Western Springs

Population: 13,353
Median household income: $218,839
Median home value: $691,300

Western Springs, a community in Cook County, Illinois, has 13,353 residents. At $218,839, its median household income sits above Cook County's $81,797.

Between 2019 and 2023, Western Springs's population held roughly steady from 13,272 to 13,353, while its median home value rose 13.3% from $609,900 to $691,300.

The median gross rent is $1,932. 82.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,353
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: $218,839
Median home value: $691,300
Median gross rent: $1,932
Housing units: 4,568
Homeownership rate: 95.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 82.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,27213,353

Median household income

$174,760$218,839

Median home value

$609,900$691,300

Median gross rent

$2,009$1,932

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,272	$174,760	$609,900	$2,009
2020	13,247	$184,412	$609,600	$2,036
2021	13,550	$196,638	$623,400	$2,234
2022	13,557	$198,836	$680,900	$1,871
2023	13,353	$218,839	$691,300	$1,932

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

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1724.8%

18 to 244.6%

25 to 344.1%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 6415.7%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,033	7.7%
5 to 17	3,311	24.8%
18 to 24	614	4.6%
25 to 34	552	4.1%
35 to 44	1,847	13.8%
45 to 54	1,922	14.4%
55 to 64	2,096	15.7%
65 to 74	991	7.4%
75 and over	987	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,804	88.4%
Black or African American	46	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	28	0.2%
Asian	322	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	16	0.1%
Two or more races	360	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	777	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.6%

High school graduate7.7%

Some college or associate's9.7%

Bachelor's degree47.3%

Graduate or professional degree34.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	48	0.6%
High school graduate	645	7.7%
Some college or associate's	815	9.7%
Bachelor's degree	3,967	47.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2,920	34.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone57.1%

Carpooled1.6%

Public transit11.3%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home27.8%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,365	57.1%
Carpooled	97	1.6%
Public transit	665	11.3%
Walked	91	1.5%
Bicycle	9	0.2%
Worked from home	1,639	27.8%
Other means	24	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	914	21.5%
15 to 29 min	1,034	24.3%
30 to 44 min	1,241	29.2%
45 to 59 min	522	12.3%
60+ min	540	12.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.98
Poverty rate: 2.0% (272 of 13,350)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,750	83.8%
Nonfamily households	725	16.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,475	98.0%
Vacant	93	2.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,274	95.5%
Renter-occupied	201	4.5%

1-unit, detached88.7%

1-unit, attached5.5%

2 to 4 units2.2%

5 to 19 units2.0%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,050	88.7%
1-unit, attached	253	5.5%
2 to 4 units	100	2.2%
5 to 19 units	92	2.0%
20 or more units	45	1.0%
Mobile home & other	28	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1780242
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.78 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.8023, -87.9006

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