Lincolnwood vs Richton Park

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

Lincolnwood and Richton Park 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 12,576 in Richton Park). Lincolnwood has the higher median household income ($107,950 vs $71,724 in Richton Park). Lincolnwood has the higher median home value ($475,400 vs $200,400 in Richton Park).

Population, income & housing

	Lincolnwood	Richton Park
Population	13,179	12,576
Median age	43.9 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$107,950	$71,724
Median home value	$475,400	$200,400
Median gross rent	$3,501	$1,313
Housing units	4,987	5,427
Homeownership rate	84.4%	50.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.8%	30.5%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	12.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincolnwood	Richton Park
Population	12,434 → 13,179 (+6.0%)	13,504 → 12,576 (-6.9%)
Median household income	$95,030 → $107,950 (+13.6%)	$62,858 → $71,724 (+14.1%)
Median home value	$396,100 → $475,400 (+20.0%)	$146,000 → $200,400 (+37.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,894 → $3,501 (+84.8%)	$1,073 → $1,313 (+22.4%)

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

Richton Park

Population

13,50412,576

Median household income

$62,858$71,724

Median home value

$146,000$200,400

Median gross rent

$1,073$1,313

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincolnwood	Richton Park
Under 5	6.8%	3.9%
5 to 17	18.0%	18.1%
18 to 24	4.6%	9.6%
25 to 34	6.7%	12.0%
35 to 44	15.1%	10.7%
45 to 54	10.9%	14.8%
55 to 64	10.5%	14.9%
65 to 74	11.9%	9.5%
75 and over	15.6%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincolnwood	Richton Park
White (non-Hispanic)	60.5%	8.8%
Black or African American	2.9%	87.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	26.3%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	2.7%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.5%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincolnwood	Richton Park
No high school diploma	6.9%	5.4%
High school graduate	15.6%	24.2%
Some college or associate's	20.6%	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	34.0%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	22.8%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincolnwood	Richton Park
Drove alone	61.1%	73.5%
Carpooled	13.5%	6.6%
Public transit	3.3%	4.9%
Walked	0.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.3%	11.3%
Other means	0.7%	3.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincolnwood	Richton Park
1-unit, detached	73.1%	54.4%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	8.0%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	0.1%	13.0%
20 or more units	19.2%	21.8%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lincolnwood	Richton Park
Poverty rate	4.7%	9.0%
Average household size	2.84	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	26	32
Median year structure built	1959	1978