Northlake vs Winnetka

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

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

Northlake has the higher population (12,547 vs 12,508 in Winnetka). Winnetka has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $77,564 in Northlake). Winnetka has the higher median home value ($1,206,300 vs $242,400 in Northlake).

Population, income & housing

	Northlake	Winnetka
Population	12,547	12,508
Median age	40.9 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$77,564	$250,001
Median home value	$242,400	$1,206,300
Median gross rent	$1,164	$1,750
Housing units	4,600	4,710
Homeownership rate	67.5%	92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	87.3%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Northlake	Winnetka
Population	12,290 → 12,547 (+2.1%)	12,428 → 12,508 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$55,305 → $77,564 (+40.2%)	$250,001 → $250,001 (+0.0%)
Median home value	$181,700 → $242,400 (+33.4%)	$1,091,700 → $1,206,300 (+10.5%)
Median gross rent	$958 → $1,164 (+21.5%)	$1,628 → $1,750 (+7.5%)

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

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)

	Northlake	Winnetka
Under 5	3.7%	9.2%
5 to 17	18.9%	24.3%
18 to 24	6.9%	3.2%
25 to 34	13.2%	4.3%
35 to 44	14.3%	11.5%
45 to 54	12.1%	15.4%
55 to 64	14.3%	14.0%
65 to 74	9.4%	10.5%
75 and over	7.2%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Northlake	Winnetka
White (non-Hispanic)	28.9%	90.2%
Black or African American	4.1%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.1%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	1.2%
Two or more races	2.0%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	61.4%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Northlake	Winnetka
No high school diploma	25.6%	0.9%
High school graduate	33.4%	3.5%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	8.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	36.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	51.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Northlake	Winnetka
Drove alone	75.6%	44.5%
Carpooled	11.2%	3.1%
Public transit	2.7%	18.5%
Walked	1.1%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.1%
Worked from home	8.0%	27.5%
Other means	1.0%	4.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Northlake	Winnetka
1-unit, detached	62.8%	87.2%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	13.5%	3.9%
20 or more units	20.2%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Northlake	Winnetka
Poverty rate	10.1%	1.9%
Average household size	2.73	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	29	34
Median year structure built	1957	1938