CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Arlington Heights

Illinois · 75,460 residents · 16.6 sq mi

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With 75,460 people, Arlington Heights is a city in Illinois. That is roughly 59% ahead of the Illinois median. 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. Median home value sits at $168,900. Households take in $51,331 a year at the median, 70% more than the country as a whole. Poverty is uncommon here, at 2.4% of people here.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.6

US median: 33.0

More educated

40% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

75,460

−1%vs 2000

vs 76,031 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.6

−10%vs 2000

vs 39.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

16.6 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202476K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(5,164)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(4,949)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.6%(4,203)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.7%(4,290)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(4,771)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418%(13,552)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.3%(12,289)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.5%(9,432)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410%(7,579)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.9%(5,223)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.7%(2,820)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(1,188)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$51,331

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,807 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$22,864

−32%vs 2000

vs $33,544 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.4%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$168,900

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $222,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$711

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $933 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.6%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.7% in 2000

27.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic87.6%(66,612)

Black0.9%(706)

Hispanic / Latino4.5%(3,393)

Asian6%(4,534)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.7%(71,493)

Black0.7%(500)

Hispanic / Latino2.6%(1,989)

Asian3.7%(2,813)

Other0.9%(654)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.7%(2,813)

Puerto Rican2.7%(2,045)

Cuban0.6%(452)

South American0.6%(441)

Central American0.4%(311)

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)

Salvadoran0%(24)

Panamanian0%(20)

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

Native Hawaiian0%(13)

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)

Subsaharan African0.4%(334)

British0.4%(310)

Iranian0.4%(275)

Turkish0.3%(237)

French Canadian0.3%(200)

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)

Macedonian0%(36)

Lebanese0%(32)

Latvian0%(25)

Ethiopian0%(22)

Egyptian0%(18)

Iraqi0%(17)

Haitian0%(17)

Israeli0%(4)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Polish population · Largest Italian population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

39.5%

−6.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 46.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

89.8%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 92.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

12.6%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.0 min

+25%vs 2000

vs 20.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

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

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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