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Willow Springs, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Willow Springs is a Census village of 5,868 people across 4.15 square miles of land, in Cook County. Median household income is $103,583, 84.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 7 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Willow Springs
What Willow Springs is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area4.15 sq mi
- Water area0.1 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,414
- 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.
Willow Springs
How many people live in Willow Springs
- Population5,868
- Median age42.7
- Population under 181,070 plus or minus 228
- Share under 1818.2 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Population 65 and over1,218
- Share 65 and over20.8 percent
- Households2,518
- Family households1,563
- Share of households that are families62.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Willow Springs
Income and work in Willow Springs
- Median household income$103,583
- Per capita income$57,333
- Civilian labor force3,274
- Employed3,125
- Unemployed149 plus or minus 75
- Unemployment rate4.6 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Adults 25 and over4,402
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher37.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree15.4 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Willow Springs
- Housing units2,602
- Occupied units2,518
- Vacant units84 plus or minus 75
- Vacancy rate3.2 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Owner occupied2,131
- Renter occupied387 plus or minus 106
- Ownership rate84.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$378,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,463 plus or minus $624
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.9 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Single family units2,050
- Share single family78.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more544 plus or minus 156
- Share in buildings of two or more20.9 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Mobile homes8 plus or minus 12
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Willow Springs gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,651
- Commuting under 15 minutes399 plus or minus 130
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.1 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,094 plus or minus 220
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.3 percent
- Drove alone76.9 percent
- Carpooled8.6 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Walked0.3 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home13.3 percent plus or minus 5.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Willow Springs
SBA loans in Willow Springs (7(a))
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$2,455,500
- Average approval$350,786
- Median approval$150,000
- Largest approval$851,500
- Jobs supported12
- Jobs per approval1.7
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more42.9 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Willow Springs, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Willow Springs
SBA loans in Willow Springs (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$2,250,000
- Average approval$750,000
- Median approval$901,000
- Largest approval$1,190,000
- Jobs supported34
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Willow Springs, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Willow Springs
- NFIP communityVillage of Willow Springs
- NFIP community number170174
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/19/08
The Village of Willow Springs participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170174 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 Willow Springs
Cook County context, not Willow Springs 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 Willow Springs.
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
Willow Springs questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Willow Springs, Illinois?
5,868, in 2,518 households. Willow Springs village covers 4.15 square miles of land, which is 1,414 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Willow Springs 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 Willow Springs?
$103,583. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $378,300. Median gross rent is $1,463 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Willow Springs businesses?
7 7(a) approvals totaling $2.5 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 3 504 approvals worth $2.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Willow Springs, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Willow Springs borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Willow Springs. Only 0 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 Willow Springs in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Willow Springs appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Willow Springs, village of, community 170174, 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 Willow Springs 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 Willow Springs.
Is zoning published for Willow Springs?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.