Lynwood vs Sauk Village

A side-by-side comparison of Lynwood and Sauk Village: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sauk Village has the higher population (9,724 vs 9,047 in Lynwood). Lynwood has the higher median household income ($76,619 vs $56,946 in Sauk Village). Lynwood has the higher median home value ($213,700 vs $101,900 in Sauk Village).

Population, income & housing

	Lynwood	Sauk Village
Population	9,047	9,724
Median age	39.5 yrs	34.3 yrs
Median household income	$76,619	$56,946
Median home value	$213,700	$101,900
Median gross rent	$1,151	$1,504
Housing units	3,664	3,673
Homeownership rate	81.4%	58.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.6%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	14.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lynwood	Sauk Village
Population	9,279 → 9,047 (-2.5%)	10,423 → 9,724 (-6.7%)
Median household income	$66,652 → $76,619 (+15.0%)	$38,788 → $56,946 (+46.8%)
Median home value	$150,800 → $213,700 (+41.7%)	$70,400 → $101,900 (+44.7%)
Median gross rent	$913 → $1,151 (+26.1%)	$1,146 → $1,504 (+31.2%)

Lynwood

Population

9,2799,047

Median household income

$66,652$76,619

Median home value

$150,800$213,700

Median gross rent

$913$1,151

Sauk Village

Population

10,4239,724

Median household income

$38,788$56,946

Median home value

$70,400$101,900

Median gross rent

$1,146$1,504

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lynwood	Sauk Village
Under 5	7.7%	6.5%
5 to 17	17.3%	18.9%
18 to 24	12.3%	6.7%
25 to 34	9.1%	19.9%
35 to 44	9.6%	13.1%
45 to 54	13.2%	13.4%
55 to 64	10.3%	9.7%
65 to 74	12.4%	7.9%
75 and over	8.2%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lynwood	Sauk Village
White (non-Hispanic)	13.5%	15.0%
Black or African American	65.6%	60.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	1.0%	2.5%
Two or more races	11.0%	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	13.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lynwood	Sauk Village
No high school diploma	8.1%	9.7%
High school graduate	24.7%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	25.0%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	14.6%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lynwood	Sauk Village
Drove alone	63.6%	83.5%
Carpooled	9.5%	4.5%
Public transit	6.4%	2.7%
Walked	0.0%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.9%	4.7%
Other means	2.6%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lynwood	Sauk Village
1-unit, detached	57.9%	74.8%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	8.1%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	23.9%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Lynwood	Sauk Village
Poverty rate	12.9%	20.6%
Average household size	2.69	3.05
Mean commute (minutes)	52	38
Median year structure built	1988	1975