11.21.2008

Income Trends 
Summary of Median Household Income ($)

Summary of Median Household Income ($)

 

1979

1989

1998

% CHANGE 1979-1989

% CHANGE 1989-1998

Chicago

15,301

26,301

32,923

71.9%

25.2%

Suburban Cook

24,542

41,128

50,526

67.6%

22.9%

Cook County

19,187

32,673

41,724

70.3%

27.7%

DuPage County

27,509

48,876

64,557

77.7%

32.1%

Kane County

22,102

40,080

49,812

81.3%

24.3%

Lake County

25,210

46,047

61,856

82.7%

34.3%

McHenry County

23,473

43,471

55,910

85.2%

28.6%

Will County

23,329

41,195

51,260

76.6%

24.4%

Collar Counties

N/A

45,096

44,328

N/A

-1.7%

Chicago SMSA

20,728

36,327

54,186

75.3%

49.2%

Illinois

20,384

32,252

40,871

58.2%

26.7%

UNITED STATES

16,841

30,056

38,885

78.5%

29.4%

 
Median Household Income by Region All Cook Communities

NORTH COOK

1979

1989

1998

% CHANGE 1979-1989

% CHANGE 1989-1998

Des Plaines

25,470

42,176

56,054

65.6%

32.9%

Evanston

21,715

41,115

59,478

89.3%

44.7%

Glencoe

51,354

112,321

139,327

118.7%

24.0%

Glenview

33,078

59,020

83,809

78.4%

42.0%

Golf

44,731

102,537

N/A

129.2%

N/A

Kenilworth

64,150

123,705

N/A

92.8%

N/A

Lincolnwood

36,463

57,309

51,742

57.2%

-9.7%

Lake Barrington, IL

N/A

N/A

95,556

N/A

N/A

Morton Grove

29,952

47,808

72,107

59.6%

50.8%

Niles

25,244

38,718

58,790

53.4%

51.8%

Northbrook

39,926

73,362

N/A

83.7%

N/A

Northfield

34,446

75,412

99,221

118.9%

31.6%

Park Ridge

31,056

52,817

52,868

70.1%

0.1%

Rosemont

18,465

28,735

46,894

55.6%

63.2%

Skokie

27,402

42,276

56,456

54.3%

33.5%

Wilmette

36,980

71,274

76,922

92.7%

7.9%

Winnetka

48,872

118,456

139,443

142.4%

17.7%

Average

33,488

63,944

64,039

90.9%

0.1%

 

NORTHWEST COOK

1979

1989

1998

% CHANGE 1979-1989

% CHANGE 1989-1998

Arlington Heights

30,205

51,331

64,204

69.9%

25.1%

Barrington

31,816

63,987

95,659

101.1%

49.5%

Barrington Hills

51,019

104,002

92,183

103.8%

-11.4%

Bartlett

N/A

N/A

61,038

N/A

N/A

Buffalo Grove

30,417

56,011

N/A

84.1%

N/A

Elk Grove Village

28,210

48,863

61,900

73.2%

26.7%

Hanover Park

26,328

44,237

61,234

68.0%

38.4%

Hoffman Estates

27,685

49,475

63,943

78.7%

29.2%

Inverness

52,277

113,799

73,761

117.7%

-35.2%

Mount Prospect

27,093

46,508

58,811

71.7%

26.5%

Palatine

30,396

48,668

66,014

60.1%

35.6%

Prospect Heights

22,841

41,573

66,339

82.0%

59.6%

Rolling Meadows

25,045

45,764

64,691

82.7%

41.4%

Roselle

N/A

N/A

64,204

N/A

N/A

Schaumburg

26,273

47,029

62,763

79.0%

33.5%

South Barrington

50,165

122,487

78,098

144.2%

-36.2%

Streamwood

26,427

48,758

60,797

84.5%

24.7%

Wheeling

23,505

39,848

60,577

69.5%

52.0%

Average

27,980

53,564

62,272

91.4%

16.3%

 

SOUTH COOK

1979

1989

1998

% CHANGE 1979-1989

% CHANGE 1989-1998

Burnham

23,786

36,784

35,747

54.6%

-2.8%

Calumet City

21,654

30,138

38,033

39.2%

26.2%

Chicago Heights

18,585

27,551

41,935

48.2%

52.2%

Country Club Hills

27,239

45,284

44,786

66.2%

-1.1%

Crestwood

22,324

35,414

40,706

58.6%

14.9%

Dixmoor

15,893

20,357

31,353

28.1%

54.0%

Dolton

25,506

36,724

37,357

44.0%

1.7%

East Hazel Crest

22,000

34,522

N/A

56.9%

N/A

Flossmoor

43,114

76,271

89,982

76.9%

18.0%

Ford Heights

10,727

14,032

36,611

30.8%

160.9%

Glenwood

28,415

44,880

43,321

57.9%

-3.5%

Harvey

18,033

23,201

40,140

28.7%

73.0%

Hazel Crest

26,272

40,369

40,465

53.7%

0.2%

Homewood

27,305

47,064

45,886

72.4%

-2.5%

Lansing

24,139

36,641

45,916

51.8%

25.3%

Lynwood

24,662

37,705

36,641

52.9%

-2.8%

Markham

23,265

31,233

34,598

34.2%

10.8%

Matteson

27,667

48,085

50,121

73.8%

4.2%

Midlothian

22,283

37,042

48,231

66.2%

30.2%

Oak Forest

26,289

43,387

52,381

65.0%

20.7%

Olympia Fields

51,360

83,353

92,571

62.3%

11.1%

Park Forest

23,072

36,995

43,141

60.3%

16.6%

Phoenix

13,445

21,853

N/A

62.5%

N/A

Posen

21,508

31,776

34,861

47.7%

9.7%

Richton Park

24,194

38,721

47,319

60.0%

22.2%

Riverdale

20,028

29,092

39,611

45.3%

36.2%

River Grove

N/A

N/A

41,485

N/A

N/A

Robbins

14,826

17,194

36,727

16.0%

113.6%

Sauk Village

24,827

39,014

36,621

57.1%

-6.1%

South Chicago Hgts

17,096

27,604

36,239

61.5%

31.3%

South Holland

29,214

45,211

41,849

54.8%

-7.4%

Steger

N/A

N/A

39,027

N/A

N/A

Thornton

26,085

37,314

41,506

43.0%

11.2%

University Park

N/A

N/A

43,848

N/A

N/A

Average

19,639

30,535

42,214

55.5%

38.2%

 

SOUTHWEST COOK

1979

1989

1998

% CHANGE 1979-1989

% CHANGE 1989-1998

Alsip

23,212

36,764

43,494

58.4%

18.3%

Bedford Park

23,704

38,611

N/A

62.9%

-100.0%

Blue Island

16,974

29,234

42,340

72.2%

44.8%

Bridgeview

22,041

33,652

40,166

52.7%

19.4%

Burbank

25,054

37,449

44,840

49.5%

19.7%

Calumet Park

20,569

31,577

43,350

53.5%

37.3%

Chicago Ridge

20,039

32,790

45,549

63.6%

38.9%

Countryside

21,580

39,759

57,363

84.2%

44.3%

Evergreen Park

23,501

38,834

42,265

65.2%

8.8%

Forest View

25,500

32,273

N/A

26.6%

N/A

Hickory Hills

25,380

41,872

47,121

65.0%

12.5%

Hodgkins

15,810

23,802

N/A

50.6%

-100.0%

Hometown

19,411

31,214

46,005

60.8%

47.4%

Homewood

N/A

N/A

45,886

N/A

N/A

Indian Head Park

35,168

44,517

57,348

26.6%

28.8%

Justice

21,228

33,562

44,148

58.1%

31.5%

La Grange

27,609

52,467

58,422

90.0%

11.3%

Lemont

21,266

43,770

N/A

105.8%

N/A

Lyons

20,216

34,007

40,598

68.2%

19.4%

McCook

20,000

30,625

N/A

53.1%

N/A

Merrionette Park

17,222

25,128

N/A

45.9%

N/A

Oak Lawn

24,202

38,665

46,403

59.8%

20.0%

Orland Hills

25,072

39,086

61,576

55.9%

57.5%

Orland Park

29,558

51,748

67,893

75.1%

31.2%

Palos Heights

34,462

58,707

53,725

70.4%

-8.5%

Palos Hills

26,455

41,416

57,873

56.6%

39.7%

Palos Park

34,426

68,005

76,206

97.5%

12.1%

Stickney

21,849

33,986

45,632

55.5%

34.3%

Summit

18,007

27,126

34,914

50.6%

28.7%

Tinley Park

25,023

43,198

44,049

72.6%

2.0%

Western Springs

34,122

67,454

55,458

97.7%

-17.8%

Willow Springs

30,648

47,234

57,451

54.1%

21.6%

Worth

21,778

35,658

42,913

63.7%

20.3%

Average

25,269

42,863

42,793

69.6%

-0.2%

 

WEST COOK

1979

1989

1998

% CHANGE 1979-1989

% CHANGE 1989-1998

Bellwood

22,963

39,396

48,283

71.6%

22.6%

Berkeley

26,124

42,037

43,438

60.9%

3.3%

Berwyn

17,992

31,326

33,656

74.1%

7.4%

Broadview

21,970

35,786

43,960

62.9%

22.8%

Brookfield

22,992

37,232

51,423

61.9%

38.1%

Cicero

16,730

27,170

31,583

62.4%

16.2%

Elmwood Park

21,335

34,410

42,837

61.3%

24.5%

Forest Park

17,995

30,572

43,588

69.9%

42.6%

Franklin Park

22,888

34,379

40,574

50.2%

18.0%

Harwood Heights

20,388

30,751

43,804

50.8%

42.4%

Hillside

24,131

38,679

48,805

60.3%

26.2%

La Grange Park

25,418

43,466

58,425

71.0%

34.4%

Maywood

19,199

30,780

37,652

60.3%

22.3%

Melrose Park

18,903

30,814

41,233

63.0%

33.8%

Norridge

24,325

35,766

43,995

47.0%

23.0%

Northlake

22,233

35,129

41,564

58.0%

18.3%

North Riverside

20,076

32,552

40,854

62.1%

25.5%

Oak Park

20,601

40,453

33,181

96.4%

-18.0%

River Forest

30,561

62,469

51,989

104.4%

-16.8%

River Grove

19,599

31,273

39,611

59.6%

26.7%

Riverside

28,485

51,881

41,539

82.1%

-19.9%

Schiller Park

21,787

34,379

44,242

57.8%

28.7%

Stone Park

19,617

35,647

39,032

81.7%