Olympia Fields vs South Barrington

A side-by-side comparison of Olympia Fields and South Barrington: population, income, housing, and more.

Olympia Fields and South Barrington are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Barrington has the higher population (5,004 vs 4,636 in Olympia Fields). South Barrington has the higher median household income ($211,083 vs $107,656 in Olympia Fields). South Barrington has the higher median home value ($986,300 vs $289,900 in Olympia Fields).

Population, income & housing

	Olympia Fields	South Barrington
Population	4,636	5,004
Median age	45.0 yrs	49.2 yrs
Median household income	$107,656	$211,083
Median home value	$289,900	$986,300
Median gross rent	$3,501	$1,917
Housing units	2,013	1,713
Homeownership rate	85.9%	98.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.9%	71.4%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Olympia Fields	South Barrington
Population	4,821 → 4,636 (-3.8%)	4,923 → 5,004 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$98,977 → $107,656 (+8.8%)	$138,828 → $211,083 (+52.0%)
Median home value	$226,500 → $289,900 (+28.0%)	$802,200 → $986,300 (+22.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,866 → $3,501 (+87.6%)	—

Olympia Fields

Population

4,8214,636

Median household income

$98,977$107,656

Median home value

$226,500$289,900

Median gross rent

$1,866$3,501

South Barrington

Population

4,9235,004

Median household income

$138,828$211,083

Median home value

$802,200$986,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Olympia Fields	South Barrington
Under 5	5.6%	4.0%
5 to 17	15.4%	23.1%
18 to 24	11.0%	3.2%
25 to 34	6.8%	2.3%
35 to 44	11.2%	8.7%
45 to 54	10.2%	20.3%
55 to 64	9.9%	15.0%
65 to 74	12.3%	15.7%
75 and over	17.6%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Olympia Fields	South Barrington
White (non-Hispanic)	18.7%	50.1%
Black or African American	77.8%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	45.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Olympia Fields	South Barrington
No high school diploma	2.7%	4.6%
High school graduate	14.5%	7.6%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	16.5%
Bachelor's degree	25.2%	26.9%
Graduate or professional degree	23.7%	44.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Olympia Fields	South Barrington
Drove alone	57.4%	72.4%
Carpooled	15.8%	5.1%
Public transit	9.8%	3.9%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.6%	18.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Olympia Fields	South Barrington
1-unit, detached	82.7%	98.2%
1-unit, attached	7.7%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.8%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Olympia Fields	South Barrington
Poverty rate	12.7%	1.3%
Average household size	2.50	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	40	32
Median year structure built	1979	1994