Bridgeview vs La Grange

A side-by-side comparison of Bridgeview and La Grange: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bridgeview has the higher population (16,721 vs 15,999 in La Grange). La Grange has the higher median household income ($154,556 vs $65,153 in Bridgeview). La Grange has the higher median home value ($582,600 vs $234,000 in Bridgeview).

Population, income & housing

	Bridgeview	La Grange
Population	16,721	15,999
Median age	40.7 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$65,153	$154,556
Median home value	$234,000	$582,600
Median gross rent	$1,139	$1,679
Housing units	6,818	6,111
Homeownership rate	65.5%	80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	65.5%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bridgeview	La Grange
Population	16,124 → 16,721 (+3.7%)	15,545 → 15,999 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$55,687 → $65,153 (+17.0%)	$123,965 → $154,556 (+24.7%)
Median home value	$183,400 → $234,000 (+27.6%)	$501,700 → $582,600 (+16.1%)
Median gross rent	$968 → $1,139 (+17.7%)	$1,183 → $1,679 (+41.9%)

Bridgeview

Population

16,12416,721

Median household income

$55,687$65,153

Median home value

$183,400$234,000

Median gross rent

$968$1,139

La Grange

Population

15,54515,999

Median household income

$123,965$154,556

Median home value

$501,700$582,600

Median gross rent

$1,183$1,679

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bridgeview	La Grange
Under 5	4.7%	6.4%
5 to 17	15.2%	22.9%
18 to 24	9.6%	5.1%
25 to 34	13.2%	5.9%
35 to 44	11.8%	14.6%
45 to 54	12.9%	16.3%
55 to 64	15.4%	13.2%
65 to 74	11.2%	9.3%
75 and over	6.0%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bridgeview	La Grange
White (non-Hispanic)	60.3%	77.7%
Black or African American	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.0%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	30.9%	11.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bridgeview	La Grange
No high school diploma	17.3%	2.7%
High school graduate	38.1%	13.1%
Some college or associate's	26.8%	18.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	37.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	28.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bridgeview	La Grange
Drove alone	74.6%	55.5%
Carpooled	14.7%	2.9%
Public transit	0.9%	11.4%
Walked	1.1%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.3%
Worked from home	7.2%	27.6%
Other means	1.4%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bridgeview	La Grange
1-unit, detached	49.8%	67.8%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	20.5%	14.6%
20 or more units	6.1%	7.5%
Mobile home & other	16.1%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Bridgeview	La Grange
Poverty rate	13.2%	5.1%
Average household size	2.60	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	32	30
Median year structure built	1975	1951