Arlington Heights vs Palatine

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

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

Arlington Heights has the higher population (76,220 vs 66,548 in Palatine). Arlington Heights has the higher median household income ($118,532 vs $95,950 in Palatine). Arlington Heights has the higher median home value ($403,200 vs $347,900 in Palatine).

Population, income & housing

	Arlington Heights	Palatine
Population	76,220	66,548
Median age	42.7 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$118,532	$95,950
Median home value	$403,200	$347,900
Median gross rent	$1,727	$1,467
Housing units	33,034	28,170
Homeownership rate	73.3%	67.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.2%	49.8%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arlington Heights	Palatine
Population	75,482 → 76,220 (+1.0%)	68,407 → 66,548 (-2.7%)
Median household income	$96,340 → $118,532 (+23.0%)	$80,526 → $95,950 (+19.2%)
Median home value	$358,300 → $403,200 (+12.5%)	$284,400 → $347,900 (+22.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,368 → $1,727 (+26.2%)	$1,200 → $1,467 (+22.3%)

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

Palatine

Population

68,40766,548

Median household income

$80,526$95,950

Median home value

$284,400$347,900

Median gross rent

$1,200$1,467

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arlington Heights	Palatine
Under 5	6.3%	5.7%
5 to 17	17.1%	16.7%
18 to 24	4.9%	7.3%
25 to 34	11.0%	14.4%
35 to 44	13.9%	12.2%
45 to 54	14.3%	13.6%
55 to 64	13.3%	13.9%
65 to 74	10.4%	9.8%
75 and over	8.9%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arlington Heights	Palatine
White (non-Hispanic)	74.6%	59.7%
Black or African American	2.9%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	9.6%	12.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	9.6%	19.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arlington Heights	Palatine
No high school diploma	3.8%	8.9%
High school graduate	15.2%	17.3%
Some college or associate's	20.9%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	34.3%	31.2%
Graduate or professional degree	25.8%	18.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arlington Heights	Palatine
Drove alone	64.2%	70.7%
Carpooled	6.0%	5.9%
Public transit	4.8%	2.3%
Walked	1.3%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.4%
Worked from home	22.5%	18.0%
Other means	0.7%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arlington Heights	Palatine
1-unit, detached	54.3%	43.4%
1-unit, attached	7.0%	14.7%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	12.5%	21.4%
20 or more units	22.1%	13.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Arlington Heights	Palatine
Poverty rate	6.3%	10.1%
Average household size	2.41	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	1973	1977