Winnetka

Population: 12,508
Median household income: $250,001
Median home value: $1,206,300

Winnetka is a community in Cook County, Illinois, home to 12,508 residents. The median household income of $250,001 is above the Cook County median ($81,797).

Between 2019 and 2023, Winnetka's population held roughly steady from 12,428 to 12,508, while its median home value rose 10.5% from $1,091,700 to $1,206,300.

87.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 92.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,508
Median age: 42.4 yrs
Median household income: $250,001
Median home value: $1,206,300
Median gross rent: $1,750
Housing units: 4,710
Homeownership rate: 92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 87.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,42812,508

Median household income

$250,001$250,001

Median home value

$1,091,700$1,206,300

Median gross rent

$1,628$1,750

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,428	$250,001	$1,091,700	$1,628
2020	12,361	$250,001	$1,132,400	$1,475
2021	12,658	$250,001	$1,123,700	$1,649
2022	12,607	$250,001	$1,192,600	$1,650
2023	12,508	$250,001	$1,206,300	$1,750

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

Age distribution

Under 59.2%

5 to 1724.3%

18 to 243.2%

25 to 344.3%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5415.4%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,155	9.2%
5 to 17	3,038	24.3%
18 to 24	404	3.2%
25 to 34	536	4.3%
35 to 44	1,442	11.5%
45 to 54	1,921	15.4%
55 to 64	1,746	14.0%
65 to 74	1,309	10.5%
75 and over	957	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,279	90.2%
Black or African American	43	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	302	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	11	0.1%
Some other race	151	1.2%
Two or more races	469	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	253	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.9%

High school graduate3.5%

Some college or associate's8.3%

Bachelor's degree36.4%

Graduate or professional degree51.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	73	0.9%
High school graduate	275	3.5%
Some college or associate's	654	8.3%
Bachelor's degree	2,876	36.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4,033	51.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone44.5%

Carpooled3.1%

Public transit18.5%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home27.5%

Other means4.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,210	44.5%
Carpooled	155	3.1%
Public transit	919	18.5%
Walked	100	2.0%
Bicycle	5	0.1%
Worked from home	1,366	27.5%
Other means	211	4.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	605	16.8%
15 to 29 min	957	26.6%
30 to 44 min	692	19.2%
45 to 59 min	916	25.4%
60+ min	430	11.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.93
Poverty rate: 1.9% (236 of 12,411)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,535	82.8%
Nonfamily households	733	17.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,268	90.6%
Vacant	442	9.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,933	92.2%
Renter-occupied	335	7.8%

1-unit, detached87.2%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units4.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,109	87.2%
1-unit, attached	86	1.8%
2 to 4 units	106	2.3%
5 to 19 units	183	3.9%
20 or more units	226	4.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1782530
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 3.81 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 42.1062, -87.7428

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