Hawthorn Woods is a city of 9,143 people in Illinois. Households here earn about 163% more than in Illinois as a whole. The median household earns $219,631, about 167% above the national median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 76% of adults have a four-year degree. Owners hold 97% of the housing stock. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 3,141 people.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $219,631, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
76% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 14%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Hawthorn Woods
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$751,702 → $619,100(−18%)US over the same years: +67%
Population4,430 → 9,143(+106%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree49.9% → 75.7%(+25.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)30.2%(35)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.5%(18)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era44.8%(52)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 116 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Hawthorn Woods, decade by decade
Hawthorn Woods population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
4,430
$191,946
$751,702
49.9%
10.0
2000
6,002
$241,770
$715,728
60.2%
16.3
2010
7,663
$231,070
$872,205
62.9%
30.7
2020
9,062
$250,741
$704,922
75.3%
51.6
2024
9,143
$219,631
$619,100
75.7%
48.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
