North Riverside vs Orland Hills

A side-by-side comparison of North Riverside and Orland Hills: population, income, housing, and more.

North Riverside and Orland Hills are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Riverside has the higher population (7,495 vs 6,758 in Orland Hills). Orland Hills has the higher median household income ($118,281 vs $80,753 in North Riverside). North Riverside has the higher median home value ($295,100 vs $262,600 in Orland Hills).

Population, income & housing

	North Riverside	Orland Hills
Population	7,495	6,758
Median age	37.4 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$80,753	$118,281
Median home value	$295,100	$262,600
Median gross rent	$1,254	$1,373
Housing units	3,078	2,409
Homeownership rate	66.7%	76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.6%	37.1%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Riverside	Orland Hills
Population	6,646 → 7,495 (+12.8%)	7,136 → 6,758 (-5.3%)
Median household income	$59,340 → $80,753 (+36.1%)	$95,798 → $118,281 (+23.5%)
Median home value	$249,400 → $295,100 (+18.3%)	$223,800 → $262,600 (+17.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,034 → $1,254 (+21.3%)	$1,110 → $1,373 (+23.7%)

North Riverside

Population

6,6467,495

Median household income

$59,340$80,753

Median home value

$249,400$295,100

Median gross rent

$1,034$1,254

Orland Hills

Population

7,1366,758

Median household income

$95,798$118,281

Median home value

$223,800$262,600

Median gross rent

$1,110$1,373

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Riverside	Orland Hills
Under 5	4.8%	5.9%
5 to 17	20.0%	16.1%
18 to 24	10.6%	8.5%
25 to 34	9.4%	18.6%
35 to 44	15.0%	10.3%
45 to 54	10.8%	13.8%
55 to 64	10.1%	17.4%
65 to 74	10.0%	7.3%
75 and over	9.3%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Riverside	Orland Hills
White (non-Hispanic)	59.5%	70.1%
Black or African American	8.3%	10.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	29.4%	14.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Riverside	Orland Hills
No high school diploma	6.8%	4.4%
High school graduate	26.9%	22.7%
Some college or associate's	25.8%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	22.3%	26.0%
Graduate or professional degree	18.3%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Riverside	Orland Hills
Drove alone	74.8%	70.4%
Carpooled	5.3%	10.6%
Public transit	2.7%	1.6%
Walked	1.6%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.8%	14.7%
Other means	0.8%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Riverside	Orland Hills
1-unit, detached	70.8%	77.2%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	22.5%	16.9%
20 or more units	3.1%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Riverside	Orland Hills
Poverty rate	4.3%	6.1%
Average household size	2.53	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	32	32
Median year structure built	1955	1984