Rolling Meadows

Population: 23,981
Median household income: $100,424
Median home value: $299,700

Rolling Meadows is a community in Cook County, Illinois, home to 23,981 residents. At $100,424, its median household income sits above Cook County's $81,797.

From 2019 to 2023, Rolling Meadows's population grew 3.3% from 23,219 to 23,981, while its median home value rose 24.3% from $241,200 to $299,700.

56.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1972.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 23,981
Median age: 38.5 yrs
Median household income: $100,424
Median home value: $299,700
Median gross rent: $1,563
Housing units: 9,637
Homeownership rate: 73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

23,21923,981

Median household income

$74,134$100,424

Median home value

$241,200$299,700

Median gross rent

$1,378$1,563

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	23,219	$74,134	$241,200	$1,378
2020	23,288	$78,609	$246,300	$1,399
2021	24,300	$81,601	$254,600	$1,403
2022	24,054	$91,287	$281,300	$1,476
2023	23,981	$100,424	$299,700	$1,563

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

Age distribution

Under 57.6%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,822	7.6%
5 to 17	3,680	15.3%
18 to 24	1,905	7.9%
25 to 34	3,268	13.6%
35 to 44	3,440	14.3%
45 to 54	2,983	12.4%
55 to 64	3,289	13.7%
65 to 74	2,265	9.4%
75 and over	1,329	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,895	53.8%
Black or African American	819	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2,461	10.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	125	0.5%
Two or more races	647	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,034	29.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.0%

High school graduate24.4%

Some college or associate's22.2%

Bachelor's degree26.8%

Graduate or professional degree13.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,152	13.0%
High school graduate	4,041	24.4%
Some college or associate's	3,674	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	4,444	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2,263	13.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone70.8%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit2.3%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home13.5%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,853	70.8%
Carpooled	1,222	9.8%
Public transit	282	2.3%
Walked	248	2.0%
Bicycle	28	0.2%
Worked from home	1,691	13.5%
Other means	181	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,851	26.4%
15 to 29 min	3,774	34.9%
30 to 44 min	2,388	22.1%
45 to 59 min	925	8.6%
60+ min	876	8.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 6.8% (1,614 of 23,754)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,950	65.6%
Nonfamily households	3,115	34.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,065	94.1%
Vacant	572	5.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,639	73.2%
Renter-occupied	2,426	26.8%

1-unit, detached56.4%

1-unit, attached8.2%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units12.7%

20 or more units17.0%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,435	56.4%
1-unit, attached	786	8.2%
2 to 4 units	500	5.2%
5 to 19 units	1,226	12.7%
20 or more units	1,638	17.0%
Mobile home & other	52	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1765338
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.62 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 42.0749, -88.0254

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