Winnetka, Illinois | |
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Coordinates: 42°6′22″N 87°44′16″W / 42.10611°N 87.73778°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Cook |
Township | New Trier |
Incorporated | 1869 |
Government | |
• Type | Council-manager |
• President | Chris Rintz |
Area | |
• Total | 3.89 sq mi (10.08 km2) |
• Land | 3.81 sq mi (9.87 km2) |
• Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2) 2.06% |
Elevation | 650 ft (200 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 12,475 |
• Density | 3,344.00/sq mi (1,290.96/km2) |
Down 1.87% from 2000 | |
Standard of living (2015–2019) | |
• Per capita income | $123,319 |
• Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $1,091,700 |
Time zone | Central |
ZIP code(s) | 60093 |
Area code(s) | 847 and 224 |
Geocode | 82530 |
FIPS code | 17-82530 |
Website | www |
Winnetka (/wɪˈnɛtkə/) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, 16 miles (26 km) north of downtown Chicago. The population was 12,475[2] as of the 2020 census. The village is one of the wealthiest places in the United States in terms of household income. It was the second-ranked Illinois community on Bloomberg's 2019 Richest Places Annual Index.[3] According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Winnetka's median household income exceeded $250,000 in 2022.[4]