Ringwood vs Union

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

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

Ringwood has the higher population (778 vs 753 in Union). Ringwood has the higher median household income ($157,500 vs $100,104 in Union). Ringwood has the higher median home value ($364,700 vs $224,600 in Union).

Population, income & housing

	Ringwood	Union
Population	778	753
Median age	47.9 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$157,500	$100,104
Median home value	$364,700	$224,600
Median gross rent	$1,021	—
Housing units	286	313
Homeownership rate	93.1%	89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.7%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ringwood	Union
Population	789 → 778 (-1.4%)	634 → 753 (+18.8%)
Median household income	$113,125 → $157,500 (+39.2%)	$67,083 → $100,104 (+49.2%)
Median home value	$289,400 → $364,700 (+26.0%)	$162,500 → $224,600 (+38.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,188 → $1,021 (-14.1%)	$1,029 → $789 (-23.3%)

Ringwood

Population

789778

Median household income

$113,125$157,500

Median home value

$289,400$364,700

Median gross rent

$1,188$1,021

Union

Population

634753

Median household income

$67,083$100,104

Median home value

$162,500$224,600

Median gross rent

$1,029$789

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ringwood	Union
Under 5	4.0%	2.4%
5 to 17	20.4%	19.9%
18 to 24	4.6%	9.0%
25 to 34	7.3%	17.3%
35 to 44	8.6%	17.3%
45 to 54	18.1%	10.5%
55 to 64	19.4%	12.5%
65 to 74	12.0%	6.0%
75 and over	5.5%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ringwood	Union
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	90.3%
Black or African American	4.4%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	5.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ringwood	Union
No high school diploma	4.7%	5.0%
High school graduate	37.7%	46.4%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	21.9%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ringwood	Union
Drove alone	78.6%	80.9%
Carpooled	2.0%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	6.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	8.8%
Other means	0.8%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ringwood	Union
1-unit, detached	95.1%	93.0%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ringwood	Union
Poverty rate	9.0%	4.2%
Average household size	2.84	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	34	31
Median year structure built	1986	1956