McCullom Lake vs Ringwood

A side-by-side comparison of McCullom Lake and Ringwood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

McCullom Lake has the higher population (1,087 vs 778 in Ringwood). Ringwood has the higher median household income ($157,500 vs $71,000 in McCullom Lake). Ringwood has the higher median home value ($364,700 vs $180,700 in McCullom Lake).

Population, income & housing

	McCullom Lake	Ringwood
Population	1,087	778
Median age	37.0 yrs	47.9 yrs
Median household income	$71,000	$157,500
Median home value	$180,700	$364,700
Median gross rent	$1,190	$1,021
Housing units	454	286
Homeownership rate	64.4%	93.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	31.7%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McCullom Lake	Ringwood
Population	1,080 → 1,087 (+0.6%)	789 → 778 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$65,625 → $71,000 (+8.2%)	$113,125 → $157,500 (+39.2%)
Median home value	$130,100 → $180,700 (+38.9%)	$289,400 → $364,700 (+26.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,188 → $1,190 (+0.2%)	$1,188 → $1,021 (-14.1%)

McCullom Lake

Population

1,0801,087

Median household income

$65,625$71,000

Median home value

$130,100$180,700

Median gross rent

$1,188$1,190

Ringwood

Population

789778

Median household income

$113,125$157,500

Median home value

$289,400$364,700

Median gross rent

$1,188$1,021

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McCullom Lake	Ringwood
Under 5	5.6%	4.0%
5 to 17	17.7%	20.4%
18 to 24	4.8%	4.6%
25 to 34	18.6%	7.3%
35 to 44	12.8%	8.6%
45 to 54	22.7%	18.1%
55 to 64	10.1%	19.4%
65 to 74	5.4%	12.0%
75 and over	2.3%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McCullom Lake	Ringwood
White (non-Hispanic)	76.1%	90.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	21.3%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McCullom Lake	Ringwood
No high school diploma	9.3%	4.7%
High school graduate	51.4%	37.7%
Some college or associate's	24.0%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McCullom Lake	Ringwood
Drove alone	67.3%	78.6%
Carpooled	18.8%	2.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.4%
Bicycle	2.5%	0.5%
Worked from home	10.7%	11.7%
Other means	0.7%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McCullom Lake	Ringwood
1-unit, detached	93.4%	95.1%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	McCullom Lake	Ringwood
Poverty rate	15.6%	9.0%
Average household size	2.53	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	31	34
Median year structure built	1960	1986