Western Springs, IL

Census Place

2024 Population

13,446

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

41.6

0.478% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

1.29%

36.5% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$230,255

5.22% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$739,400

Population & Diversity

Western Springs, IL is home to a population of 13.4k people, from which 99.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 4.68% of Western Springs, IL residents were born outside of the country (629 people).

In 2024, there were 25.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (11.9k people) in Western Springs, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 470 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 315 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.2%

2024 Citizenship

99%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.2% of Western Springs, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Western Springs, IL was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Western Springs, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Western Springs, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
11.9k ± 472
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
470 ± 377
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
315 ± 146

5.75%

Hispanic Population

773 people

5.75% of the people in Western Springs, IL are hispanic (773 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Western Springs, IL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Illinois.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
637,284 ± 19,101 people
India
166,788 ± 9,961 people
Poland
117,148 ± 8,364 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 637,284 Illinois residents, followed by India with 166,788 and Poland with 117,148.

Foreign-Born Population

4.68%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

629 people

4.66%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

622 people

As of 2024, 4.68% of Western Springs, IL residents (629 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Western Springs, IL was 4.66%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Western Springs, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
74 ± 76
Gulf War (2001-)
62 ± 56
Korea
46 ± 37

Western Springs, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.19 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Western Springs, IL.

Economy

The economy of Western Springs, IL employs 5.84k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Western Springs, IL were Finance & Insurance (1,287 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,005 people), and Educational Services (753 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($243,807), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($215,875), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($178,352).

Employment

Occupations

5.84k

2024 Value

± 475

−1.65%

1 Year decline

± 11.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Western Springs, IL declined at a rate of −1.65%, from 5.94k employees to 5.84k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Western Springs, IL, are Management Occupations (1,450 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (1,002 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (699 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Western Springs, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Illinois (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

5.84k

2024 Value

± 475

−1.65%

1 Year decline

± 11.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Western Springs, IL declined at a rate of −1.65%, from 5.94k employees to 5.84k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Western Springs, IL, are Finance & Insurance (1,287 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,005 people), and Educational Services (753 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Western Springs, IL, though some of these residents may live in Western Springs, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$157,778

Median earning men ± $27,307

$80,307

Median earning women ± $7,751

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($182,188), and Wholesale Trade ($170,648).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($128,125), Wholesale Trade ($117,880), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($113,281).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Western Springs, IL was $739,400 in 2024, which is 2.22 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $691,300 to $739,400, a 6.96% increase. The homeownership rate in Western Springs, IL is 95.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Western Springs, IL have an average commute time of 31 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Western Springs, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$739,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$40,083

$4,275

Median Property Taxes

±$326

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Western Springs, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Western Springs, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

95.6%

Homeownership

2024

60.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 95.6% of the housing units in Western Springs, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 95.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Western Springs, IL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$230,255

Median Household Income

± $28,792

4.47k

Number of Households

± 351

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.47k households in Western Springs, IL grew to $230,255 from the previous year's value of $218,839.

The following chart displays the households in Western Springs, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Western Springs, IL is from Illinois.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.474

2023 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2024, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.55% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Illinois across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (54.3%)
Worked At Home (31.2%)
Public Transit (11.1%)

In 2024, 54.3% of workers in Western Springs, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (31.2%) and those who used public transit to get to work (11.1%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

31 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Western Springs, IL have a longer commute time (31 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.776% of the workforce in Western Springs, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Western Springs, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Western Springs, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Western Springs, IL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

1.29% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Western Springs, IL (174 out of 13.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Western Springs, IL is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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