Population (year 2000): 65,479
Est. population in July 2002: 66,431 (+1.4% change)
Males: 32,616 (49.8%)
Females: 32,863 (50.2%)
Elevation: 741 feet
County: Cook
Land area: 13.0 square miles
Zip codes: 60067, 60074
Median resident age: 34.3 years
Median household income: $63,321 (year 2000)
Median house value: $199,200 (year 2000)
- Nearest city with pop. 200,000+:
- Chicago, IL (31.3 miles, pop. 2,896,016).
- Nearest cities:
- Rolling Meadows, IL (3.0 miles), Inverness, IL (4.0 miles), Arlington Heights, IL (4.4 miles), Kildeer, IL (4.4 miles), Deer Park, IL (4.6 miles), Lake Zurich, IL (6.2 miles), Buffalo Grove, IL (6.3 miles), Forest Lake, IL (6.4 miles).
- Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2000: 209 buildings, average cost: $152,600
- 2001: 172 buildings, average cost: $175,700
- 2002: 133 buildings, average cost: $213,900
- 2003: 114 buildings, average cost: $207,000
Industries providing employment:
Manufacturing (17.5%), Educational,health and social services (15.4%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (12.5%), Retail trade (11.5%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (10.2%).
- 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 Palatine:
- Current list with links click here
- Library in Palatine:
- Palatine Library
- 700 N. North Court
296,534 books; 18,530 audio materials; 17,081 video materials; 567 serial subscriptions
- Palatine 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.
