Lincolnwood, Illinois demographics

Lincolnwood, IL demographics: median age 45.6; 56.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Lincolnwood village, Illinois · Incorporated village · GEOID 1743744. The survey estimates a population of 13,112 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Lincolnwood is 45.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.1 years. There are 4,621 households (±229). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	45.6 ±3.1	39.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,112
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Under 18	3,071 ±536	23.4% ±4.1 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	1,695 ±304	12.9% ±2.3 pp	22.7%	22.8%
35–64	4,688 ±500	35.8% ±3.8 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	3,658 ±418	27.9% ±3.2 pp	17.0%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,112
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Male	6,476 ±381	49.4% ±2.9 pp	49.4%	49.5%
Female	6,636 ±376	50.6% ±2.9 pp	50.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,112
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
White alone	7,603 ±667	58.0% ±5.1 pp	61.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	561 ±344 · low precision	4.3% ±2.6 pp · low precision	13.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	36 ±38 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	3,607 ±644	27.5% ±4.9 pp	6.0%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	227 ±143 · low precision	1.7% ±1.1 pp · low precision	7.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,078 ±345	8.2% ±2.6 pp	10.9%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,112
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,140 ±367	92.6% ±2.8 pp	81.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	972 ±367	7.4% ±2.8 pp	18.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,621
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,158 ±216	68.3% ±3.2 pp	45.3%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	92 ±58 · low precision	2.0% ±1.3 pp · low precision	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	313 ±125	6.8% ±2.7 pp	11.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	940 ±227	20.3% ±4.8 pp	31.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	118 ±59	2.6% ±1.3 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,621
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,521 ±169	32.9% ±3.3 pp	28.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,100 ±337	67.1% ±6.5 pp	71.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,621
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	940 ±227	20.3% ±4.8 pp	31.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,413 ±262	30.6% ±5.5 pp	32.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	852 ±179	18.4% ±3.8 pp	14.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	966 ±185	20.9% ±3.9 pp	12.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	285 ±143 · low precision	6.2% ±3.1 pp · low precision	5.8%	5.9%
Six-person households	78 ±55 · low precision	1.7% ±1.2 pp · low precision	2.1%	2.2%
Seven or more people	87 ±52 · low precision	1.9% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.3%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,112
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Native	8,657 ±520	66.0% ±4.0 pp	85.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	4,455 ±514	34.0% ±3.9 pp	14.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 12,107
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
English only	6,073 ±660	50.2% ±5.2 pp	76.0%	77.7%
Spanish	710 ±288	5.9% ±2.4 pp	14.0%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	140 ±162 · low precision	1.2% ±1.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	164 ±128 · low precision	1.4% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	599 ±270	4.9% ±2.2 pp	2.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1,963 ±585	16.2% ±4.8 pp	2.6%	2.0%
Korean	112 ±66 · low precision	0.9% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	182 ±133 · low precision	1.5% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Vietnamese	608 ±342 · low precision	5.0% ±2.8 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	415 ±214 · low precision	3.4% ±1.8 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	281 ±180 · low precision	2.3% ±1.5 pp · low precision	1.0%	1.1%
Arabic	364 ±243 · low precision	3.0% ±2.0 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	496 ±209	4.1% ±1.7 pp	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 9,377
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	616 ±182	6.6% ±1.9 pp	9.5%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,464 ±292	15.6% ±3.0 pp	25.1%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,427 ±320	15.2% ±3.4 pp	19.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	572 ±176	6.1% ±1.9 pp	8.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,162 ±322	33.7% ±3.2 pp	22.6%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,136 ±337	22.8% ±3.5 pp	15.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 12,896
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Same house	11,700 ±470	90.7% ±3.5 pp	88.9%	87.7%
Moved within same county	659 ±283	5.1% ±2.2 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	283 ±343 · low precision	2.2% ±2.7 pp · low precision	2.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	192 ±149 · low precision	1.5% ±1.2 pp · low precision	1.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	62 ±80 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

4.0% of Lincolnwood residents (±2.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.9% in Illinois and 8.4% nationally. 91.1% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lincolnwood	Illinois	U.S.	Compared with Illinois
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.0% ±2.3 pp · low precision	6.9%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.1% ±4.3 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.4% ±1.7 pp	4.8%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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