Northbrook

Population: 34,642
Median household income: $155,321
Median home value: $644,100

Northbrook is a community in Cook County, Illinois, home to 34,642 residents. At $155,321, its median household income sits above Cook County's $81,797.

From 2019 to 2023, Northbrook's population grew 3.9% from 33,343 to 34,642, while its median home value rose 20.4% from $534,800 to $644,100.

The median gross rent is $2,334. 73.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 34,642
Median age: 49.2 yrs
Median household income: $155,321
Median home value: $644,100
Median gross rent: $2,334
Housing units: 14,490
Homeownership rate: 86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 73.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

33,34334,642

Median household income

$124,863$155,321

Median home value

$534,800$644,100

Median gross rent

$2,056$2,334

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	33,343	$124,863	$534,800	$2,056
2020	33,216	$128,883	$563,200	$1,949
2021	35,108	$143,506	$571,400	$1,930
2022	34,950	$150,236	$621,600	$1,998
2023	34,642	$155,321	$644,100	$2,334

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 346.6%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5414.2%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7413.0%

75 and over12.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,655	4.8%
5 to 17	5,712	16.5%
18 to 24	1,941	5.6%
25 to 34	2,270	6.6%
35 to 44	3,970	11.5%
45 to 54	4,934	14.2%
55 to 64	5,298	15.3%
65 to 74	4,517	13.0%
75 and over	4,345	12.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	25,344	73.2%
Black or African American	952	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	5,726	16.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	50	0.1%
Two or more races	718	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,852	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.7%

High school graduate9.4%

Some college or associate's14.7%

Bachelor's degree33.2%

Graduate or professional degree40.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	695	2.7%
High school graduate	2,392	9.4%
Some college or associate's	3,718	14.7%
Bachelor's degree	8,402	33.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10,127	40.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone56.9%

Carpooled4.6%

Public transit7.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home27.4%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,339	56.9%
Carpooled	759	4.6%
Public transit	1,154	7.0%
Walked	368	2.2%
Bicycle	81	0.5%
Worked from home	4,497	27.4%
Other means	203	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,246	27.3%
15 to 29 min	3,745	31.5%
30 to 44 min	2,265	19.0%
45 to 59 min	1,200	10.1%
60+ min	1,448	12.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 4.5% (1,529 of 34,035)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,725	73.1%
Nonfamily households	3,571	26.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,296	91.8%
Vacant	1,194	8.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,512	86.6%
Renter-occupied	1,784	13.4%

1-unit, detached66.5%

1-unit, attached12.0%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units15.1%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,630	66.5%
1-unit, attached	1,737	12.0%
2 to 4 units	471	3.3%
5 to 19 units	410	2.8%
20 or more units	2,195	15.1%
Mobile home & other	47	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1753481
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 42.1287, -87.8352

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