With 24,027 people, Rolling Meadows is a city in Illinois. Few US cities rank higher on income. The foreign-born share is 29%. There are 4,278 people per square mile. About 44% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 72% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $98,514, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
44% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Rolling Meadows
What changed most since 1990
White share83.7% → 50.9%(−32.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share11.2% → 29.2%(+18.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Poverty rate3.3% → 8.5%(+5.3 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
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)8.7%(53)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)10.2%(62)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era56.8%(345)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10.4%(63)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 607 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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Over time
Rolling Meadows, decade by decade
Rolling Meadows population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
22,591
$109,837
$305,529
27.6%
35.8
2000
24,604
$108,452
$299,298
31.0%
58.1
2010
24,099
$85,772
$395,175
30.8%
67.4
2020
24,200
$95,277
$298,525
37.2%
75.7
2024
24,027
$98,514
$326,200
43.7%
79.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
