CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Rolling Meadows

Illinois · 22,591 residents · 5.62 sq mi

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Rolling Meadows is home to 22,591 people in Illinois. Households here earn about 42% more than in Illinois as a whole. The median household earns $45,764, about 52% above the national median. The poverty rate is 3.3%, under the national 13.2%. Renters pay $676 a month at the median. About 28% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.3

US median: 33.0

More educated

28% 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

22,591

−8%vs 2000

vs 24,604 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.3

−6%vs 2000

vs 34.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.62 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202424K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(1,610)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(1,516)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.2%(1,185)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(1,498)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.7%(1,955)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3421.8%(4,929)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.8%(3,569)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.8%(2,446)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(2,075)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.4%(1,231)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.9%(439)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(138)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$45,764

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $59,535 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$20,045

−23%vs 2000

vs $26,178 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.3%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$127,300

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $164,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$676

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $867 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.3%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.0% in 2000

28.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic70.2%(17,282)

Black2.7%(662)

Hispanic / Latino19.2%(4,725)

Asian6.6%(1,623)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.7%(20,944)

Black1.5%(343)

Hispanic / Latino11.2%(2,519)

Asian3.5%(800)

Other2.2%(504)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican23.1%(5,554)

Central American3.1%(747)

Puerto Rican1.2%(286)

Honduran1%(235)

Salvadoran0.9%(206)

Panamanian0.8%(199)

South American0.8%(191)

Guatemalan0.4%(107)

Cuban0.4%(94)

Peruvian0.2%(59)

Ecuadorian0.2%(52)

Colombian0.2%(48)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Venezuelan0.1%(32)

Asian origin

Asian Indian5.2%(1,239)

Korean2.3%(556)

Filipino1.5%(353)

Chinese1.3%(309)

Japanese0.9%(223)

Vietnamese0.5%(126)

Pakistani0.5%(117)

Laotian0.4%(105)

Mongolian0.4%(101)

Ancestry

German15.5%(3,733)

Polish11.5%(2,766)

Irish7.5%(1,805)

Italian5.3%(1,284)

English3.5%(831)

Greek1.9%(467)

Norwegian1.9%(454)

American1.8%(440)

Swedish1.6%(395)

Russian1.5%(372)

Czech1.4%(346)

French1.4%(344)

+ 33 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.9%(216)

West Indian0.8%(196)

Jamaican0.6%(153)

Nigerian0.6%(147)

Ukrainian0.5%(126)

Hungarian0.5%(117)

Romanian0.5%(115)

Scottish0.4%(106)

Arab0.4%(105)

Bulgarian0.4%(100)

Serbian0.4%(90)

Austrian0.3%(69)

Dutch0.3%(64)

Slovak0.3%(64)

Finnish0.2%(60)

Danish0.2%(56)

Croatian0.2%(52)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(49)

Belgian0.2%(46)

Iraqi0.2%(41)

Welsh0.1%(32)

Lebanese0.1%(31)

Turkish0.1%(29)

Macedonian0.1%(26)

Lithuanian0.1%(23)

French Canadian0.1%(19)

British0.1%(16)

Moroccan0.1%(15)

Slovene0.1%(13)

Jordanian0%(10)

Swiss0%(9)

Palestinian0%(8)

Portuguese0%(8)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

27.6%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 31.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

86.1%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.0%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.0 min

+22%vs 2000

vs 17.3 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 married33.5%(3,254)

Married56.4%(5,475)

Widowed1.6%(160)

Divorced8.5%(824)

Women 15+

Never married29.1%(2,857)

Married52.3%(5,138)

Widowed7.6%(751)

Divorced11%(1,078)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.7%

−5.7 ptssince 2013

from 18.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.3%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 62.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.7%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 12.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.6%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 15.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.7%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 13.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.7%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.6%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 72.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

26.8%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 26.8% 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)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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