With 632 people, Woodlawn is a city in Illinois. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 12% of adults. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $132,700, having more than doubled since 2000. 3% of people here were born outside the United States. Renters pay $1,009 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $72,500, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
12% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 38%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Woodlawn
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree5.2% → 12.3%(+7.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$102,723 → $132,700(+29%)US over the same years: +67%
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)4%(1)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12%(3)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era68%(17)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 25 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
Woodlawn, decade by decade
Woodlawn 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
572
$60,275
$102,723
5.2%
0.0
2000
630
$72,866
$96,001
13.9%
3.5
2010
698
$57,681
$113,503
20.5%
5.7
2020
617
$77,267
$113,326
21.1%
19.9
2024
632
$72,500
$132,700
12.3%
31.8
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.
