With 13,446 people, Western Springs is a city in Illinois. Households here earn about 176% more than in Illinois as a whole. Households take in $230,255 a year at the median, 180% more than the country as a whole. 84% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Owners hold 96% of the housing stock. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $739,400.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $230,255, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
84% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 26%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Western Springs
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree56.0% → 83.8%(+27.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share96.9% → 88.1%(−8.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$161,894 → $230,255(+42%)US over the same years: +14%
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)22.5%(62)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.5%(51)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.8%(74)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War16.7%(46)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 276 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
Western Springs, decade by decade
Western Springs 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
11,984
$161,894
$463,453
56.0%
7.5
2000
12,493
$180,118
$586,573
66.4%
7.3
2010
12,975
$191,137
$802,147
72.2%
12.7
2020
13,629
$223,515
$738,859
79.5%
22.7
2024
13,446
$230,255
$739,400
83.8%
27.3
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.
