Addison vs Woodridge

A side-by-side comparison of Addison and Woodridge: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Addison has the higher population (35,470 vs 33,889 in Woodridge). Woodridge has the higher median household income ($97,263 vs $87,587 in Addison). Woodridge has the higher median home value ($345,200 vs $318,000 in Addison).

Population, income & housing

	Addison	Woodridge
Population	35,470	33,889
Median age	41.1 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$87,587	$97,263
Median home value	$318,000	$345,200
Median gross rent	$1,238	$1,547
Housing units	13,449	13,663
Homeownership rate	67.1%	65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	46.1%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Addison	Woodridge
Population	36,896 → 35,470 (-3.9%)	33,455 → 33,889 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$67,337 → $87,587 (+30.1%)	$86,094 → $97,263 (+13.0%)
Median home value	$250,100 → $318,000 (+27.1%)	$271,800 → $345,200 (+27.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,058 → $1,238 (+17.0%)	$1,342 → $1,547 (+15.3%)

Addison

Population

36,89635,470

Median household income

$67,337$87,587

Median home value

$250,100$318,000

Median gross rent

$1,058$1,238

Woodridge

Population

33,45533,889

Median household income

$86,094$97,263

Median home value

$271,800$345,200

Median gross rent

$1,342$1,547

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Addison	Woodridge
Under 5	4.4%	6.1%
5 to 17	15.5%	17.3%
18 to 24	9.3%	7.8%
25 to 34	13.6%	15.2%
35 to 44	11.3%	14.0%
45 to 54	14.7%	11.6%
55 to 64	14.5%	14.8%
65 to 74	9.0%	8.6%
75 and over	7.8%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Addison	Woodridge
White (non-Hispanic)	42.9%	57.4%
Black or African American	3.1%	11.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	8.9%	11.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.1%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	43.8%	16.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Addison	Woodridge
No high school diploma	22.8%	6.2%
High school graduate	31.2%	19.8%
Some college or associate's	24.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	28.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	18.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Addison	Woodridge
Drove alone	70.9%	65.7%
Carpooled	14.0%	9.0%
Public transit	1.6%	4.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.5%	19.8%
Other means	1.2%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Addison	Woodridge
1-unit, detached	55.1%	50.0%
1-unit, attached	7.7%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	20.6%	31.5%
20 or more units	7.0%	8.2%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Addison	Woodridge
Poverty rate	8.8%	5.8%
Average household size	2.70	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	26	31
Median year structure built	1972	1980