Ranking · Illinois
Richest and poorest places in Illinois
5 of Illinois's 1,380 ranked places have a median household income at the survey's top value ($250,000 or more) and share first place; listed by mean household income, Kenilworth and Winnetka come first; Phoenix has the lowest ($30,288). Ranked: places with 1,000 or more residents in the 2020 Census and an estimate whose coefficient of variation is 40% or less.
Which are the richest places?
Richest places in Illinois, first to fifth: Kenilworth ($250,000 or more), Winnetka ($250,000 or more), Hinsdale ($250,000 or more), Long Grove ($250,000 or more) and Kildeer ($250,000 or more).
| Rank | Place | Median household income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Winnetka | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Hinsdale | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Long Grove | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Kildeerwithin the margin | $250,000 or more |
| 6 | Riverwoodswithin the margin | $249,205±$17,841 |
| 7 | Glencoewithin the margin | $248,933±$25,133 |
| 8 | Lake Forestwithin the margin | $235,081±$24,243 |
| 9 | Western Springswithin the margin | $230,255±$28,792 |
| 10 | North Barringtonwithin the margin | $226,055±$14,797 |
| 11 | South Barringtonwithin the margin | $221,575±$51,485 |
| 12 | Hawthorn Woodswithin the margin | $219,631±$25,186 |
| 13 | New Trier Townshipwithin the margin | $215,916±$13,959 |
| 14 | Bannockburnwithin the margin | $214,000±$93,694 |
| 15 | Campton Hillswithin the margin | $209,134±$14,950 |
| 16 | Invernesswithin the margin | $207,434±$31,528 |
| 17 | Barrington Hillswithin the margin | $205,074±$28,165 |
| 18 | West Deerfield Townshipwithin the margin | $204,915±$8,235 |
| 19 | Lake Bluffwithin the margin | $204,000±$49,390 |
| 20 | Bull Valleywithin the margin | $191,250±$32,483 |
| 21 | Money Creek Townshipwithin the margin | $191,042±$42,003 |
| 22 | Wilmettewithin the margin | $190,662±$19,517 |
| 23 | Lincolnshirewithin the margin | $185,580±$35,552 |
| 24 | Barrington Townshipwithin the margin | $183,663±$11,790 |
| 25 | Deerfield | $181,660±$22,596 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov
Which are the poorest places?
Poorest places in Illinois, first to fifth: Phoenix ($30,288), Venice ($32,066), Carbondale ($32,128), Pembroke Township ($32,153) and Anna ($33,137).
| Rank | Place | Median household income |
|---|---|---|
| 1,380 | Phoenixwithin the margin | $30,288±$12,916 |
| 1,379 | Venicewithin the margin | $32,066±$8,551 |
| 1,378 | Carbondalewithin the margin | $32,128±$3,538 |
| 1,377 | Pembroke Townshipwithin the margin | $32,153±$14,818 |
| 1,376 | Annawithin the margin | $33,137±$6,322 |
| 1,375 | Centreville Townshipwithin the margin | $34,675±$5,909 |
| 1,374 | Carbondale Townshipwithin the margin | $34,878±$3,489 |
| 1,373 | East St. Louiswithin the margin | $35,700±$6,426 |
| 1,372 | Ford Heightswithin the margin | $36,053±$9,696 |
| 1,371 | Griggsvillewithin the margin | $36,667±$12,505 |
| 1,370 | Eldoradowithin the margin | $37,154±$4,598 |
| 1,369 | South Litchfield Townshipwithin the margin | $37,279±$8,567 |
| 1,368 | Washington Parkwithin the margin | $38,750±$15,104 |
| 1,367 | Springfield Townshipwithin the margin | $39,507±$7,591 |
| 1,366 | Riverdalewithin the margin | $39,833±$7,683 |
| 1,365 | Middleport Townshipwithin the margin | $40,307±$5,904 |
| 1,364 | Robbinswithin the margin | $40,668±$19,309 |
| 1,363 | Viennawithin the margin | $40,750±$13,920 |
| 1,362 | Lawrencevillewithin the margin | $41,005±$5,792 |
| 1,361 | Hartfordwithin the margin | $41,092±$3,830 |
| 1,360 | Rock Island Townshipwithin the margin | $41,155±$5,188 |
| 1,359 | Havanawithin the margin | $41,184±$17,969 |
| 1,358 | Zeiglerwithin the margin | $41,553±$6,778 |
| 1,357 | Cairowithin the margin | $41,912±$8,310 |
| 1,356 | Fairfield | $41,989±$5,101 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov
Which places in Illinois have the highest income per person?
The survey publishes income per person without a top code, so it gives a figure even for the richest places: Winnetka has the highest estimate, $162,186 per resident (±$19,821), but it is within the margin of error of Kenilworth ($150,130): the survey cannot say which is higher.
| Rank | Place | Per capita income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winnetkawithin the margin | $162,186±$19,821 |
| 2 | Kenilworthwithin the margin | $150,130±$12,590 |
| 3 | Glencoewithin the margin | $145,670±$17,791 |
| 4 | New Trier Townshipwithin the margin | $129,507±$7,364 |
| 5 | Hinsdalewithin the margin | $122,593±$8,399 |
| 6 | Long Grovewithin the margin | $117,776±$15,961 |
| 7 | Wilmettewithin the margin | $112,774±$9,452 |
| 8 | Northfieldwithin the margin | $111,184±$18,641 |
| 9 | Lake Forestwithin the margin | $109,918±$7,583 |
| 10 | Kildeer | $109,650±$14,487 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov
How is this ranking made?
Each place's median household income is read from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey. A place enters the ranking if it had 1,000 or more residents in the 2020 Census and its estimate has a coefficient of variation of 40% or less. Ties in the published figure share a rank. This is a measurement of one figure, not a judgment of a place.
Towns and townships are ranked beside cities, villages and census-designated places, and a census-designated place can lie inside a township, so one area can appear twice, once as each.
Source: PlainCities ranking method applied to the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed
How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections