Orland Park vs Palatine

A side-by-side comparison of Orland Park and Palatine: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Palatine has the higher population (66,548 vs 57,961 in Orland Park). Orland Park has the higher median household income ($98,979 vs $95,950 in Palatine). Orland Park has the higher median home value ($349,400 vs $347,900 in Palatine).

Population, income & housing

	Orland Park	Palatine
Population	57,961	66,548
Median age	46.8 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$98,979	$95,950
Median home value	$349,400	$347,900
Median gross rent	$1,415	$1,467
Housing units	24,626	28,170
Homeownership rate	86.2%	67.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.0%	49.8%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Orland Park	Palatine
Population	58,749 → 57,961 (-1.3%)	68,407 → 66,548 (-2.7%)
Median household income	$90,345 → $98,979 (+9.6%)	$80,526 → $95,950 (+19.2%)
Median home value	$287,700 → $349,400 (+21.4%)	$284,400 → $347,900 (+22.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,233 → $1,415 (+14.8%)	$1,200 → $1,467 (+22.3%)

Orland Park

Population

58,74957,961

Median household income

$90,345$98,979

Median home value

$287,700$349,400

Median gross rent

$1,233$1,415

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)

	Orland Park	Palatine
Under 5	5.2%	5.7%
5 to 17	15.2%	16.7%
18 to 24	6.6%	7.3%
25 to 34	9.6%	14.4%
35 to 44	11.3%	12.2%
45 to 54	12.0%	13.6%
55 to 64	16.0%	13.9%
65 to 74	14.0%	9.8%
75 and over	10.1%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Orland Park	Palatine
White (non-Hispanic)	79.4%	59.7%
Black or African American	3.7%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.0%	12.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.2%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.2%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	9.1%	19.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Orland Park	Palatine
No high school diploma	5.4%	8.9%
High school graduate	21.2%	17.3%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	26.6%	31.2%
Graduate or professional degree	18.4%	18.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Orland Park	Palatine
Drove alone	71.6%	70.7%
Carpooled	7.7%	5.9%
Public transit	3.7%	2.3%
Walked	1.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.4%
Worked from home	14.8%	18.0%
Other means	1.1%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Orland Park	Palatine
1-unit, detached	57.5%	43.4%
1-unit, attached	21.1%	14.7%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	12.3%	21.4%
20 or more units	3.9%	13.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Orland Park	Palatine
Poverty rate	6.6%	10.1%
Average household size	2.46	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	34	28
Median year structure built	1988	1977