Kenilworth vs Thornton

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

Kenilworth and Thornton 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 1,876 in Thornton). Kenilworth has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $61,111 in Thornton). Kenilworth has the higher median home value ($1,409,800 vs $146,600 in Thornton).

Population, income & housing

	Kenilworth	Thornton
Population	2,543	1,876
Median age	41.3 yrs	44.0 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$61,111
Median home value	$1,409,800	$146,600
Median gross rent	$3,501	$1,099
Housing units	815	849
Homeownership rate	96.1%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	91.9%	24.9%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kenilworth	Thornton
Population	2,460 → 2,543 (+3.4%)	2,545 → 1,876 (-26.3%)
Median household income	$227,404 → $250,001 (+9.9%)	$65,081 → $61,111 (-6.1%)
Median home value	$1,121,100 → $1,409,800 (+25.8%)	$106,100 → $146,600 (+38.2%)
Median gross rent	$2,906 → $3,501 (+20.5%)	$964 → $1,099 (+14.0%)

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

Thornton

Population

2,5451,876

Median household income

$65,081$61,111

Median home value

$106,100$146,600

Median gross rent

$964$1,099

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kenilworth	Thornton
Under 5	6.6%	5.7%
5 to 17	30.6%	12.4%
18 to 24	5.1%	8.4%
25 to 34	2.0%	14.4%
35 to 44	12.9%	11.9%
45 to 54	16.9%	12.8%
55 to 64	12.8%	15.8%
65 to 74	7.6%	11.6%
75 and over	5.5%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kenilworth	Thornton
White (non-Hispanic)	84.0%	43.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	35.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.3%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	19.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kenilworth	Thornton
No high school diploma	0.5%	7.8%
High school graduate	1.7%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	5.9%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	43.4%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	48.5%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kenilworth	Thornton
Drove alone	33.1%	76.4%
Carpooled	2.9%	15.2%
Public transit	20.4%	2.9%
Walked	1.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	4.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	37.8%	5.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kenilworth	Thornton
1-unit, detached	96.1%	85.2%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.5%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kenilworth	Thornton
Poverty rate	1.1%	15.9%
Average household size	3.28	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	34	26
Median year structure built	1938	1957