Lincolnwood vs Northlake

A side-by-side comparison of Lincolnwood and Northlake: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lincolnwood has the higher population (13,179 vs 12,547 in Northlake). Lincolnwood has the higher median household income ($107,950 vs $77,564 in Northlake). Lincolnwood has the higher median home value ($475,400 vs $242,400 in Northlake).

Population, income & housing

	Lincolnwood	Northlake
Population	13,179	12,547
Median age	43.9 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$107,950	$77,564
Median home value	$475,400	$242,400
Median gross rent	$3,501	$1,164
Housing units	4,987	4,600
Homeownership rate	84.4%	67.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.8%	15.4%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincolnwood	Northlake
Population	12,434 → 13,179 (+6.0%)	12,290 → 12,547 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$95,030 → $107,950 (+13.6%)	$55,305 → $77,564 (+40.2%)
Median home value	$396,100 → $475,400 (+20.0%)	$181,700 → $242,400 (+33.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,894 → $3,501 (+84.8%)	$958 → $1,164 (+21.5%)

Lincolnwood

Population

12,43413,179

Median household income

$95,030$107,950

Median home value

$396,100$475,400

Median gross rent

$1,894$3,501

Northlake

Population

12,29012,547

Median household income

$55,305$77,564

Median home value

$181,700$242,400

Median gross rent

$958$1,164

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincolnwood	Northlake
Under 5	6.8%	3.7%
5 to 17	18.0%	18.9%
18 to 24	4.6%	6.9%
25 to 34	6.7%	13.2%
35 to 44	15.1%	14.3%
45 to 54	10.9%	12.1%
55 to 64	10.5%	14.3%
65 to 74	11.9%	9.4%
75 and over	15.6%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincolnwood	Northlake
White (non-Hispanic)	60.5%	28.9%
Black or African American	2.9%	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	26.3%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.5%	61.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincolnwood	Northlake
No high school diploma	6.9%	25.6%
High school graduate	15.6%	33.4%
Some college or associate's	20.6%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	34.0%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	22.8%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincolnwood	Northlake
Drove alone	61.1%	75.6%
Carpooled	13.5%	11.2%
Public transit	3.3%	2.7%
Walked	0.2%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	21.3%	8.0%
Other means	0.7%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincolnwood	Northlake
1-unit, detached	73.1%	62.8%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	0.1%	13.5%
20 or more units	19.2%	20.2%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Lincolnwood	Northlake
Poverty rate	4.7%	10.1%
Average household size	2.84	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	26	29
Median year structure built	1959	1957