Hawthorn Woods vs Lake Villa

A side-by-side comparison of Hawthorn Woods and Lake Villa: population, income, housing, and more.

Hawthorn Woods and Lake Villa are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hawthorn Woods has the higher population (9,145 vs 8,707 in Lake Villa). Hawthorn Woods has the higher median household income ($238,114 vs $111,110 in Lake Villa). Hawthorn Woods has the higher median home value ($592,800 vs $325,900 in Lake Villa).

Population, income & housing

	Hawthorn Woods	Lake Villa
Population	9,145	8,707
Median age	40.6 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$238,114	$111,110
Median home value	$592,800	$325,900
Median gross rent	—	$1,430
Housing units	3,025	3,192
Homeownership rate	98.0%	70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	76.3%	48.6%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hawthorn Woods	Lake Villa
Population	8,402 → 9,145 (+8.8%)	8,705 → 8,707 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$175,795 → $238,114 (+35.4%)	$105,341 → $111,110 (+5.5%)
Median home value	$566,100 → $592,800 (+4.7%)	$259,900 → $325,900 (+25.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,162 → $1,430 (+23.1%)

Hawthorn Woods

Population

8,4029,145

Median household income

$175,795$238,114

Median home value

$566,100$592,800

Lake Villa

Population

8,7058,707

Median household income

$105,341$111,110

Median home value

$259,900$325,900

Median gross rent

$1,162$1,430

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hawthorn Woods	Lake Villa
Under 5	5.0%	3.9%
5 to 17	24.1%	22.5%
18 to 24	6.2%	9.4%
25 to 34	6.9%	7.7%
35 to 44	14.2%	13.0%
45 to 54	14.2%	17.1%
55 to 64	17.6%	13.5%
65 to 74	10.0%	7.5%
75 and over	1.9%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hawthorn Woods	Lake Villa
White (non-Hispanic)	80.0%	68.3%
Black or African American	0.5%	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	13.9%	7.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	14.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hawthorn Woods	Lake Villa
No high school diploma	1.5%	4.6%
High school graduate	5.8%	22.9%
Some college or associate's	16.4%	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	34.4%	27.7%
Graduate or professional degree	41.9%	20.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hawthorn Woods	Lake Villa
Drove alone	60.9%	76.1%
Carpooled	4.1%	4.7%
Public transit	9.9%	1.2%
Walked	0.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.7%	16.4%
Other means	2.3%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hawthorn Woods	Lake Villa
1-unit, detached	97.1%	68.6%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	7.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	13.7%
20 or more units	0.6%	9.6%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Hawthorn Woods	Lake Villa
Poverty rate	0.8%	3.3%
Average household size	3.04	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	39	33
Median year structure built	1996	1994