Burr Ridge vs Oak Brook

A side-by-side comparison of Burr Ridge and Oak Brook: population, income, housing, and more.

Burr Ridge and Oak Brook are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Burr Ridge has the higher population (11,119 vs 8,028 in Oak Brook). Oak Brook has the higher median household income ($171,123 vs $154,508 in Burr Ridge). Oak Brook has the higher median home value ($867,900 vs $694,800 in Burr Ridge).

Population, income & housing

	Burr Ridge	Oak Brook
Population	11,119	8,028
Median age	58.1 yrs	51.7 yrs
Median household income	$154,508	$171,123
Median home value	$694,800	$867,900
Median gross rent	$3,000	$2,921
Housing units	4,909	3,151
Homeownership rate	94.4%	93.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	69.2%	67.1%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	9.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burr Ridge	Oak Brook
Population	10,763 → 11,119 (+3.3%)	8,075 → 8,028 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$159,335 → $154,508 (-3.0%)	$141,055 → $171,123 (+21.3%)
Median home value	$686,600 → $694,800 (+1.2%)	$801,100 → $867,900 (+8.3%)
Median gross rent	$2,263 → $3,000 (+32.6%)	$1,625 → $2,921 (+79.8%)

Burr Ridge

Population

10,76311,119

Median household income

$159,335$154,508

Median home value

$686,600$694,800

Median gross rent

$2,263$3,000

Oak Brook

Population

8,0758,028

Median household income

$141,055$171,123

Median home value

$801,100$867,900

Median gross rent

$1,625$2,921

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burr Ridge	Oak Brook
Under 5	3.7%	3.9%
5 to 17	12.9%	17.6%
18 to 24	4.1%	7.0%
25 to 34	6.8%	4.5%
35 to 44	9.4%	11.3%
45 to 54	8.0%	10.6%
55 to 64	19.3%	14.7%
65 to 74	20.7%	14.1%
75 and over	15.2%	16.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burr Ridge	Oak Brook
White (non-Hispanic)	72.4%	60.3%
Black or African American	0.2%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	14.9%	29.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.3%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burr Ridge	Oak Brook
No high school diploma	3.0%	2.1%
High school graduate	10.0%	13.1%
Some college or associate's	17.8%	17.7%
Bachelor's degree	33.6%	32.2%
Graduate or professional degree	35.6%	34.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burr Ridge	Oak Brook
Drove alone	54.3%	73.6%
Carpooled	8.3%	5.7%
Public transit	8.7%	3.0%
Walked	0.5%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.5%	16.6%
Other means	2.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burr Ridge	Oak Brook
1-unit, detached	74.4%	84.1%
1-unit, attached	9.5%	6.1%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	10.8%	9.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Burr Ridge	Oak Brook
Poverty rate	5.2%	7.3%
Average household size	2.41	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	31	32
Median year structure built	1989	1978