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Arlington Heights

Illinois · 76,216 residents (2025 est.) · 16.6 sq mi
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Arlington Heights is home to 76,005 people in Illinois. 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. That puts it in the top 4% of US cities for household income. That is roughly 40% ahead of the Illinois median. Density works out to 4,575 people per square mile. At a median age of 42.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
60% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
76,005
Unchangedsince 2000
from 76,031 in 2000
76,216 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
4,575 / sq mi
+4%since 2009
from 4,414 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
42.6
+7%since 2000
from 39.7 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
16.6 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
73K74K76K77K78K19902000201020202024Arlington Heights
202476K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.1%(4,641)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.4%(4,837)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.4%(4,828)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.9%(4,521)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 243%(2,300)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.1%(8,469)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.2%(10,780)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.6%(10,320)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.3%(10,071)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.3%(7,806)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.8%(5,147)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over3%(2,285)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$116,723
−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $67,807 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$62,826
+87%since 2000
from $33,544 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
69.2%
+17.1 ptssince 2009
from 52.1% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
6.0%
+3.5 ptssince 2000
from 2.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.441
+3%since 2010
from 0.428 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade11.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Information10.6%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services10.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration8%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance6.8%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical6.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade4.4%
US avg: 6.9%
Transportation & warehousing2.8%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.3%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$414,500
+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $222,900 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,760
+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $933 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
74.0%
−2.7 ptssince 2000
from 76.7% in 2000
26.0% rent
Vacancy rate
4.7%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.8% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.39 people
−5%since 2009
from 2.52 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
20.7%
−9.4 ptssince 2009
from 30.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
37.9%
−2.4 ptssince 2009
from 40.3% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.6
−25%since 2009
from 4.7 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
46
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic87.6%(66,612)
Black0.9%(706)
Hispanic / Latino4.5%(3,393)
Asian6%(4,534)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic75%(57,024)
Black2.3%(1,774)
Hispanic / Latino8.5%(6,498)
Asian10.4%(7,920)
Other3.7%(2,789)
Diversity Score
52
+59%since 2009
from 33 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican3.7%(2,813)
Puerto Rican2.7%(2,045)
Cuban0.6%(452)
Nicaraguan0.2%(163)
Venezuelan0.2%(135)
Peruvian0.2%(123)
Guatemalan0.1%(104)
Spaniard0.1%(76)
Colombian0.1%(73)
Ecuadorian0.1%(56)
+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data
Argentine0%(37)
Dominican0%(18)
Chilean0%(17)
Asian origin
Asian Indian4.1%(3,125)
Korean1.5%(1,110)
Filipino1.4%(1,030)
Chinese1.1%(870)
Japanese0.6%(483)
Pakistani0.4%(321)
Taiwanese0.3%(194)
Vietnamese0.2%(155)
Mongolian0.2%(122)
Bangladeshi0.2%(122)
Cambodian0%(31)
Thai0%(19)
+ 1 more asian origin group with data
Uzbek0%(15)
Pacific Islander origin
Ancestry
German19.4%(14,764)
Irish14.3%(10,860)
Polish14.2%(10,777)
Italian8.6%(6,554)
English7.5%(5,695)
American2.5%(1,925)
Swedish2.3%(1,764)
Russian2.1%(1,582)
Greek1.9%(1,479)
Norwegian1.6%(1,212)
French1.5%(1,163)
Ukrainian1.4%(1,091)
+ 42 more ancestry groups with data
Bulgarian1.3%(977)
Scottish1.2%(901)
Dutch1%(779)
Romanian0.9%(658)
Lithuanian0.9%(655)
Czech0.8%(614)
Danish0.6%(481)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(474)
Arab0.6%(443)
Austrian0.5%(378)
Slovak0.5%(368)
Hungarian0.5%(367)
British0.4%(310)
Iranian0.4%(275)
Turkish0.3%(237)
Serbian0.3%(194)
Palestinian0.2%(176)
Swiss0.2%(174)
Nigerian0.2%(164)
Croatian0.2%(157)
Armenian0.2%(154)
Finnish0.2%(143)
Portuguese0.2%(115)
Welsh0.1%(89)
Canadian0.1%(67)
West Indian0.1%(67)
Jamaican0.1%(67)
Moroccan0.1%(59)
Belgian0.1%(56)
Syrian0.1%(51)
Brazilian0.1%(43)
Slovene0.1%(39)
Lebanese0%(32)
Latvian0%(25)
Ethiopian0%(22)
Egyptian0%(18)
Iraqi0%(17)
Haitian0%(17)
Israeli0%(4)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
60.4%
+13.9 ptssince 2000
from 46.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
96.2%
+3.5 ptssince 2000
from 92.7% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
26.3%
+10.1 ptssince 2000
from 16.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
27.7 min
+34%since 2000
from 20.7 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
62.0%
−18.8 ptssince 2009
from 80.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.3%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 5.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
4.3%
−2.3 ptssince 2009
from 6.6% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
25.1%
+21.3 ptssince 2009
from 3.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.0%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 2.0% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.5%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.3%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 5.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.5%
−2.3 ptssince 2011
from 5.8% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
66.8%
+0.1 ptssince 2011
from 66.7% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
80.5%
+2.8 ptssince 2020
from 77.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.1%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 10.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
58.0%
+9.0 ptssince 2009
from 49.0% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.8%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 47.7% in 2009
Female
51.2%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 52.3% in 2009
Foreign born
21.5%
+4.6 ptssince 2009
from 17.0% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.1%
−3.9 ptssince 2009
from 8.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
9.6%
+1.3 ptssince 2012
from 8.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
4.8%
−3.0 ptssince 2013
from 7.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
95.2%
+9.6 ptssince 2017
from 85.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.1%
+2.8 ptssince 2020
from 94.3% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.6%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 89.3% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
71.2%
−5.3 ptssince 2016
from 76.5% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
5.0%
+2.0 ptssince 2016
from 3.0% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married29.5%(8,954)
Married61.4%(18,617)
Widowed2.6%(790)
Divorced6.5%(1,979)
Women 15+
Never married23.6%(7,391)
Married56.6%(17,737)
Widowed8.9%(2,799)
Divorced10.9%(3,432)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
4.8%
−3.0 ptssince 2013
from 7.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
67.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 66.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.5%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 16.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
19.2%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 18.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
9.6%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 9.6% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 1.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
80.4%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 80.8% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
27.0%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 27.0% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)15.1%(361)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.7%(303)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.1%(933)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10.5%(251)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II4.3%(103)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,385 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Arlington Heights, Illinois?

Arlington Heights, Illinois has about 76,005 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Arlington Heights, Illinois?

The typical household in Arlington Heights, Illinois earns about $116,723 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Arlington Heights, Illinois expensive?

In Arlington Heights, Illinois, the median home is worth about $414,500, and the typical rent is about $1,760 a month.

How educated are people in Arlington Heights, Illinois?

About 60.4% of adults age 25 and over in Arlington Heights, Illinois hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Arlington Heights, Illinois?

About 6.0% of people in Arlington Heights, Illinois live below the federal poverty line.

Has Arlington Heights, Illinois grown since 1990?

Yes, Arlington Heights, Illinois has grown since 1990. The population has added about 545 residents, a change of about 1 percent over that period.

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