Chicago Ridge vs Norridge

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

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

Norridge has the higher population (15,177 vs 14,147 in Chicago Ridge). Norridge has the higher median household income ($87,579 vs $69,389 in Chicago Ridge). Norridge has the higher median home value ($361,000 vs $217,800 in Chicago Ridge).

Population, income & housing

	Chicago Ridge	Norridge
Population	14,147	15,177
Median age	34.3 yrs	47.0 yrs
Median household income	$69,389	$87,579
Median home value	$217,800	$361,000
Median gross rent	$1,198	$1,421
Housing units	5,840	6,028
Homeownership rate	55.0%	83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.7%	29.4%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chicago Ridge	Norridge
Population	14,153 → 14,147 (-0.0%)	14,703 → 15,177 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$48,886 → $69,389 (+41.9%)	$72,570 → $87,579 (+20.7%)
Median home value	$160,500 → $217,800 (+35.7%)	$286,400 → $361,000 (+26.0%)
Median gross rent	$996 → $1,198 (+20.3%)	$1,199 → $1,421 (+18.5%)

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

Norridge

Population

14,70315,177

Median household income

$72,570$87,579

Median home value

$286,400$361,000

Median gross rent

$1,199$1,421

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chicago Ridge	Norridge
Under 5	9.8%	3.9%
5 to 17	14.4%	14.8%
18 to 24	6.2%	5.6%
25 to 34	21.1%	10.8%
35 to 44	11.8%	11.9%
45 to 54	9.8%	12.2%
55 to 64	14.4%	17.1%
65 to 74	7.0%	11.3%
75 and over	5.4%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chicago Ridge	Norridge
White (non-Hispanic)	58.9%	76.4%
Black or African American	8.9%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.1%	7.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	11.0%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	17.1%	12.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chicago Ridge	Norridge
No high school diploma	9.3%	12.8%
High school graduate	27.7%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	35.3%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	20.1%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chicago Ridge	Norridge
Drove alone	80.6%	79.8%
Carpooled	5.5%	5.7%
Public transit	2.2%	2.0%
Walked	1.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	7.9%
Other means	1.2%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chicago Ridge	Norridge
1-unit, detached	33.8%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	53.3%	3.8%
20 or more units	6.9%	13.8%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Chicago Ridge	Norridge
Poverty rate	17.0%	5.4%
Average household size	2.59	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	31	35
Median year structure built	1973	1962