Population (year 2000): 76,031
Est. population in July 2002: 76,422 (+0.5% change)
Males: 36,556 (48.1%)
Females: 39,475 (51.9%)
Land area: 16.4 square miles
Zip codes: 60004, 60005, 60006.
Median resident age: 39.7 years
Median household income: $67,807 (year 2000)
Median house value: $240,600 (year 2000)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Chicago, IL (27.2 miles, pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities: Rolling Meadows, IL (3.4 miles), Mount Prospect, IL (3.7 miles), Prospect Heights, IL (3.7 miles), Wheeling, IL (4.3 miles), Palatine, IL (4.4 miles), Buffalo Grove, IL (5.1 miles), Elk Grove Village, IL (6.4 miles), Des Plaines, IL (7.0 miles).
- Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2000: 56 buildings, average cost: $315,400
- 2001: 33 buildings, average cost: $281,400
- 2002: 39 buildings, average cost: $338,500
- 2003: 78 buildings, average cost: $356,200
- Suburban Hospitals:
- Current list including links click here
- Airports:
- O’Hare (Chicago, IL; Airport ID: ORD)
- Midway International (Chicago, IL; Airport ID: MDW)
- Palwaukee Municipal (Prospect Heights, IL; Airport ID: PWK)
- Schaumburg Regional Airport(Schaumburg, IL; Airport ID: 4H1)
- Campbell Airport (Grayslake, IL; Airport ID: C81)
- Chicagoland Colleges
- Current list with links click here
- Public schools in Arlington Heights:
- Current list with links click here
- Library in Arlington Heights:
- Arlington Heights Memorial Library
- 500 N. Dunton Ave
- 377,381 books; 29,256 audio materials; 22,316 video materials; 1,115 serial subscriptions
- Arlington Heights compared to Illinois state average:
- Median household income above state average.
- Median house value significantly above state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor’s degree or higher above state average.
