Arlington Heights vs Cicero

A side-by-side comparison of Arlington Heights and Cicero: population, income, housing, and more.

Arlington Heights and Cicero are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cicero has the higher population (83,223 vs 76,220 in Arlington Heights). Arlington Heights has the higher median household income ($118,532 vs $68,548 in Cicero). Arlington Heights has the higher median home value ($403,200 vs $236,000 in Cicero).

Population, income & housing

	Arlington Heights	Cicero
Population	76,220	83,223
Median age	42.7 yrs	34.3 yrs
Median household income	$118,532	$68,548
Median home value	$403,200	$236,000
Median gross rent	$1,727	$1,121
Housing units	33,034	26,738
Homeownership rate	73.3%	54.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.2%	11.0%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arlington Heights	Cicero
Population	75,482 → 76,220 (+1.0%)	82,330 → 83,223 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$96,340 → $118,532 (+23.0%)	$49,367 → $68,548 (+38.9%)
Median home value	$358,300 → $403,200 (+12.5%)	$165,100 → $236,000 (+42.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,368 → $1,727 (+26.2%)	$940 → $1,121 (+19.3%)

Arlington Heights

Population

75,48276,220

Median household income

$96,340$118,532

Median home value

$358,300$403,200

Median gross rent

$1,368$1,727

Cicero

Population

82,33083,223

Median household income

$49,367$68,548

Median home value

$165,100$236,000

Median gross rent

$940$1,121

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arlington Heights	Cicero
Under 5	6.3%	5.0%
5 to 17	17.1%	20.6%
18 to 24	4.9%	12.7%
25 to 34	11.0%	12.6%
35 to 44	13.9%	13.8%
45 to 54	14.3%	13.6%
55 to 64	13.3%	10.9%
65 to 74	10.4%	7.1%
75 and over	8.9%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arlington Heights	Cicero
White (non-Hispanic)	74.6%	7.4%
Black or African American	2.9%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	9.6%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	9.6%	88.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arlington Heights	Cicero
No high school diploma	3.8%	31.8%
High school graduate	15.2%	37.6%
Some college or associate's	20.9%	19.6%
Bachelor's degree	34.3%	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	25.8%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arlington Heights	Cicero
Drove alone	64.2%	68.7%
Carpooled	6.0%	15.3%
Public transit	4.8%	7.1%
Walked	1.3%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.4%
Worked from home	22.5%	4.7%
Other means	0.7%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arlington Heights	Cicero
1-unit, detached	54.3%	41.8%
1-unit, attached	7.0%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	44.0%
5 to 19 units	12.5%	10.0%
20 or more units	22.1%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Arlington Heights	Cicero
Poverty rate	6.3%	13.1%
Average household size	2.41	3.29
Mean commute (minutes)	28	30
Median year structure built	1973	1938