Burnham vs Rosemont

A side-by-side comparison of Burnham and Rosemont: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rosemont has the higher population (4,145 vs 3,978 in Burnham). Rosemont has the higher median household income ($69,153 vs $55,708 in Burnham). Rosemont has the higher median home value ($403,600 vs $146,400 in Burnham).

Population, income & housing

	Burnham	Rosemont
Population	3,978	4,145
Median age	36.5 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$55,708	$69,153
Median home value	$146,400	$403,600
Median gross rent	$1,183	$1,099
Housing units	1,633	1,810
Homeownership rate	60.0%	19.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.7%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burnham	Rosemont
Population	4,158 → 3,978 (-4.3%)	4,255 → 4,145 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$46,394 → $55,708 (+20.1%)	$60,588 → $69,153 (+14.1%)
Median home value	$96,400 → $146,400 (+51.9%)	$371,500 → $403,600 (+8.6%)
Median gross rent	$930 → $1,183 (+27.2%)	$948 → $1,099 (+15.9%)

Burnham

Population

4,1583,978

Median household income

$46,394$55,708

Median home value

$96,400$146,400

Median gross rent

$930$1,183

Rosemont

Population

4,2554,145

Median household income

$60,588$69,153

Median home value

$371,500$403,600

Median gross rent

$948$1,099

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burnham	Rosemont
Under 5	4.6%	4.0%
5 to 17	21.7%	10.4%
18 to 24	5.0%	10.4%
25 to 34	12.7%	14.4%
35 to 44	14.3%	12.5%
45 to 54	13.9%	16.8%
55 to 64	11.5%	17.0%
65 to 74	8.1%	8.9%
75 and over	8.3%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burnham	Rosemont
White (non-Hispanic)	10.6%	41.9%
Black or African American	60.6%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	5.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	28.2%	49.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burnham	Rosemont
No high school diploma	16.0%	21.6%
High school graduate	27.8%	36.3%
Some college or associate's	44.5%	20.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.8%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burnham	Rosemont
Drove alone	68.1%	69.3%
Carpooled	5.9%	15.5%
Public transit	9.5%	2.8%
Walked	0.0%	6.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.0%
Worked from home	12.8%	2.8%
Other means	3.7%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burnham	Rosemont
1-unit, detached	58.5%	15.5%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	22.2%	14.0%
5 to 19 units	15.1%	58.1%
20 or more units	0.2%	12.4%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Burnham	Rosemont
Poverty rate	13.8%	5.5%
Average household size	2.51	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	36	21
Median year structure built	1970	1968