Willow Springs

Population: 5,871
Median household income: $103,429
Median home value: $370,900

Located in Cook County, Illinois, Willow Springs is a community with a population of 5,871. The median household income of $103,429 is above the Cook County median ($81,797).

From 2019 to 2023, Willow Springs's population grew 4.8% from 5,604 to 5,871, while its median home value rose 14.6% from $323,600 to $370,900.

Owners occupy 86.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 45.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,871
Median age: 45.4 yrs
Median household income: $103,429
Median home value: $370,900
Median gross rent: $1,328
Housing units: 2,654
Homeownership rate: 86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,6045,871

Median household income

$83,860$103,429

Median home value

$323,600$370,900

Median gross rent

$1,142$1,328

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,604	$83,860	$323,600	$1,142
2020	5,610	$98,664	$316,600	$1,199
2021	5,874	$98,860	$301,300	$1,335
2022	5,862	$100,775	$356,000	$1,345
2023	5,871	$103,429	$370,900	$1,328

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

Age distribution

Under 52.9%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over10.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	169	2.9%
5 to 17	829	14.1%
18 to 24	388	6.6%
25 to 34	664	11.3%
35 to 44	844	14.4%
45 to 54	821	14.0%
55 to 64	901	15.3%
65 to 74	650	11.1%
75 and over	605	10.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,932	84.0%
Black or African American	19	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	48	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	29	0.5%
Two or more races	36	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	807	13.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.1%

High school graduate24.6%

Some college or associate's31.2%

Bachelor's degree23.6%

Graduate or professional degree15.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	229	5.1%
High school graduate	1,103	24.6%
Some college or associate's	1,398	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,058	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	697	15.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone80.8%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.3%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,435	80.8%
Carpooled	193	6.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	372	12.3%
Other means	14	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	481	18.2%
15 to 29 min	1,162	44.0%
30 to 44 min	639	24.2%
45 to 59 min	229	8.7%
60+ min	131	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 5.1% (301 of 5,871)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,611	61.7%
Nonfamily households	1,000	38.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,611	98.4%
Vacant	43	1.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,261	86.6%
Renter-occupied	350	13.4%

1-unit, detached62.5%

1-unit, attached17.4%

2 to 4 units2.1%

5 to 19 units7.3%

20 or more units10.2%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,658	62.5%
1-unit, attached	462	17.4%
2 to 4 units	57	2.1%
5 to 19 units	195	7.3%
20 or more units	272	10.2%
Mobile home & other	10	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1782049
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 4.15 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 41.7341, -87.8840

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