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Northfield, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Northfield is a Census village of 5,487 people across 3.23 square miles of land, in Cook County. Median household income is $161,500, 91.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 10 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $6.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Northfield
What Northfield is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area3.23 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,699
- 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.
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How many people live in Northfield
- Population5,487
- Median age49.2
- Population under 181,209 plus or minus 260
- Share under 1822.0 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Population 65 and over1,446
- Share 65 and over26.4 percent
- Households2,302
- Family households1,577
- Share of households that are families68.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Northfield
- Median household income$161,500 plus or minus $46,653
- Per capita income$111,184
- Civilian labor force2,765
- Employed2,704
- Unemployed61 plus or minus 49
- Unemployment rate2.2 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Adults 25 and over3,873
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher80.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree38.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Northfield
- Housing units2,464
- Occupied units2,302
- Vacant units162 plus or minus 90
- Vacancy rate6.6 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Owner occupied2,113
- Renter occupied189 plus or minus 82
- Ownership rate91.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$878,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,083 plus or minus $663
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.5 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Single family units2,023
- Share single family82.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more441 plus or minus 112
- Share in buildings of two or more17.9 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Northfield gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,852
- Commuting under 15 minutes407 plus or minus 131
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.0 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more575 plus or minus 157
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more31.0 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Drove alone58.1 percent
- Carpooled3.3 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Public transport6.9 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home30.4 percent plus or minus 8.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Northfield (7(a))
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$5,960,000
- Average approval$596,000
- Median approval$380,000
- Largest approval$1,275,000
- Jobs supported156
- Jobs per approval15.6
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises20.0 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS7
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Northfield, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 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 Northfield (504)
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$4,116,000
- Average approval$457,333
- Median approval$376,000
- Largest approval$833,000
- Jobs supported50
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Northfield, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 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 Northfield
- NFIP communityVillage of Northfield
- NFIP community number170133
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 7
- Currently effective map date08/19/08
The Village of Northfield participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170133 and carries Community Rating System class 7, 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 Northfield
Cook County context, not Northfield 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 Northfield.
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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What this page does not hold.
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
Northfield questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Northfield, Illinois?
5,487, in 2,302 households. Northfield village covers 3.23 square miles of land, which is 1,699 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Northfield 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 Northfield?
$161,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $878,300. Median gross rent is $2,083 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Northfield businesses?
10 7(a) approvals totaling $6.0 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $380,000, plus 9 504 approvals worth $4.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Northfield, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Northfield borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Northfield. Only 2 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 Northfield in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Northfield appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Northfield, village of, community 170133, carrying Community Rating System class 7, 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 Northfield 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 Northfield.
Is zoning published for Northfield?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.