Robbins vs South Barrington

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

Robbins 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 4,956 in Robbins). South Barrington has the higher median household income ($211,083 vs $37,594 in Robbins). South Barrington has the higher median home value ($986,300 vs $114,200 in Robbins).

Population, income & housing

	Robbins	South Barrington
Population	4,956	5,004
Median age	34.8 yrs	49.2 yrs
Median household income	$37,594	$211,083
Median home value	$114,200	$986,300
Median gross rent	$1,188	$1,917
Housing units	2,016	1,713
Homeownership rate	65.0%	98.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.2%	71.4%
Unemployment rate	17.4%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Robbins	South Barrington
Population	5,037 → 4,956 (-1.6%)	4,923 → 5,004 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$27,209 → $37,594 (+38.2%)	$138,828 → $211,083 (+52.0%)
Median home value	$76,400 → $114,200 (+49.5%)	$802,200 → $986,300 (+22.9%)
Median gross rent	$894 → $1,188 (+32.9%)	—

Robbins

Population

5,0374,956

Median household income

$27,209$37,594

Median home value

$76,400$114,200

Median gross rent

$894$1,188

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)

	Robbins	South Barrington
Under 5	5.6%	4.0%
5 to 17	22.2%	23.1%
18 to 24	11.2%	3.2%
25 to 34	11.2%	2.3%
35 to 44	13.8%	8.7%
45 to 54	9.1%	20.3%
55 to 64	12.5%	15.0%
65 to 74	9.5%	15.7%
75 and over	4.8%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Robbins	South Barrington
White (non-Hispanic)	4.4%	50.1%
Black or African American	85.1%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	45.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	8.5%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Robbins	South Barrington
No high school diploma	23.0%	4.6%
High school graduate	38.6%	7.6%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	16.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	26.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	44.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Robbins	South Barrington
Drove alone	63.1%	72.4%
Carpooled	3.6%	5.1%
Public transit	6.7%	3.9%
Walked	0.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.6%	18.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Robbins	South Barrington
1-unit, detached	70.6%	98.2%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	11.4%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Robbins	South Barrington
Poverty rate	33.5%	1.3%
Average household size	2.91	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	29	32
Median year structure built	1962	1994