Chicago Ridge vs Midlothian

A side-by-side comparison of Chicago Ridge and Midlothian: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chicago Ridge has the higher population (14,147 vs 14,024 in Midlothian). Chicago Ridge has the higher median household income ($69,389 vs $67,872 in Midlothian). Chicago Ridge has the higher median home value ($217,800 vs $200,300 in Midlothian).

Population, income & housing

	Chicago Ridge	Midlothian
Population	14,147	14,024
Median age	34.3 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$69,389	$67,872
Median home value	$217,800	$200,300
Median gross rent	$1,198	$1,202
Housing units	5,840	6,045
Homeownership rate	55.0%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.7%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chicago Ridge	Midlothian
Population	14,153 → 14,147 (-0.0%)	14,595 → 14,024 (-3.9%)
Median household income	$48,886 → $69,389 (+41.9%)	$60,160 → $67,872 (+12.8%)
Median home value	$160,500 → $217,800 (+35.7%)	$150,400 → $200,300 (+33.2%)
Median gross rent	$996 → $1,198 (+20.3%)	$1,034 → $1,202 (+16.2%)

Chicago Ridge

Population

14,15314,147

Median household income

$48,886$69,389

Median home value

$160,500$217,800

Median gross rent

$996$1,198

Midlothian

Population

14,59514,024

Median household income

$60,160$67,872

Median home value

$150,400$200,300

Median gross rent

$1,034$1,202

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chicago Ridge	Midlothian
Under 5	9.8%	6.2%
5 to 17	14.4%	15.8%
18 to 24	6.2%	6.8%
25 to 34	21.1%	14.5%
35 to 44	11.8%	14.9%
45 to 54	9.8%	10.4%
55 to 64	14.4%	14.4%
65 to 74	7.0%	10.7%
75 and over	5.4%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chicago Ridge	Midlothian
White (non-Hispanic)	58.9%	48.3%
Black or African American	8.9%	8.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.1%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.4%
Two or more races	11.0%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	17.1%	32.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chicago Ridge	Midlothian
No high school diploma	9.3%	11.9%
High school graduate	27.7%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	35.3%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	20.1%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chicago Ridge	Midlothian
Drove alone	80.6%	77.7%
Carpooled	5.5%	9.9%
Public transit	2.2%	3.0%
Walked	1.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	8.5%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chicago Ridge	Midlothian
1-unit, detached	33.8%	75.8%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	53.3%	16.2%
20 or more units	6.9%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chicago Ridge	Midlothian
Poverty rate	17.0%	11.2%
Average household size	2.59	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	31	30
Median year structure built	1973	1964