Hawthorn Woods vs Long Grove

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

Hawthorn Woods and Long Grove 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 8,266 in Long Grove). Hawthorn Woods has the higher median household income ($238,114 vs $235,368 in Long Grove). Long Grove has the higher median home value ($746,700 vs $592,800 in Hawthorn Woods).

Population, income & housing

	Hawthorn Woods	Long Grove
Population	9,145	8,266
Median age	40.6 yrs	48.8 yrs
Median household income	$238,114	$235,368
Median home value	$592,800	$746,700
Median gross rent	—	$3,501
Housing units	3,025	2,774
Homeownership rate	98.0%	96.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	76.3%	73.8%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hawthorn Woods	Long Grove
Population	8,402 → 9,145 (+8.8%)	7,963 → 8,266 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$175,795 → $238,114 (+35.4%)	$214,073 → $235,368 (+9.9%)
Median home value	$566,100 → $592,800 (+4.7%)	$648,700 → $746,700 (+15.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$3,250 → $3,501 (+7.7%)

Hawthorn Woods

Population

8,4029,145

Median household income

$175,795$238,114

Median home value

$566,100$592,800

Long Grove

Population

7,9638,266

Median household income

$214,073$235,368

Median home value

$648,700$746,700

Median gross rent

$3,250$3,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hawthorn Woods	Long Grove
Under 5	5.0%	3.5%
5 to 17	24.1%	17.8%
18 to 24	6.2%	8.7%
25 to 34	6.9%	3.7%
35 to 44	14.2%	11.5%
45 to 54	14.2%	12.3%
55 to 64	17.6%	23.3%
65 to 74	10.0%	12.4%
75 and over	1.9%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hawthorn Woods	Long Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	80.0%	72.9%
Black or African American	0.5%	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	13.9%	11.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hawthorn Woods	Long Grove
No high school diploma	1.5%	1.2%
High school graduate	5.8%	10.4%
Some college or associate's	16.4%	14.6%
Bachelor's degree	34.4%	41.8%
Graduate or professional degree	41.9%	32.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hawthorn Woods	Long Grove
Drove alone	60.9%	67.1%
Carpooled	4.1%	1.3%
Public transit	9.9%	1.1%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.7%	28.9%
Other means	2.3%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hawthorn Woods	Long Grove
1-unit, detached	97.1%	99.2%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hawthorn Woods	Long Grove
Poverty rate	0.8%	1.2%
Average household size	3.04	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	39	32
Median year structure built	1996	1989