COMPARING TWO PLACES
Buffalo Grove vs Prospect Heights
PLACE A
Buffalo Grove, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Prospect Heights, Illinois
Buffalo Grove is 175% larger than Prospect Heights. Buffalo Grove earns more, with a median household income $44,387 higher. Buffalo Grove has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -1%).
BUFFALO GROVEPROSPECT HEIGHTSDIFFERENCE
Total population42,81215,552+175% vs Prospect Heights
Population density4,4793,697+782
Population growth4.1%-1.2%+5.4 pts
Median age42.042.8−0.8
Male48.0%48.6%−0.6 pts
Female52.0%51.4%+0.6 pts
Foreign-born38.1%40.6%−2.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic58.2%62.4%−4.2 pts
Black3.4%0.6%+2.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.8%25.8%−20.1 pts
Asian29.7%8.9%+20.8 pts
Other2.9%2.2%+0.7 pts
Median household income$129,395$85,008+$44,387
Per capita income$62,568$48,072+$14,496
Poverty rate7.2%7.3%−0.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4420.424+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher68.6%41.3%+27.4 pts
Graduate degree31.1%12.7%+18.4 pts
Unemployment rate2.7%3.5%−0.8 pts
Labor force participation68.2%70.7%−2.4 pts
Median home value$412,300$346,500+$65,800
Median gross rent$2,037$1,475+$562
Owner-occupied79.8%66.8%+13.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.3%3.4%−1.1 pts
Rent-burdened households28.9%31.3%−2.4 pts
Average commute26.326.0+0.3
Worked from home32.1%18.6%+13.5 pts
Public transit to work2.8%1.4%+1.4 pts
Uninsured3.8%18.3%−14.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025