North Chicago vs Vernon Hills

A side-by-side comparison of North Chicago and Vernon Hills: population, income, housing, and more.

North Chicago and Vernon Hills are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Chicago has the higher population (30,772 vs 26,772 in Vernon Hills). Vernon Hills has the higher median household income ($120,625 vs $56,815 in North Chicago). Vernon Hills has the higher median home value ($384,800 vs $147,800 in North Chicago).

Population, income & housing

	North Chicago	Vernon Hills
Population	30,772	26,772
Median age	23.6 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$56,815	$120,625
Median home value	$147,800	$384,800
Median gross rent	$1,392	$1,855
Housing units	8,085	11,325
Homeownership rate	33.3%	66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	66.6%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Chicago	Vernon Hills
Population	29,971 → 30,772 (+2.7%)	26,343 → 26,772 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$43,094 → $56,815 (+31.8%)	$104,199 → $120,625 (+15.8%)
Median home value	$108,100 → $147,800 (+36.7%)	$348,900 → $384,800 (+10.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,193 → $1,392 (+16.7%)	$1,609 → $1,855 (+15.3%)

North Chicago

Population

29,97130,772

Median household income

$43,094$56,815

Median home value

$108,100$147,800

Median gross rent

$1,193$1,392

Vernon Hills

Population

26,34326,772

Median household income

$104,199$120,625

Median home value

$348,900$384,800

Median gross rent

$1,609$1,855

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Chicago	Vernon Hills
Under 5	5.5%	4.8%
5 to 17	12.5%	18.9%
18 to 24	37.0%	6.9%
25 to 34	18.8%	8.9%
35 to 44	8.4%	16.1%
45 to 54	5.5%	15.3%
55 to 64	5.5%	12.7%
65 to 74	4.5%	8.7%
75 and over	2.3%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Chicago	Vernon Hills
White (non-Hispanic)	28.5%	57.6%
Black or African American	23.3%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	4.9%	24.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.7%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.7%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	38.6%	12.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Chicago	Vernon Hills
No high school diploma	18.9%	4.2%
High school graduate	29.9%	11.7%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	17.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	35.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	31.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Chicago	Vernon Hills
Drove alone	45.3%	63.3%
Carpooled	9.7%	4.8%
Public transit	1.4%	2.6%
Walked	21.7%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.6%
Worked from home	20.0%	26.3%
Other means	1.7%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Chicago	Vernon Hills
1-unit, detached	36.7%	37.5%
1-unit, attached	12.4%	23.7%
2 to 4 units	22.3%	12.1%
5 to 19 units	18.9%	9.6%
20 or more units	9.3%	16.6%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	North Chicago	Vernon Hills
Poverty rate	21.9%	5.6%
Average household size	2.66	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	17	27
Median year structure built	1972	1990