Mount Prospect

Population: 55,648
Median household income: $103,911
Median home value: $377,000

Mount Prospect, a community in Cook County, Illinois, has 55,648 residents. At $103,911, its median household income sits above Cook County's $81,797.

From 2019 to 2023, Mount Prospect's population grew 1.9% from 54,604 to 55,648, while its median home value rose 14.2% from $330,200 to $377,000.

The typical home was built around 1969. 6.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 55,648
Median age: 41.7 yrs
Median household income: $103,911
Median home value: $377,000
Median gross rent: $1,454
Housing units: 23,068
Homeownership rate: 70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

54,60455,648

Median household income

$79,733$103,911

Median home value

$330,200$377,000

Median gross rent

$1,132$1,454

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	54,604	$79,733	$330,200	$1,132
2020	54,165	$84,353	$332,100	$1,172
2021	56,510	$92,477	$336,300	$1,239
2022	56,191	$100,526	$367,900	$1,368
2023	55,648	$103,911	$377,000	$1,454

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,920	5.2%
5 to 17	9,374	16.8%
18 to 24	2,917	5.2%
25 to 34	7,662	13.8%
35 to 44	7,392	13.3%
45 to 54	7,961	14.3%
55 to 64	7,266	13.1%
65 to 74	5,678	10.2%
75 and over	4,478	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	35,231	63.3%
Black or African American	1,409	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	29	0.1%
Asian	8,086	14.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	14	0.0%
Some other race	258	0.5%
Two or more races	1,594	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,027	16.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.3%

High school graduate20.1%

Some college or associate's22.9%

Bachelor's degree31.1%

Graduate or professional degree17.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,363	8.3%
High school graduate	8,147	20.1%
Some college or associate's	9,279	22.9%
Bachelor's degree	12,565	31.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7,083	17.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone69.9%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit4.3%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home15.8%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	19,895	69.9%
Carpooled	2,174	7.6%
Public transit	1,217	4.3%
Walked	299	1.1%
Bicycle	23	0.1%
Worked from home	4,498	15.8%
Other means	354	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,693	23.8%
15 to 29 min	8,233	34.4%
30 to 44 min	5,630	23.5%
45 to 59 min	2,353	9.8%
60+ min	2,053	8.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 6.0% (3,286 of 55,202)

	Count	Share
Family households	14,636	66.5%
Nonfamily households	7,367	33.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	22,003	95.4%
Vacant	1,065	4.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	15,411	70.0%
Renter-occupied	6,592	30.0%

1-unit, detached57.0%

1-unit, attached3.7%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units17.5%

20 or more units18.2%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,144	57.0%
1-unit, attached	856	3.7%
2 to 4 units	765	3.3%
5 to 19 units	4,038	17.5%
20 or more units	4,205	18.2%
Mobile home & other	60	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1751089
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 42.0642, -87.9374

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