Port Barrington vs Richmond

A side-by-side comparison of Port Barrington and Richmond: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Richmond has the higher population (2,530 vs 1,574 in Port Barrington). Port Barrington has the higher median household income ($144,167 vs $70,379 in Richmond). Port Barrington has the higher median home value ($361,300 vs $225,800 in Richmond).

Population, income & housing

	Port Barrington	Richmond
Population	1,574	2,530
Median age	38.6 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$144,167	$70,379
Median home value	$361,300	$225,800
Median gross rent	—	$1,183
Housing units	578	1,373
Homeownership rate	93.5%	55.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.5%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	9.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Port Barrington	Richmond
Population	1,676 → 1,574 (-6.1%)	2,061 → 2,530 (+22.8%)
Median household income	$137,583 → $144,167 (+4.8%)	$49,205 → $70,379 (+43.0%)
Median home value	$301,200 → $361,300 (+20.0%)	$188,000 → $225,800 (+20.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,716 → $1,779 (+3.7%)	$938 → $1,183 (+26.1%)

Port Barrington

Population

1,6761,574

Median household income

$137,583$144,167

Median home value

$301,200$361,300

Median gross rent

$1,716$1,779

Richmond

Population

2,0612,530

Median household income

$49,205$70,379

Median home value

$188,000$225,800

Median gross rent

$938$1,183

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Port Barrington	Richmond
Under 5	6.9%	3.3%
5 to 17	19.0%	14.1%
18 to 24	6.9%	13.6%
25 to 34	10.0%	15.3%
35 to 44	18.0%	14.2%
45 to 54	14.4%	6.7%
55 to 64	13.0%	13.6%
65 to 74	8.5%	12.1%
75 and over	3.2%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Port Barrington	Richmond
White (non-Hispanic)	81.6%	86.8%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	12.2%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Port Barrington	Richmond
No high school diploma	3.5%	4.7%
High school graduate	21.3%	27.6%
Some college or associate's	27.7%	41.4%
Bachelor's degree	31.2%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	16.3%	12.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Port Barrington	Richmond
Drove alone	70.4%	79.7%
Carpooled	6.5%	9.1%
Public transit	2.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.0%	9.0%
Other means	1.7%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Port Barrington	Richmond
1-unit, detached	91.3%	43.6%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	14.6%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	33.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Port Barrington	Richmond
Poverty rate	2.3%	5.6%
Average household size	2.90	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	34	32
Median year structure built	2001	1991