Berkeley vs South Barrington

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

Berkeley and South Barrington 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 5,004 in South Barrington). South Barrington has the higher median household income ($211,083 vs $83,224 in Berkeley). South Barrington has the higher median home value ($986,300 vs $222,400 in Berkeley).

Population, income & housing

	Berkeley	South Barrington
Population	5,222	5,004
Median age	37.1 yrs	49.2 yrs
Median household income	$83,224	$211,083
Median home value	$222,400	$986,300
Median gross rent	$1,292	$1,917
Housing units	2,056	1,713
Homeownership rate	84.0%	98.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	71.4%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Berkeley	South Barrington
Population	5,116 → 5,222 (+2.1%)	4,923 → 5,004 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$64,193 → $83,224 (+29.6%)	$138,828 → $211,083 (+52.0%)
Median home value	$178,700 → $222,400 (+24.5%)	$802,200 → $986,300 (+22.9%)
Median gross rent	$943 → $1,292 (+37.0%)	—

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

South Barrington

Population

4,9235,004

Median household income

$138,828$211,083

Median home value

$802,200$986,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Berkeley	South Barrington
Under 5	6.8%	4.0%
5 to 17	14.5%	23.1%
18 to 24	8.2%	3.2%
25 to 34	17.6%	2.3%
35 to 44	8.7%	8.7%
45 to 54	13.5%	20.3%
55 to 64	13.8%	15.0%
65 to 74	9.6%	15.7%
75 and over	7.2%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Berkeley	South Barrington
White (non-Hispanic)	26.2%	50.1%
Black or African American	25.8%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	45.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	44.0%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Berkeley	South Barrington
No high school diploma	11.1%	4.6%
High school graduate	43.1%	7.6%
Some college or associate's	25.1%	16.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.4%	26.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	44.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Berkeley	South Barrington
Drove alone	68.5%	72.4%
Carpooled	15.5%	5.1%
Public transit	1.7%	3.9%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.9%	18.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Berkeley	South Barrington
1-unit, detached	85.4%	98.2%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Berkeley	South Barrington
Poverty rate	6.6%	1.3%
Average household size	2.60	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	30	32
Median year structure built	1955	1994