Beecher vs University Park

A side-by-side comparison of Beecher and University Park: population, income, housing, and more.

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

University Park has the higher population (7,109 vs 4,837 in Beecher). Beecher has the higher median household income ($101,957 vs $65,580 in University Park). Beecher has the higher median home value ($241,400 vs $137,800 in University Park).

Population, income & housing

	Beecher	University Park
Population	4,837	7,109
Median age	39.1 yrs	32.4 yrs
Median household income	$101,957	$65,580
Median home value	$241,400	$137,800
Median gross rent	$1,065	$1,530
Housing units	2,016	2,576
Homeownership rate	82.5%	61.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.8%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	16.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Beecher	University Park
Population	4,527 → 4,837 (+6.8%)	6,947 → 7,109 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$82,222 → $101,957 (+24.0%)	$52,250 → $65,580 (+25.5%)
Median home value	$181,200 → $241,400 (+33.2%)	$124,100 → $137,800 (+11.0%)
Median gross rent	$888 → $1,065 (+19.9%)	$978 → $1,530 (+56.4%)

Beecher

Population

4,5274,837

Median household income

$82,222$101,957

Median home value

$181,200$241,400

Median gross rent

$888$1,065

University Park

Population

6,9477,109

Median household income

$52,250$65,580

Median home value

$124,100$137,800

Median gross rent

$978$1,530

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Beecher	University Park
Under 5	5.1%	9.3%
5 to 17	18.3%	19.1%
18 to 24	8.5%	13.2%
25 to 34	14.5%	13.1%
35 to 44	10.2%	12.1%
45 to 54	15.8%	11.4%
55 to 64	12.6%	11.9%
65 to 74	7.9%	5.6%
75 and over	7.1%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Beecher	University Park
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	8.9%
Black or African American	0.7%	82.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.4%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	10.0%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Beecher	University Park
No high school diploma	5.7%	5.1%
High school graduate	40.9%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	27.7%	40.3%
Bachelor's degree	18.3%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Beecher	University Park
Drove alone	77.4%	70.8%
Carpooled	12.0%	7.7%
Public transit	0.6%	4.7%
Walked	1.7%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	6.9%
Other means	1.3%	8.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Beecher	University Park
1-unit, detached	73.7%	42.9%
1-unit, attached	15.8%	23.6%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	16.1%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	2.7%
20 or more units	1.9%	10.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Beecher	University Park
Poverty rate	2.7%	14.5%
Average household size	2.53	3.02
Mean commute (minutes)	31	35
Median year structure built	1994	1976