Prospect Heights

Population: 15,681
Median household income: $91,599
Median home value: $347,500

Prospect Heights, a community in Cook County, Illinois, has 15,681 residents. The median household income of $91,599 is above the Cook County median ($81,797).

From 2019 to 2023, Prospect Heights's population declined 2.8% from 16,137 to 15,681, while its median home value rose 22.2% from $284,300 to $347,500.

Households average 2.49 people. The median gross rent is $1,391.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,681
Median age: 41.0 yrs
Median household income: $91,599
Median home value: $347,500
Median gross rent: $1,391
Housing units: 6,412
Homeownership rate: 63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,13715,681

Median household income

$73,084$91,599

Median home value

$284,300$347,500

Median gross rent

$1,099$1,391

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,137	$73,084	$284,300	$1,099
2020	15,986	$72,500	$301,100	$1,150
2021	16,021	$77,763	$310,500	$1,246
2022	15,861	$84,459	$336,900	$1,313
2023	15,681	$91,599	$347,500	$1,391

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1713.7%

18 to 244.5%

25 to 3415.5%

35 to 4417.4%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	909	5.8%
5 to 17	2,142	13.7%
18 to 24	700	4.5%
25 to 34	2,430	15.5%
35 to 44	2,724	17.4%
45 to 54	1,739	11.1%
55 to 64	2,269	14.5%
65 to 74	1,578	10.1%
75 and over	1,190	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,624	55.0%
Black or African American	70	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,124	7.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	299	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,564	35.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.2%

High school graduate22.1%

Some college or associate's25.4%

Bachelor's degree24.1%

Graduate or professional degree12.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,932	16.2%
High school graduate	2,638	22.1%
Some college or associate's	3,032	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	2,870	24.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,458	12.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone70.2%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit1.9%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home16.3%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,155	70.2%
Carpooled	919	10.5%
Public transit	166	1.9%
Walked	13	0.1%
Bicycle	18	0.2%
Worked from home	1,432	16.3%
Other means	61	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,739	23.7%
15 to 29 min	2,899	39.5%
30 to 44 min	1,411	19.2%
45 to 59 min	749	10.2%
60+ min	534	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 5.9% (905 of 15,388)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,189	67.0%
Nonfamily households	2,060	33.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,249	97.5%
Vacant	163	2.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,969	63.5%
Renter-occupied	2,280	36.5%

1-unit, detached38.7%

1-unit, attached9.5%

2 to 4 units10.3%

5 to 19 units19.6%

20 or more units21.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,479	38.7%
1-unit, attached	607	9.5%
2 to 4 units	661	10.3%
5 to 19 units	1,259	19.6%
20 or more units	1,406	21.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1762016
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.21 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 42.1037, -87.9290

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