COMPARING TWO PLACES
Palatine vs Buffalo Grove
PLACE A
Palatine, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Palatine is 54% larger than Buffalo Grove. Buffalo Grove earns more, with a median household income $31,576 higher. Buffalo Grove has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -1%).
PALATINEBUFFALO GROVEDIFFERENCE
Total population65,84242,812+54% vs Buffalo Grove
Population density4,6644,479+186
Population growth-0.9%4.1%−5.1 pts
Median age40.742.0−1.3
Male48.4%48.0%+0.4 pts
Female51.6%52.0%−0.4 pts
Foreign-born24.2%38.1%−13.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic60.7%58.2%+2.5 pts
Black4.5%3.4%+1.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino19.2%5.8%+13.4 pts
Asian12.5%29.7%−17.2 pts
Other3.1%2.9%+0.2 pts
Median household income$97,819$129,395−$31,576
Per capita income$51,147$62,568−$11,421
Poverty rate8.2%7.2%+1.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4280.442−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher51.1%68.6%−17.5 pts
Graduate degree18.8%31.1%−12.3 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%2.7%+1.3 pts
Labor force participation71.3%68.2%+3.0 pts
Median home value$355,600$412,300−$56,700
Median gross rent$1,549$2,037−$488
Owner-occupied67.4%79.8%−12.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.1%2.3%+1.8 pts
Rent-burdened households51.5%28.9%+22.7 pts
Average commute27.726.3+1.5
Worked from home20.6%32.1%−11.5 pts
Public transit to work2.3%2.8%−0.6 pts
Uninsured7.6%3.8%+3.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025