CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Prospect Heights

Illinois · 15,239 residents · 4.21 sq mi

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Prospect Heights is home to 15,239 people in Illinois. Median home value sits at $166,700. Poverty is uncommon here, at 2.7% of locals. That is roughly 29% ahead of the Illinois median. 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Households take in $41,573 a year at the median, 38% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.8

US median: 33.0

More educated

29% 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

15,239

−11%vs 2000

vs 17,081 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.8

−5%vs 2000

vs 34.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.21 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202416K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(1,161)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.5%(838)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.4%(821)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.7%(721)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249%(1,376)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3422.7%(3,459)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.1%(2,608)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(1,416)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.7%(1,476)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.3%(1,111)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.3%(205)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(47)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$41,573

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,641 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$20,188

−28%vs 2000

vs $28,200 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.7%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$166,700

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $196,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$562

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $698 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.9%

−6.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.4% in 2000

33.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic65.2%(11,139)

Black1.6%(272)

Hispanic / Latino27.6%(4,711)

Asian4.4%(746)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic86.9%(13,248)

Black1.8%(273)

Hispanic / Latino14%(2,126)

Asian4.6%(706)

Other6.6%(1,012)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican22.3%(3,486)

Central American1.6%(254)

Guatemalan1.6%(254)

South American1.2%(191)

Chilean0.8%(118)

Colombian0.2%(29)

Cuban0.2%(25)

Bolivian0.2%(24)

Spaniard0.1%(16)

Puerto Rican0.1%(15)

Ecuadorian0.1%(15)

Argentine0%(5)

Asian origin

Asian Indian5.7%(885)

Filipino2%(305)

Korean1%(159)

Chinese0.2%(37)

Thai0.1%(21)

Vietnamese0%(3)

Japanese0%(1)

Ancestry

Polish16.1%(2,516)

German12.7%(1,978)

Irish8.5%(1,334)

English4%(628)

Swedish3.6%(570)

Italian3.5%(544)

American3.1%(491)

Ukrainian2.1%(331)

Serbian1.6%(256)

Greek1.5%(237)

Arab1.1%(179)

Bulgarian1%(160)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

Egyptian1%(153)

Norwegian0.8%(129)

Russian0.8%(125)

Czech0.8%(123)

Iranian0.8%(120)

Hungarian0.7%(111)

Scottish0.6%(100)

Armenian0.6%(94)

Austrian0.5%(85)

Lithuanian0.4%(68)

Swiss0.4%(60)

French0.4%(59)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(58)

Danish0.3%(45)

Dutch0.2%(27)

French Canadian0.2%(27)

Subsaharan African0.2%(25)

Ghanaian0.2%(25)

Palestinian0.1%(20)

Welsh0.1%(18)

British0.1%(12)

Lebanese0%(6)

Slovak0%(4)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Polish population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Asian Indian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

28.7%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

86.0%

+8.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.1%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.7 min

+23%vs 2000

vs 18.5 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 married32.1%(2,042)

Married56.5%(3,596)

Widowed5.8%(370)

Divorced5.6%(357)

Women 15+

Never married23.1%(1,617)

Married52.7%(3,684)

Widowed9.8%(687)

Divorced14.4%(1,005)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

18.3%

+0.2 ptssince 2013

from 18.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.6%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 46.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.5%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 17.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.5%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 18.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.1%

−7.3 ptssince 2020

from 20.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.7%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.2%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 62.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

29.4%

−7.9 ptssince 2020

from 37.3% 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)36.2%(165)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.6%(39)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.2%(156)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.4%(29)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 456 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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