Richton Park vs Winnetka

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

Richton Park and Winnetka 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 12,508 in Winnetka). Winnetka has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $71,724 in Richton Park). Winnetka has the higher median home value ($1,206,300 vs $200,400 in Richton Park).

Population, income & housing

	Richton Park	Winnetka
Population	12,576	12,508
Median age	41.5 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$71,724	$250,001
Median home value	$200,400	$1,206,300
Median gross rent	$1,313	$1,750
Housing units	5,427	4,710
Homeownership rate	50.7%	92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.5%	87.3%
Unemployment rate	12.0%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Richton Park	Winnetka
Population	13,504 → 12,576 (-6.9%)	12,428 → 12,508 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$62,858 → $71,724 (+14.1%)	$250,001 → $250,001 (+0.0%)
Median home value	$146,000 → $200,400 (+37.3%)	$1,091,700 → $1,206,300 (+10.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,073 → $1,313 (+22.4%)	$1,628 → $1,750 (+7.5%)

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

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)

	Richton Park	Winnetka
Under 5	3.9%	9.2%
5 to 17	18.1%	24.3%
18 to 24	9.6%	3.2%
25 to 34	12.0%	4.3%
35 to 44	10.7%	11.5%
45 to 54	14.8%	15.4%
55 to 64	14.9%	14.0%
65 to 74	9.5%	10.5%
75 and over	6.6%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Richton Park	Winnetka
White (non-Hispanic)	8.8%	90.2%
Black or African American	87.5%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.7%	1.2%
Two or more races	1.0%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Richton Park	Winnetka
No high school diploma	5.4%	0.9%
High school graduate	24.2%	3.5%
Some college or associate's	39.9%	8.3%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	36.4%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	51.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Richton Park	Winnetka
Drove alone	73.5%	44.5%
Carpooled	6.6%	3.1%
Public transit	4.9%	18.5%
Walked	0.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	11.3%	27.5%
Other means	3.7%	4.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Richton Park	Winnetka
1-unit, detached	54.4%	87.2%
1-unit, attached	8.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	13.0%	3.9%
20 or more units	21.8%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Richton Park	Winnetka
Poverty rate	9.0%	1.9%
Average household size	2.41	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	32	34
Median year structure built	1978	1938