-side comparison of Berkeley and Robbins: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Berkeley has the higher population (5,222 vs 4,956 in Robbins). Berkeley has the higher median household income ($83,224 vs $37,594 in Robbins). Berkeley has the higher median home value ($222,400 vs $114,200 in Robbins).

Population, income & housing

	Berkeley	Robbins
Population	5,222	4,956
Median age	37.1 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$83,224	$37,594
Median home value	$222,400	$114,200
Median gross rent	$1,292	$1,188
Housing units	2,056	2,016
Homeownership rate	84.0%	65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	12.2%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	17.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Berkeley	Robbins
Population	5,116 → 5,222 (+2.1%)	5,037 → 4,956 (-1.6%)
Median household income	$64,193 → $83,224 (+29.6%)	$27,209 → $37,594 (+38.2%)
Median home value	$178,700 → $222,400 (+24.5%)	$76,400 → $114,200 (+49.5%)
Median gross rent	$943 → $1,292 (+37.0%)	$894 → $1,188 (+32.9%)

Berkeley

Population

5,1165,222

Median household income

$64,193$83,224

Median home value

$178,700$222,400

Median gross rent

$943$1,292

Robbins

Population

5,0374,956

Median household income

$27,209$37,594

Median home value

$76,400$114,200

Median gross rent

$894$1,188

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Berkeley	Robbins
Under 5	6.8%	5.6%
5 to 17	14.5%	22.2%
18 to 24	8.2%	11.2%
25 to 34	17.6%	11.2%
35 to 44	8.7%	13.8%
45 to 54	13.5%	9.1%
55 to 64	13.8%	12.5%
65 to 74	9.6%	9.5%
75 and over	7.2%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Berkeley	Robbins
White (non-Hispanic)	26.2%	4.4%
Black or African American	25.8%	85.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	0.3%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	44.0%	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Berkeley	Robbins
No high school diploma	11.1%	23.0%
High school graduate	43.1%	38.6%
Some college or associate's	25.1%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.4%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Berkeley	Robbins
Drove alone	68.5%	63.1%
Carpooled	15.5%	3.6%
Public transit	1.7%	6.7%
Walked	0.4%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.9%	26.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Berkeley	Robbins
1-unit, detached	85.4%	70.6%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	6.0%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	5.0%
20 or more units	1.0%	11.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Berkeley	Robbins
Poverty rate	6.6%	33.5%
Average household size	2.60	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	30	29
Median year structure built	1955	1962