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Deerfield, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Deerfield is a Census village of 19,518 people across 5.54 square miles of land, lying across Lake County and Cook County. Median household income is $181,660, 82.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 35 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $24.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Deerfield
What Deerfield is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area5.54 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,524
- County holding the largest share of its areaLake County, 91.8 percent
- Counties this place lies inLake County 91.8 percent, Cook County 8.2 percent
Deerfield crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Deerfield
How many people live in Deerfield
- Population19,518
- Median age44.5
- Population under 184,768
- Share under 1824.4 percent
- Population 65 and over3,872
- Share 65 and over19.8 percent
- Households7,515
- Family households5,558
- Share of households that are families74.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Deerfield
Income and work in Deerfield
- Median household income$181,660
- Per capita income$94,846
- Civilian labor force10,141
- Employed9,869
- Unemployed272 plus or minus 75
- Unemployment rate2.7 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Adults 25 and over13,475
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher82.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree41.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Deerfield
Housing in Deerfield
- Housing units7,800
- Occupied units7,515
- Vacant units285 plus or minus 126
- Vacancy rate3.7 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Owner occupied6,203
- Renter occupied1,312 plus or minus 266
- Ownership rate82.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$623,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,482
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.4 percent
- Single family units6,167
- Share single family79.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,618
- Share in buildings of two or more20.7 percent
- Mobile homes15 plus or minus 23
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Deerfield
How Deerfield gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,971
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,624
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,833
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.6 percent
- Drove alone60.1 percent
- Carpooled3.7 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Public transport6.5 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Walked0.6 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home28.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Deerfield
SBA loans in Deerfield (7(a))
- Approvals35
- Gross approval$24,806,600
- Average approval$708,760
- Median approval$250,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,755,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported310
- Jobs per approval8.9
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Paid in full8
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more17.1 percent
- Share to franchises14.3 percent
- Distinct lenders21
- Distinct industries by NAICS29
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Deerfield, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 8 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.
Deerfield
SBA loans in Deerfield (504)
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$8,638,000
- Average approval$1,234,000
- Median approval$1,093,000
- Largest approval$2,159,000
- Jobs supported119
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Deerfield, 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.
Deerfield
Flood risk in Deerfield
- NFIP communityVillage of Deerfield
- NFIP community number170361
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 6
- Currently effective map date09/18/13
The Village of Deerfield participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170361 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.
Lake County, not Deerfield
Lake County context, not Deerfield figures
- Establishments in Lake County20,076
- Covered employment, Lake County329,354
- Average annual pay, Lake County$91,042
- Housing units permitted, Lake County1,042
Every figure in this section is published for Lake County as a whole and is not a measurement of Deerfield.
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.
Coverage
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
Deerfield questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Deerfield, Illinois?
19,518, in 7,515 households. Deerfield village covers 5.54 square miles of land, which is 3,524 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Deerfield in?
Deerfield lies in more than one. By area it is 91.8 percent in Lake County, 8.2 percent in Cook County. This page sits under Lake County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Deerfield?
$181,660. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $623,400. Median gross rent is $2,482 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Deerfield businesses?
35 7(a) approvals totaling $24.8 m since FY2020, across 21 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 7 504 approvals worth $8.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Deerfield, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Deerfield borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Deerfield. Only 8 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 Deerfield in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Deerfield appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Deerfield, village of, community 170361, 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 Deerfield figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lake 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 Deerfield.
Is zoning published for Deerfield?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.