Arlington Heights

Population: 76,220
Median household income: $118,532
Median home value: $403,200

Arlington Heights is a community in Cook County, Illinois, home to 76,220 residents. Its median household income of $118,532 runs above the Cook County figure of $81,797.

Between 2019 and 2023, Arlington Heights's population held roughly steady from 75,482 to 76,220, while its median home value rose 12.5% from $358,300 to $403,200.

54.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1973.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 76,220
Median age: 42.7 yrs
Median household income: $118,532
Median home value: $403,200
Median gross rent: $1,727
Housing units: 33,034
Homeownership rate: 73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 60.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	75,482	$96,340	$358,300	$1,368
2020	75,071	$100,221	$352,000	$1,441
2021	77,283	$106,996	$360,900	$1,507
2022	76,794	$113,502	$396,500	$1,660
2023	76,220	$118,532	$403,200	$1,727

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 244.9%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,773	6.3%
5 to 17	13,069	17.1%
18 to 24	3,709	4.9%
25 to 34	8,348	11.0%
35 to 44	10,565	13.9%
45 to 54	10,931	14.3%
55 to 64	10,116	13.3%
65 to 74	7,938	10.4%
75 and over	6,771	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	56,882	74.6%
Black or African American	2,212	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	21	0.0%
Asian	7,307	9.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	230	0.3%
Two or more races	2,216	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,352	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.8%

High school graduate15.2%

Some college or associate's20.9%

Bachelor's degree34.3%

Graduate or professional degree25.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,065	3.8%
High school graduate	8,304	15.2%
Some college or associate's	11,411	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	18,778	34.3%
Graduate or professional degree	14,111	25.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone64.2%

Carpooled6.0%

Public transit4.8%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home22.5%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	24,866	64.2%
Carpooled	2,325	6.0%
Public transit	1,861	4.8%
Walked	495	1.3%
Bicycle	187	0.5%
Worked from home	8,713	22.5%
Other means	285	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,979	19.9%
15 to 29 min	10,663	35.5%
30 to 44 min	7,830	26.1%
45 to 59 min	2,436	8.1%
60+ min	3,111	10.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 6.3% (4,731 of 75,636)

	Count	Share
Family households	20,434	65.4%
Nonfamily households	10,814	34.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	31,248	94.6%
Vacant	1,786	5.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	22,914	73.3%
Renter-occupied	8,334	26.7%

1-unit, detached54.3%

1-unit, attached7.0%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units12.5%

20 or more units22.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	17,932	54.3%
1-unit, attached	2,310	7.0%
2 to 4 units	1,361	4.1%
5 to 19 units	4,138	12.5%
20 or more units	7,293	22.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1702154
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 17 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 42.0974, -87.9817

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