Midlothian vs Western Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Midlothian and Western Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Midlothian has the higher population (14,024 vs 13,353 in Western Springs). Western Springs has the higher median household income ($218,839 vs $67,872 in Midlothian). Western Springs has the higher median home value ($691,300 vs $200,300 in Midlothian).

Population, income & housing

	Midlothian	Western Springs
Population	14,024	13,353
Median age	38.9 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$67,872	$218,839
Median home value	$200,300	$691,300
Median gross rent	$1,202	$1,932
Housing units	6,045	4,568
Homeownership rate	77.2%	95.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	82.0%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Midlothian	Western Springs
Population	14,595 → 14,024 (-3.9%)	13,272 → 13,353 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$60,160 → $67,872 (+12.8%)	$174,760 → $218,839 (+25.2%)
Median home value	$150,400 → $200,300 (+33.2%)	$609,900 → $691,300 (+13.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,034 → $1,202 (+16.2%)	$2,009 → $1,932 (-3.8%)

Midlothian

Population

14,59514,024

Median household income

$60,160$67,872

Median home value

$150,400$200,300

Median gross rent

$1,034$1,202

Western Springs

Population

13,27213,353

Median household income

$174,760$218,839

Median home value

$609,900$691,300

Median gross rent

$2,009$1,932

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Midlothian	Western Springs
Under 5	6.2%	7.7%
5 to 17	15.8%	24.8%
18 to 24	6.8%	4.6%
25 to 34	14.5%	4.1%
35 to 44	14.9%	13.8%
45 to 54	10.4%	14.4%
55 to 64	14.4%	15.7%
65 to 74	10.7%	7.4%
75 and over	6.3%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Midlothian	Western Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	48.3%	88.4%
Black or African American	8.9%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	3.5%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.0%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	32.8%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Midlothian	Western Springs
No high school diploma	11.9%	0.6%
High school graduate	30.7%	7.7%
Some college or associate's	38.5%	9.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	47.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	34.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Midlothian	Western Springs
Drove alone	77.7%	57.1%
Carpooled	9.9%	1.6%
Public transit	3.0%	11.3%
Walked	1.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	8.5%	27.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Midlothian	Western Springs
1-unit, detached	75.8%	88.7%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	16.2%	2.0%
20 or more units	4.6%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Midlothian	Western Springs
Poverty rate	11.2%	2.0%
Average household size	2.39	2.98
Mean commute (minutes)	30	30
Median year structure built	1964	1960