Arlington Heights

Population & Demographics

Arlington Heights, IL

Arlington Heights is home to 76,005 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 38,960 resident workers commute each day.

IllinoisCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
76,005
people
Population

76,005 residents

Median age 42.6 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Arlington Heights population & demographics

Who lives in Arlington Heights — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
76,005
Median age
42.6yrs
Median household income
$116,723
Median home value
$414,500
Median gross rent
$1,760/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
60.4%
Poverty rate
6.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Arlington Heights

How Arlington Heights breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White75.0%
Asian10.4%
Hispanic or Latino8.5%
Two or more races3.3%
Black2.3%
Some other race0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across Arlington Heights

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Arlington Heights.

Arlington Heights at a glance
Employed Residents
38,960
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
11.6mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
11.0%
Share working within the area
Work from home
25.1%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Chicago
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Arlington Heights proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Arlington Heights commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Arlington Heights

38,960 commutes, one dot at a time

Arlington Heights

Where 38,960 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Arlington Heights, by worker count.

1Chicago22.7 mi6,797
2Arlington Heights0.0 mi4,290
3Schaumburg7.1 mi1,652
4Elk Grove Village6.1 mi1,067
5Mount Prospect3.0 mi1,053
6Rolling Meadows2.7 mi954
7Des Plaines5.9 mi951
8Glenview8.3 mi888

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Arlington Heights.

1Arlington Heights0.0 mi4,290
2Chicago22.7 mi4,018
3Palatine3.5 mi1,842
4Mount Prospect3.0 mi1,643
5Schaumburg7.1 mi1,285
6Des Plaines5.9 mi891
7Rolling Meadows2.7 mi883
8Elgin17.1 mi841

Top industries

The sectors that employ Arlington Heights’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance28.2%
RTRetail Trade10.4%
EDEducational Services9.6%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services9.2%
COConstruction7.8%
AFAccommodation and Food Services6.2%
WSWholesale Trade4.5%
FIFinance and Insurance3.5%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.5%
Connectivity

Internet options for Arlington Heights

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

3 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps87%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Arlington Heights

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