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Northbrook, Illinois

Village in Cook County, Illinois · ZIP 60062

  • Cook County
  • Within Northfield Township
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 11 public schools
  • 34,546 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 13,296Households
  • $155,321Median household income
  • $644,100Median home value
  • 11Public schools
  • 1ZIP codes

About Northbrook

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Population, 2000 to 2020+5.3%
33k34k35k36k2000: 33,43520002010: 33,17020102020: 35,222202033,43535,222
Population of Northbrook at each census
CensusPopulation
200033,435
201033,170
202035,222

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Northbrook
Under $50k15%
$50k to $100k18.2%
$100k to $150k15.1%
$150k to $200k10.3%
$200k and over41.3%

Median household income $155,321 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Northbrook
Owner occupied
11,512 units
Renter occupied
1,784 units
Vacancy rate
8.2%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Northbrook compared with its county and state
Northbrook compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureNorthbrookCook CountyIllinois
Population34,6425,185,81212,692,653
Median household income$155,321$81,797$81,702
Median age49.237.838.9
Median home value$644,100$305,200$250,500
Bachelor’s degree or higher73.1%41.9%37.2%
Foreign-born residents21.2%21.4%14.4%
Owner-occupied homes86.6%57.5%66.8%
Mean commute to work27.7 minutes31.9 minutes28.1 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Schools

Public schools in Northbrook11
Public schools in Northbrook, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
Greenbriar Elem SchoolPublicK–5Northbrook SD 28
Hickory Point Elem SchoolPublicPre-K–2Northbrook ESD 27
Meadowbrook Elem SchoolPublicK–5Northbrook SD 28
Shabonee SchoolPublic3–5Northbrook ESD 27
Wescott Elementary SchoolPublicK–5Northbrook/Glenview SD 30
Westmoor Elem SchoolPublicPre-K–5Northbrook SD 28
Field SchoolPublic6–8West Northfield SD 31
Maple SchoolPublic6–8Northbrook/Glenview SD 30
Northbrook Junior High SchoolPublic6–8Northbrook SD 28
Wood Oaks Jr High SchoolPublic6–8Northbrook ESD 27
Glenbrook North High SchoolPublic9–12Glenbrook HSD 225

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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