CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Long Grove

Illinois · 4,740 residents · 12.4 sq mi

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Long Grove is home to 4,740 people in Illinois. That is roughly 234% ahead of the Illinois median. Households take in $107,596 a year at the median, 257% more than the country as a whole. This is an unusually credentialed place: 53% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $420,100. 95% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.3

US median: 33.0

More educated

53% 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

4,740

−30%vs 2000

vs 6,735 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.3

−11%vs 2000

vs 40.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

12.4 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(356)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.5%(403)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.4%(446)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(345)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.8%(229)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 349.9%(470)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4420.5%(971)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5417%(807)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.9%(329)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.6%(170)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.1%(101)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.4%(113)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$107,596

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $148,150 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$38,823

−38%vs 2000

vs $62,185 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.1%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$420,100

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $554,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$400

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $716 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

94.9%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 96.4% in 2000

5.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.5%(5,960)

Black0.9%(61)

Hispanic / Latino3%(202)

Asian6.8%(456)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.9%(4,547)

Black1.4%(66)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(66)

Asian2.5%(119)

Other0.2%(8)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.3%(109)

Central American1.2%(96)

Guatemalan1.2%(96)

Puerto Rican1%(82)

South American0.6%(47)

Colombian0.3%(25)

Chilean0.3%(22)

Asian origin

Asian Indian5.5%(460)

Korean3%(252)

Chinese2.7%(221)

Japanese0.5%(41)

Uzbek0.4%(30)

Filipino0.2%(13)

Taiwanese0.1%(7)

Ancestry

German15.6%(1,298)

Irish11.1%(922)

Polish10.6%(879)

English10.6%(878)

Italian9.8%(816)

Russian5%(413)

American4.4%(368)

Ukrainian3.9%(326)

Lithuanian3.8%(318)

Norwegian1.9%(154)

Greek1.5%(122)

Hungarian1.4%(118)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish1.3%(110)

French1.3%(106)

Dutch0.9%(72)

Danish0.8%(63)

Austrian0.7%(59)

Romanian0.7%(55)

Czech0.5%(44)

Armenian0.5%(42)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(42)

Scottish0.5%(42)

Canadian0.5%(38)

French Canadian0.4%(31)

West Indian0.4%(31)

Serbian0.4%(30)

Turkish0.3%(28)

Slovak0.3%(26)

Croatian0.2%(19)

Portuguese0.2%(19)

Finnish0.2%(18)

Swiss0.2%(16)

Iranian0.2%(15)

Arab0.2%(14)

Lebanese0.2%(14)

Slovene0.2%(13)

British0.1%(12)

Belgian0.1%(11)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

53.0%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

90.5%

−6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 97.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

19.9%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

30.2 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 24.4 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 married25.5%(923)

Married69.6%(2,520)

Widowed1.6%(58)

Divorced3.3%(119)

Women 15+

Never married17.9%(589)

Married73%(2,400)

Widowed4.1%(136)

Divorced4.9%(162)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.4%

−1.8 ptssince 2013

from 3.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

79.4%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 78.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.9%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 17.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.8%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

2.2%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.5%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 0.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

90.5%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 90.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

18.7%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% 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)7.8%(18)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.3%(49)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era46.1%(106)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War12.2%(28)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 230 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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