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Northlake, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Northlake is a Census city of 12,513 people across 3.18 square miles of land, in Cook County. Median household income is $83,892, 70.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 12 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $4.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Northlake
What Northlake is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.18 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,940
- 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 Northlake
- Population12,513
- Median age41.9
- Population under 182,425
- Share under 1819.4 percent
- Population 65 and over2,371
- Share 65 and over18.9 percent
- Households4,277
- Family households3,020
- Share of households that are families70.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Northlake
- Median household income$83,892
- Per capita income$30,569
- Civilian labor force6,234
- Employed5,882
- Unemployed352 plus or minus 138
- Unemployment rate5.6 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Adults 25 and over9,013
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher73.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.7 percent plus or minus 1.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Northlake
- Housing units4,526
- Occupied units4,277
- Vacant units249 plus or minus 104
- Vacancy rate5.5 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Owner occupied3,020
- Renter occupied1,257
- Ownership rate70.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$259,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,123
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.1 percent
- Single family units2,905
- Share single family64.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,609
- Share in buildings of two or more35.6 percent
- Mobile homes12 plus or minus 19
- Median year structure built1957
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Northlake gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute5,279
- Commuting under 15 minutes880 plus or minus 216
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.7 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,310
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.8 percent
- Drove alone76.6 percent
- Carpooled10.9 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Public transport2.2 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home8.4 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Northlake (7(a))
- Approvals12
- Gross approval$4,762,800
- Average approval$396,900
- Median approval$165,000
- Largest approval$1,465,000
- Jobs supported46
- Jobs per approval3.8
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises16.7 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS8
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Northlake, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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 Northlake (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$6,900,000
- Average approval$3,450,000
- Median approval$3,450,000
- Largest approval$4,782,000
- Jobs supported55
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Northlake, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 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 Northlake
- NFIP communityCity of Northlake
- NFIP community number170134
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/19/08
The City of Northlake participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170134 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Cook County, not Northlake
Cook County context, not Northlake 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 Northlake.
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
Northlake questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Northlake, Illinois?
12,513, in 4,277 households. Northlake city covers 3.18 square miles of land, which is 3,940 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Northlake 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 Northlake?
$83,892. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $259,800. Median gross rent is $1,123 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Northlake businesses?
12 7(a) approvals totaling $4.8 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $165,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $6.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Northlake, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Northlake borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Northlake. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Northlake in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Northlake appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Northlake, city of, community 170134, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. 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 Northlake 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 Northlake.
Is zoning published for Northlake?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.