Palos Heights vs Winnetka

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

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

Winnetka has the higher population (12,508 vs 11,817 in Palos Heights). Winnetka has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $107,974 in Palos Heights). Winnetka has the higher median home value ($1,206,300 vs $350,000 in Palos Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Palos Heights	Winnetka
Population	11,817	12,508
Median age	51.2 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$107,974	$250,001
Median home value	$350,000	$1,206,300
Median gross rent	$2,138	$1,750
Housing units	4,762	4,710
Homeownership rate	95.2%	92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.0%	87.3%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palos Heights	Winnetka
Population	12,480 → 11,817 (-5.3%)	12,428 → 12,508 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$89,286 → $107,974 (+20.9%)	$250,001 → $250,001 (+0.0%)
Median home value	$282,100 → $350,000 (+24.1%)	$1,091,700 → $1,206,300 (+10.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,322 → $2,138 (+61.7%)	$1,628 → $1,750 (+7.5%)

Palos Heights

Population

12,48011,817

Median household income

$89,286$107,974

Median home value

$282,100$350,000

Median gross rent

$1,322$2,138

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)

	Palos Heights	Winnetka
Under 5	5.0%	9.2%
5 to 17	13.7%	24.3%
18 to 24	6.1%	3.2%
25 to 34	10.5%	4.3%
35 to 44	9.6%	11.5%
45 to 54	8.3%	15.4%
55 to 64	16.4%	14.0%
65 to 74	16.8%	10.5%
75 and over	13.5%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palos Heights	Winnetka
White (non-Hispanic)	86.2%	90.2%
Black or African American	2.6%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	1.9%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	9.0%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palos Heights	Winnetka
No high school diploma	2.3%	0.9%
High school graduate	24.4%	3.5%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	8.3%
Bachelor's degree	25.1%	36.4%
Graduate or professional degree	17.9%	51.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palos Heights	Winnetka
Drove alone	75.1%	44.5%
Carpooled	6.7%	3.1%
Public transit	3.5%	18.5%
Walked	1.9%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	12.6%	27.5%
Other means	0.2%	4.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palos Heights	Winnetka
1-unit, detached	60.8%	87.2%
1-unit, attached	22.6%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	3.9%
20 or more units	1.2%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Palos Heights	Winnetka
Poverty rate	5.8%	1.9%
Average household size	2.51	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	29	34
Median year structure built	1976	1938