Hawthorn Woods vs Round Lake Park

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

Hawthorn Woods and Round Lake Park 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 7,833 in Round Lake Park). Hawthorn Woods has the higher median household income ($238,114 vs $57,486 in Round Lake Park). Hawthorn Woods has the higher median home value ($592,800 vs $157,900 in Round Lake Park).

Population, income & housing

	Hawthorn Woods	Round Lake Park
Population	9,145	7,833
Median age	40.6 yrs	46.4 yrs
Median household income	$238,114	$57,486
Median home value	$592,800	$157,900
Median gross rent	—	$1,320
Housing units	3,025	3,351
Homeownership rate	98.0%	86.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	76.3%	16.3%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hawthorn Woods	Round Lake Park
Population	8,402 → 9,145 (+8.8%)	7,817 → 7,833 (+0.2%)
Median household income	$175,795 → $238,114 (+35.4%)	$47,179 → $57,486 (+21.8%)
Median home value	$566,100 → $592,800 (+4.7%)	$121,900 → $157,900 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,198 → $1,320 (+10.2%)

Hawthorn Woods

Population

8,4029,145

Median household income

$175,795$238,114

Median home value

$566,100$592,800

Round Lake Park

Population

7,8177,833

Median household income

$47,179$57,486

Median home value

$121,900$157,900

Median gross rent

$1,198$1,320

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hawthorn Woods	Round Lake Park
Under 5	5.0%	4.7%
5 to 17	24.1%	14.1%
18 to 24	6.2%	11.5%
25 to 34	6.9%	9.1%
35 to 44	14.2%	7.9%
45 to 54	14.2%	8.6%
55 to 64	17.6%	10.6%
65 to 74	10.0%	14.9%
75 and over	1.9%	18.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hawthorn Woods	Round Lake Park
White (non-Hispanic)	80.0%	46.0%
Black or African American	0.5%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	13.9%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	44.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hawthorn Woods	Round Lake Park
No high school diploma	1.5%	20.2%
High school graduate	5.8%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	16.4%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	34.4%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	41.9%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hawthorn Woods	Round Lake Park
Drove alone	60.9%	77.1%
Carpooled	4.1%	9.5%
Public transit	9.9%	2.8%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.7%	9.7%
Other means	2.3%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hawthorn Woods	Round Lake Park
1-unit, detached	97.1%	69.4%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.3%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	24.8%

Poverty & households

	Hawthorn Woods	Round Lake Park
Poverty rate	0.8%	11.5%
Average household size	3.04	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	39	32
Median year structure built	1996	1995