South Barrington vs Willow Springs

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

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

Willow Springs has the higher population (5,871 vs 5,004 in South Barrington). South Barrington has the higher median household income ($211,083 vs $103,429 in Willow Springs). South Barrington has the higher median home value ($986,300 vs $370,900 in Willow Springs).

Population, income & housing

	South Barrington	Willow Springs
Population	5,004	5,871
Median age	49.2 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$211,083	$103,429
Median home value	$986,300	$370,900
Median gross rent	$1,917	$1,328
Housing units	1,713	2,654
Homeownership rate	98.5%	86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	71.4%	39.1%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Barrington	Willow Springs
Population	4,923 → 5,004 (+1.6%)	5,604 → 5,871 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$138,828 → $211,083 (+52.0%)	$83,860 → $103,429 (+23.3%)
Median home value	$802,200 → $986,300 (+22.9%)	$323,600 → $370,900 (+14.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,142 → $1,328 (+16.3%)

South Barrington

Population

4,9235,004

Median household income

$138,828$211,083

Median home value

$802,200$986,300

Willow Springs

Population

5,6045,871

Median household income

$83,860$103,429

Median home value

$323,600$370,900

Median gross rent

$1,142$1,328

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Barrington	Willow Springs
Under 5	4.0%	2.9%
5 to 17	23.1%	14.1%
18 to 24	3.2%	6.6%
25 to 34	2.3%	11.3%
35 to 44	8.7%	14.4%
45 to 54	20.3%	14.0%
55 to 64	15.0%	15.3%
65 to 74	15.7%	11.1%
75 and over	7.8%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Barrington	Willow Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	50.1%	84.0%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	45.2%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.2%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	13.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Barrington	Willow Springs
No high school diploma	4.6%	5.1%
High school graduate	7.6%	24.6%
Some college or associate's	16.5%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	26.9%	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	44.4%	15.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Barrington	Willow Springs
Drove alone	72.4%	80.8%
Carpooled	5.1%	6.4%
Public transit	3.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.0%	12.3%
Other means	0.6%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Barrington	Willow Springs
1-unit, detached	98.2%	62.5%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	17.4%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.3%
20 or more units	0.2%	10.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	South Barrington	Willow Springs
Poverty rate	1.3%	5.1%
Average household size	2.94	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	32	26
Median year structure built	1994	1977