Fox River Grove vs Wonder Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Fox River Grove and Wonder Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

Fox River Grove and Wonder Lake are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fox River Grove has the higher population (4,501 vs 4,141 in Wonder Lake). Fox River Grove has the higher median household income ($125,104 vs $102,829 in Wonder Lake). Fox River Grove has the higher median home value ($289,200 vs $242,300 in Wonder Lake).

Population, income & housing

	Fox River Grove	Wonder Lake
Population	4,501	4,141
Median age	39.0 yrs	33.8 yrs
Median household income	$125,104	$102,829
Median home value	$289,200	$242,300
Median gross rent	$2,157	$1,577
Housing units	1,728	1,668
Homeownership rate	85.7%	97.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.3%	23.5%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fox River Grove	Wonder Lake
Population	4,676 → 4,501 (-3.7%)	4,466 → 4,141 (-7.3%)
Median household income	$112,917 → $125,104 (+10.8%)	$87,938 → $102,829 (+16.9%)
Median home value	$248,600 → $289,200 (+16.3%)	$192,100 → $242,300 (+26.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,066 → $2,157 (+102.3%)	$1,007 → $1,577 (+56.6%)

Fox River Grove

Population

4,6764,501

Median household income

$112,917$125,104

Median home value

$248,600$289,200

Median gross rent

$1,066$2,157

Wonder Lake

Population

4,4664,141

Median household income

$87,938$102,829

Median home value

$192,100$242,300

Median gross rent

$1,007$1,577

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fox River Grove	Wonder Lake
Under 5	5.4%	4.4%
5 to 17	18.4%	21.4%
18 to 24	4.3%	9.1%
25 to 34	16.2%	16.6%
35 to 44	13.5%	9.8%
45 to 54	16.2%	11.0%
55 to 64	15.4%	14.3%
65 to 74	8.5%	11.9%
75 and over	2.1%	1.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fox River Grove	Wonder Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	81.8%	68.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.2%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	3.2%
Two or more races	0.8%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	14.2%	25.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fox River Grove	Wonder Lake
No high school diploma	1.9%	5.1%
High school graduate	22.3%	32.6%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	38.8%
Bachelor's degree	31.0%	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	14.3%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fox River Grove	Wonder Lake
Drove alone	60.6%	81.5%
Carpooled	11.9%	4.1%
Public transit	5.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.5%	14.1%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fox River Grove	Wonder Lake
1-unit, detached	95.1%	98.3%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fox River Grove	Wonder Lake
Poverty rate	2.9%	4.5%
Average household size	2.88	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	34	36
Median year structure built	1980	1968