Palatine

Population: 66,548
Median household income: $95,950
Median home value: $347,900

Palatine is a community in Cook County, Illinois, home to 66,548 residents. Its median household income of $95,950 runs above the Cook County figure of $81,797.

From 2019 to 2023, Palatine's population declined 2.7% from 68,407 to 66,548, while its median home value rose 22.3% from $284,400 to $347,900.

Households average 2.47 people. The median gross rent is $1,467.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 66,548
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $95,950
Median home value: $347,900
Median gross rent: $1,467
Housing units: 28,170
Homeownership rate: 67.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	68,407	$80,526	$284,400	$1,200
2020	67,875	$83,495	$286,600	$1,236
2021	67,754	$86,415	$296,100	$1,328
2022	67,223	$93,383	$337,200	$1,427
2023	66,548	$95,950	$347,900	$1,467

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,793	5.7%
5 to 17	11,119	16.7%
18 to 24	4,879	7.3%
25 to 34	9,587	14.4%
35 to 44	8,116	12.2%
45 to 54	9,059	13.6%
55 to 64	9,261	13.9%
65 to 74	6,553	9.8%
75 and over	4,181	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	39,715	59.7%
Black or African American	3,531	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.0%
Asian	8,530	12.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	136	0.2%
Some other race	178	0.3%
Two or more races	1,610	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12,835	19.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.9%

High school graduate17.3%

Some college or associate's24.0%

Bachelor's degree31.2%

Graduate or professional degree18.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,140	8.9%
High school graduate	8,103	17.3%
Some college or associate's	11,225	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	14,603	31.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8,686	18.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone70.7%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit2.3%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home18.0%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	25,678	70.7%
Carpooled	2,143	5.9%
Public transit	831	2.3%
Walked	556	1.5%
Bicycle	157	0.4%
Worked from home	6,552	18.0%
Other means	393	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,919	19.9%
15 to 29 min	10,876	36.5%
30 to 44 min	7,899	26.5%
45 to 59 min	2,357	7.9%
60+ min	2,707	9.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 10.1% (6,672 of 66,328)

	Count	Share
Family households	17,255	64.3%
Nonfamily households	9,564	35.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	26,819	95.2%
Vacant	1,351	4.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	18,011	67.2%
Renter-occupied	8,808	32.8%

1-unit, detached43.4%

1-unit, attached14.7%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units21.4%

20 or more units13.1%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,214	43.4%
1-unit, attached	4,127	14.7%
2 to 4 units	2,050	7.3%
5 to 19 units	6,024	21.4%
20 or more units	3,685	13.1%
Mobile home & other	70	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1757225
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 14 sq mi
Water area: 0.16 sq mi
Center point: 42.1165, -88.0444

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