Niles, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Niles is a Census village of 30,064 people across 5.85 square miles of land, in Cook County. Median household income is $75,274, 74.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 71 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $26.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Niles
What Niles is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area5.85 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land5,141
- County holding the largest share of its areaCook County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Niles
How many people live in Niles
- Population30,064
- Median age48.2
- Population under 185,305
- Share under 1817.6 percent
- Population 65 and over8,578
- Share 65 and over28.5 percent
- Households11,481
- Family households7,659
- Share of households that are families66.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Niles
- Median household income$75,274
- Per capita income$40,380
- Civilian labor force14,246
- Employed13,290
- Unemployed956 plus or minus 292
- Unemployment rate6.7 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Adults 25 and over22,961
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher39.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Niles
- Housing units12,172
- Occupied units11,481
- Vacant units691 plus or minus 241
- Vacancy rate5.7 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Owner occupied8,566
- Renter occupied2,915
- Ownership rate74.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$358,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,336
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.3 percent
- Single family units7,275
- Share single family59.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more4,809
- Share in buildings of two or more39.5 percent
- Mobile homes88 plus or minus 100
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Niles gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute11,561
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,395
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,833
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.8 percent
- Drove alone70.8 percent
- Carpooled10.6 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Public transport4.6 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home10.6 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Niles (7(a))
- Approvals71
- Gross approval$26,241,400
- Average approval$369,597
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,015,000
- Largest approval$3,200,000
- Jobs supported781
- Jobs per approval11.0
- Loans with a final outcome13
- Paid in full9
- Charged off4
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more9.9 percent
- Share to franchises12.7 percent
- Distinct lenders27
- Distinct industries by NAICS41
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Niles, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 13 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Niles (504)
- Approvals29
- Gross approval$36,113,000
- Average approval$1,245,276
- Median approval$707,000
- Largest approval$5,500,000
- Jobs supported693
- Loans with a final outcome13
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Niles, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 13 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Niles
- NFIP communityVillage of Niles
- NFIP community number170130
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 5
- Currently effective map date08/19/08
The Village of Niles participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170130 and carries Community Rating System class 5, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Cook County, not Niles
Cook County context, not Niles figures
- Establishments in Cook County134,513
- Covered employment, Cook County2,565,567
- Average annual pay, Cook County$86,931
- Housing units permitted, Cook County6,507
Every figure in this section is published for Cook County as a whole and is not a measurement of Niles.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Niles questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Niles, Illinois?
30,064, in 11,481 households. Niles village covers 5.85 square miles of land, which is 5,141 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Niles in?
Cook County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Niles?
$75,274. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $358,700. Median gross rent is $1,336 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Niles businesses?
71 7(a) approvals totaling $26.2 m since FY2020, across 27 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 29 504 approvals worth $36.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Niles, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Niles borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Niles. Only 13 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Niles in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Niles appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Niles, village of, community 170130, carrying Community Rating System class 5, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Niles figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cook County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Niles.
Is zoning published for Niles?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.