Kenilworth vs Merrionette Park

A side-by-side comparison of Kenilworth and Merrionette Park: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kenilworth has the higher population (2,543 vs 2,144 in Merrionette Park). Kenilworth has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $53,623 in Merrionette Park). Kenilworth has the higher median home value ($1,409,800 vs $152,600 in Merrionette Park).

Population, income & housing

	Kenilworth	Merrionette Park
Population	2,543	2,144
Median age	41.3 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$53,623
Median home value	$1,409,800	$152,600
Median gross rent	$3,501	$1,197
Housing units	815	1,026
Homeownership rate	96.1%	78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	91.9%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	8.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kenilworth	Merrionette Park
Population	2,460 → 2,543 (+3.4%)	2,050 → 2,144 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$227,404 → $250,001 (+9.9%)	$51,979 → $53,623 (+3.2%)
Median home value	$1,121,100 → $1,409,800 (+25.8%)	$127,700 → $152,600 (+19.5%)
Median gross rent	$2,906 → $3,501 (+20.5%)	$978 → $1,197 (+22.4%)

Kenilworth

Population

2,4602,543

Median household income

$227,404$250,001

Median home value

$1,121,100$1,409,800

Median gross rent

$2,906$3,501

Merrionette Park

Population

2,0502,144

Median household income

$51,979$53,623

Median home value

$127,700$152,600

Median gross rent

$978$1,197

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kenilworth	Merrionette Park
Under 5	6.6%	5.2%
5 to 17	30.6%	14.8%
18 to 24	5.1%	4.2%
25 to 34	2.0%	21.1%
35 to 44	12.9%	14.0%
45 to 54	16.9%	14.2%
55 to 64	12.8%	14.7%
65 to 74	7.6%	8.3%
75 and over	5.5%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kenilworth	Merrionette Park
White (non-Hispanic)	84.0%	63.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.3%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	27.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kenilworth	Merrionette Park
No high school diploma	0.5%	11.1%
High school graduate	1.7%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	5.9%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	43.4%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	48.5%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kenilworth	Merrionette Park
Drove alone	33.1%	77.6%
Carpooled	2.9%	4.2%
Public transit	20.4%	5.5%
Walked	1.4%	1.8%
Bicycle	4.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	37.8%	5.0%
Other means	0.0%	5.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kenilworth	Merrionette Park
1-unit, detached	96.1%	64.7%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	10.4%
20 or more units	0.5%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	22.1%

Poverty & households

	Kenilworth	Merrionette Park
Poverty rate	1.1%	7.9%
Average household size	3.28	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	34	28
Median year structure built	1938	1961