Northlake vs Richton Park

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

Northlake and Richton Park are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Richton Park has the higher population (12,576 vs 12,547 in Northlake). Northlake has the higher median household income ($77,564 vs $71,724 in Richton Park). Northlake has the higher median home value ($242,400 vs $200,400 in Richton Park).

Population, income & housing

	Northlake	Richton Park
Population	12,547	12,576
Median age	40.9 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$77,564	$71,724
Median home value	$242,400	$200,400
Median gross rent	$1,164	$1,313
Housing units	4,600	5,427
Homeownership rate	67.5%	50.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	30.5%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	12.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Northlake	Richton Park
Population	12,290 → 12,547 (+2.1%)	13,504 → 12,576 (-6.9%)
Median household income	$55,305 → $77,564 (+40.2%)	$62,858 → $71,724 (+14.1%)
Median home value	$181,700 → $242,400 (+33.4%)	$146,000 → $200,400 (+37.3%)
Median gross rent	$958 → $1,164 (+21.5%)	$1,073 → $1,313 (+22.4%)

Northlake

Population

12,29012,547

Median household income

$55,305$77,564

Median home value

$181,700$242,400

Median gross rent

$958$1,164

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)

	Northlake	Richton Park
Under 5	3.7%	3.9%
5 to 17	18.9%	18.1%
18 to 24	6.9%	9.6%
25 to 34	13.2%	12.0%
35 to 44	14.3%	10.7%
45 to 54	12.1%	14.8%
55 to 64	14.3%	14.9%
65 to 74	9.4%	9.5%
75 and over	7.2%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Northlake	Richton Park
White (non-Hispanic)	28.9%	8.8%
Black or African American	4.1%	87.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.1%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.7%
Two or more races	2.0%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	61.4%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Northlake	Richton Park
No high school diploma	25.6%	5.4%
High school graduate	33.4%	24.2%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Northlake	Richton Park
Drove alone	75.6%	73.5%
Carpooled	11.2%	6.6%
Public transit	2.7%	4.9%
Walked	1.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	11.3%
Other means	1.0%	3.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Northlake	Richton Park
1-unit, detached	62.8%	54.4%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	8.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	13.5%	13.0%
20 or more units	20.2%	21.8%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Northlake	Richton Park
Poverty rate	10.1%	9.0%
Average household size	2.73	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	29	32
Median year structure built	1957	1978