Burr Ridge vs Willowbrook

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

Burr Ridge and Willowbrook 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 9,138 in Willowbrook). Burr Ridge has the higher median household income ($154,508 vs $97,861 in Willowbrook). Burr Ridge has the higher median home value ($694,800 vs $367,000 in Willowbrook).

Population, income & housing

	Burr Ridge	Willowbrook
Population	11,119	9,138
Median age	58.1 yrs	46.3 yrs
Median household income	$154,508	$97,861
Median home value	$694,800	$367,000
Median gross rent	$3,000	$1,691
Housing units	4,909	4,472
Homeownership rate	94.4%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	69.2%	54.1%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burr Ridge	Willowbrook
Population	10,763 → 11,119 (+3.3%)	8,673 → 9,138 (+5.4%)
Median household income	$159,335 → $154,508 (-3.0%)	$76,997 → $97,861 (+27.1%)
Median home value	$686,600 → $694,800 (+1.2%)	$254,700 → $367,000 (+44.1%)
Median gross rent	$2,263 → $3,000 (+32.6%)	$1,585 → $1,691 (+6.7%)

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

Willowbrook

Population

8,6739,138

Median household income

$76,997$97,861

Median home value

$254,700$367,000

Median gross rent

$1,585$1,691

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burr Ridge	Willowbrook
Under 5	3.7%	5.4%
5 to 17	12.9%	10.1%
18 to 24	4.1%	9.2%
25 to 34	6.8%	13.8%
35 to 44	9.4%	10.9%
45 to 54	8.0%	11.3%
55 to 64	19.3%	13.5%
65 to 74	20.7%	13.3%
75 and over	15.2%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burr Ridge	Willowbrook
White (non-Hispanic)	72.4%	65.1%
Black or African American	0.2%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	14.9%	18.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.1%	3.0%
Two or more races	5.3%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burr Ridge	Willowbrook
No high school diploma	3.0%	3.4%
High school graduate	10.0%	18.1%
Some college or associate's	17.8%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	33.6%	28.5%
Graduate or professional degree	35.6%	25.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burr Ridge	Willowbrook
Drove alone	54.3%	78.5%
Carpooled	8.3%	4.9%
Public transit	8.7%	4.8%
Walked	0.5%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.5%	10.0%
Other means	2.7%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burr Ridge	Willowbrook
1-unit, detached	74.4%	36.6%
1-unit, attached	9.5%	6.0%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	22.8%
20 or more units	10.8%	21.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Burr Ridge	Willowbrook
Poverty rate	5.2%	6.3%
Average household size	2.41	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	31	28
Median year structure built	1989	1980