River Grove

Population: 10,482
Median household income: $74,793
Median home value: $244,700

Located in Cook County, Illinois, River Grove is a community with a population of 10,482. The median household income of $74,793 is below the Cook County median ($81,797).

Between 2019 and 2023, River Grove's population grew 4.0% from 10,076 to 10,482, while its median home value rose 15.9% from $211,200 to $244,700.

25.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 59.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,482
Median age: 36.6 yrs
Median household income: $74,793
Median home value: $244,700
Median gross rent: $1,230
Housing units: 4,456
Homeownership rate: 59.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,07610,482

Median household income

$59,814$74,793

Median home value

$211,200$244,700

Median gross rent

$972$1,230

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,076	$59,814	$211,200	$972
2020	9,957	$63,193	$211,600	$984
2021	10,571	$65,625	$216,800	$1,168
2022	10,532	$72,466	$240,700	$1,244
2023	10,482	$74,793	$244,700	$1,230

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1718.9%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3417.0%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	460	4.4%
5 to 17	1,984	18.9%
18 to 24	908	8.7%
25 to 34	1,780	17.0%
35 to 44	1,402	13.4%
45 to 54	1,176	11.2%
55 to 64	1,162	11.1%
65 to 74	1,067	10.2%
75 and over	543	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,153	58.7%
Black or African American	9	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	370	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	47	0.4%
Two or more races	74	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,829	36.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.5%

High school graduate28.9%

Some college or associate's36.8%

Bachelor's degree20.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	609	8.5%
High school graduate	2,058	28.9%
Some college or associate's	2,624	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,485	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	354	5.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone71.9%

Carpooled5.4%

Public transit8.3%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home12.1%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,643	71.9%
Carpooled	276	5.4%
Public transit	418	8.3%
Walked	3	0.1%
Bicycle	23	0.5%
Worked from home	615	12.1%
Other means	87	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	532	12.0%
15 to 29 min	1,084	24.4%
30 to 44 min	1,812	40.7%
45 to 59 min	554	12.4%
60+ min	468	10.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 5.5% (573 of 10,482)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,538	61.8%
Nonfamily households	1,568	38.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,106	92.1%
Vacant	350	7.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,448	59.6%
Renter-occupied	1,658	40.4%

1-unit, detached47.8%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units9.4%

5 to 19 units31.5%

20 or more units10.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,130	47.8%
1-unit, attached	48	1.1%
2 to 4 units	421	9.4%
5 to 19 units	1,403	31.5%
20 or more units	454	10.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1764343
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.39 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.9243, -87.8379

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