With 10,451 people, River Grove is a city in Illinois. The foreign-born share is 30%. There are 4,371 people per square mile. About 25% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 56% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $241,800, having risen by half since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $69,858, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 8%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about River Grove
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share4.0% → 40.0%(+36.0 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share94.9% → 52.5%(−42.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 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)42.5%(201)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8.7%(41)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.1%(128)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 473 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
River Grove, decade by decade
River Grove 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
9,961
$75,057
$242,167
11.2%
12.3
2000
10,668
$72,957
$263,411
14.3%
29.6
2010
10,227
$71,244
$342,236
20.7%
47.0
2020
10,612
$76,592
$256,467
17.7%
64.0
2024
10,451
$69,858
$241,800
25.0%
70.1
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.
