Lincolnwood vs Winnetka

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

Lincolnwood and Winnetka 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 12,508 in Winnetka). Winnetka has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $107,950 in Lincolnwood). Winnetka has the higher median home value ($1,206,300 vs $475,400 in Lincolnwood).

Population, income & housing

	Lincolnwood	Winnetka
Population	13,179	12,508
Median age	43.9 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$107,950	$250,001
Median home value	$475,400	$1,206,300
Median gross rent	$3,501	$1,750
Housing units	4,987	4,710
Homeownership rate	84.4%	92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.8%	87.3%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincolnwood	Winnetka
Population	12,434 → 13,179 (+6.0%)	12,428 → 12,508 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$95,030 → $107,950 (+13.6%)	$250,001 → $250,001 (+0.0%)
Median home value	$396,100 → $475,400 (+20.0%)	$1,091,700 → $1,206,300 (+10.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,894 → $3,501 (+84.8%)	$1,628 → $1,750 (+7.5%)

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

Winnetka

Population

12,42812,508

Median household income

$250,001$250,001

Median home value

$1,091,700$1,206,300

Median gross rent

$1,628$1,750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincolnwood	Winnetka
Under 5	6.8%	9.2%
5 to 17	18.0%	24.3%
18 to 24	4.6%	3.2%
25 to 34	6.7%	4.3%
35 to 44	15.1%	11.5%
45 to 54	10.9%	15.4%
55 to 64	10.5%	14.0%
65 to 74	11.9%	10.5%
75 and over	15.6%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincolnwood	Winnetka
White (non-Hispanic)	60.5%	90.2%
Black or African American	2.9%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	26.3%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	2.7%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.5%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincolnwood	Winnetka
No high school diploma	6.9%	0.9%
High school graduate	15.6%	3.5%
Some college or associate's	20.6%	8.3%
Bachelor's degree	34.0%	36.4%
Graduate or professional degree	22.8%	51.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincolnwood	Winnetka
Drove alone	61.1%	44.5%
Carpooled	13.5%	3.1%
Public transit	3.3%	18.5%
Walked	0.2%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	21.3%	27.5%
Other means	0.7%	4.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincolnwood	Winnetka
1-unit, detached	73.1%	87.2%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	0.1%	3.9%
20 or more units	19.2%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lincolnwood	Winnetka
Poverty rate	4.7%	1.9%
Average household size	2.84	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	26	34
Median year structure built	1959	1938