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Northbrook, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Northbrook is a Census village of 34,585 people across 13.25 square miles of land, in Cook County. Median household income is $157,782, 87.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 96 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $64.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Northbrook
What Northbrook is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area13.25 sq mi
- Water area0.07 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,611
- 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.
Northbrook
How many people live in Northbrook
- Population34,585
- Median age49.6
- Population under 187,319
- Share under 1821.2 percent
- Population 65 and over9,188
- Share 65 and over26.6 percent
- Households13,302
- Family households9,709
- Share of households that are families73.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Northbrook
Income and work in Northbrook
- Median household income$157,782
- Per capita income$87,173
- Civilian labor force16,767
- Employed16,225
- Unemployed542 plus or minus 174
- Unemployment rate3.2 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Adults 25 and over25,481
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher72.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree39.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Northbrook
Housing in Northbrook
- Housing units14,435
- Occupied units13,302
- Vacant units1,133 plus or minus 363
- Vacancy rate7.8 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Owner occupied11,604
- Renter occupied1,698
- Ownership rate87.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$652,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,463
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.7 percent
- Single family units11,325
- Share single family78.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,074
- Share in buildings of two or more21.3 percent
- Mobile homes36 plus or minus 56
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Northbrook
How Northbrook gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute10,844
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,049 plus or minus 621
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,346
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.1 percent
- Drove alone53.8 percent
- Carpooled4.1 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Public transport5.7 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Walked2.0 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home32.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Northbrook
SBA loans in Northbrook (7(a))
- Approvals96
- Gross approval$64,910,000
- Average approval$676,146
- Median approval$262,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,094,500
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,579
- Jobs per approval16.4
- Loans with a final outcome19
- Paid in full19
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more12.5 percent
- Share to franchises12.5 percent
- Distinct lenders32
- Distinct industries by NAICS56
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Northbrook, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 19 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.
Northbrook
SBA loans in Northbrook (504)
- Approvals34
- Gross approval$34,307,000
- Average approval$1,009,029
- Median approval$633,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported500
- Loans with a final outcome13
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Northbrook, 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.
Northbrook
Flood risk in Northbrook
- NFIP communityVillage of Northbrook
- NFIP community number170132
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 6
- Currently effective map date09/18/13
The Village of Northbrook participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170132 and carries Community Rating System class 6, 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 Northbrook
Cook County context, not Northbrook 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 Northbrook.
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
Northbrook questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Northbrook, Illinois?
34,585, in 13,302 households. Northbrook village covers 13.25 square miles of land, which is 2,611 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Northbrook 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 Northbrook?
$157,782. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $652,300. Median gross rent is $2,463 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Northbrook businesses?
96 7(a) approvals totaling $64.9 m since FY2020, across 32 lenders, median approval $262,500, plus 34 504 approvals worth $34.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Northbrook, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Northbrook borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Northbrook. Only 19 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 Northbrook in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Northbrook appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Northbrook, village of, community 170132, carrying Community Rating System class 6, 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 Northbrook 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 Northbrook.
Is zoning published for Northbrook?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.