Niles

Population: 30,262
Median household income: $78,563
Median home value: $350,900

Niles, a community in Cook County, Illinois, has 30,262 residents. At $78,563, its median household income sits in line with Cook County's $81,797.

Between 2019 and 2023, Niles's population grew 2.8% from 29,451 to 30,262, while its median home value rose 23.4% from $284,400 to $350,900.

The largest age group is 55 to 64, 14.6% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 61.2% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 30,262
Median age: 47.6 yrs
Median household income: $78,563
Median home value: $350,900
Median gross rent: $1,247
Housing units: 11,808
Homeownership rate: 76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

29,45130,262

Median household income

$64,772$78,563

Median home value

$284,400$350,900

Median gross rent

$1,141$1,247

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	29,451	$64,772	$284,400	$1,141
2020	29,198	$63,490	$289,800	$1,133
2021	30,971	$69,081	$302,800	$1,148
2022	30,637	$75,783	$336,200	$1,217
2023	30,262	$78,563	$350,900	$1,247

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1713.1%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over13.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,407	4.6%
5 to 17	3,955	13.1%
18 to 24	1,949	6.4%
25 to 34	3,088	10.2%
35 to 44	3,917	12.9%
45 to 54	3,593	11.9%
55 to 64	4,407	14.6%
65 to 74	3,779	12.5%
75 and over	4,167	13.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,530	61.2%
Black or African American	715	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.0%
Asian	6,158	20.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	49	0.2%
Two or more races	566	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,237	14.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.6%

High school graduate25.1%

Some college or associate's24.3%

Bachelor's degree27.6%

Graduate or professional degree11.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,665	11.6%
High school graduate	5,750	25.1%
Some college or associate's	5,579	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	6,328	27.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,629	11.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone71.0%

Carpooled11.7%

Public transit4.6%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle1.9%

Worked from home9.9%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,536	71.0%
Carpooled	1,571	11.7%
Public transit	615	4.6%
Walked	49	0.4%
Bicycle	249	1.9%
Worked from home	1,328	9.9%
Other means	91	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,373	19.6%
15 to 29 min	4,455	36.8%
30 to 44 min	3,140	25.9%
45 to 59 min	812	6.7%
60+ min	1,331	11.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 8.2% (2,365 of 29,014)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,767	68.9%
Nonfamily households	3,502	31.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,269	95.4%
Vacant	539	4.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,630	76.6%
Renter-occupied	2,639	23.4%

1-unit, detached53.5%

1-unit, attached8.6%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units10.1%

20 or more units22.1%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,312	53.5%
1-unit, attached	1,011	8.6%
2 to 4 units	670	5.7%
5 to 19 units	1,188	10.1%
20 or more units	2,609	22.1%
Mobile home & other	18	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1753000
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 5.85 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.0279, -87.8100

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