North Barrington vs Round Lake Heights

A side-by-side comparison of North Barrington and Round Lake Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

North Barrington and Round Lake Heights are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Barrington has the higher population (3,113 vs 2,585 in Round Lake Heights). North Barrington has the higher median household income ($216,250 vs $75,556 in Round Lake Heights). North Barrington has the higher median home value ($690,900 vs $196,100 in Round Lake Heights).

Population, income & housing

	North Barrington	Round Lake Heights
Population	3,113	2,585
Median age	49.2 yrs	29.6 yrs
Median household income	$216,250	$75,556
Median home value	$690,900	$196,100
Median gross rent	$1,925	$1,435
Housing units	1,136	850
Homeownership rate	97.7%	80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	75.4%	17.7%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Barrington	Round Lake Heights
Population	2,982 → 3,113 (+4.4%)	3,179 → 2,585 (-18.7%)
Median household income	$193,650 → $216,250 (+11.7%)	$78,950 → $75,556 (-4.3%)
Median home value	$669,900 → $690,900 (+3.1%)	$168,500 → $196,100 (+16.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,857 → $1,925 (+3.7%)	$1,470 → $1,435 (-2.4%)

North Barrington

Population

2,9823,113

Median household income

$193,650$216,250

Median home value

$669,900$690,900

Median gross rent

$1,857$1,925

Round Lake Heights

Population

3,1792,585

Median household income

$78,950$75,556

Median home value

$168,500$196,100

Median gross rent

$1,470$1,435

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Barrington	Round Lake Heights
Under 5	2.5%	5.2%
5 to 17	19.5%	27.6%
18 to 24	8.8%	10.5%
25 to 34	4.8%	12.2%
35 to 44	8.5%	17.1%
45 to 54	17.5%	9.6%
55 to 64	15.5%	9.9%
65 to 74	13.0%	4.7%
75 and over	9.8%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Barrington	Round Lake Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	82.2%	36.9%
Black or African American	0.3%	12.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	7.6%	4.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.9%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	42.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Barrington	Round Lake Heights
No high school diploma	1.1%	18.6%
High school graduate	7.9%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	15.6%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	41.4%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	34.0%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Barrington	Round Lake Heights
Drove alone	62.1%	74.3%
Carpooled	7.8%	16.0%
Public transit	2.9%	0.5%
Walked	3.9%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.5%	8.0%
Other means	0.8%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Barrington	Round Lake Heights
1-unit, detached	98.4%	94.4%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	3.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Barrington	Round Lake Heights
Poverty rate	4.1%	15.7%
Average household size	2.83	3.11
Mean commute (minutes)	30	35
Median year structure built	1982	1978