Hoffman Estates

Population & Demographics

Hoffman Estates, IL

Hoffman Estates is home to 51,175 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 26,514 resident workers commute each day.

IllinoisCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
51,175
people
Population

51,175 residents

Median age 39.2 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hoffman Estates population & demographics

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

Population
51,175
Median age
39.2yrs
Median household income
$106,806
Median home value
$351,900
Median gross rent
$1,734/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
48.5%
Poverty rate
7.2%

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 Hoffman Estates

How Hoffman Estates 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).

White47.9%
Asian25.1%
Hispanic or Latino17.0%
Black5.5%
Two or more races4.3%
Some other race0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Hoffman Estates

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 Hoffman Estates.

Hoffman Estates at a glance
Employed Residents
26,514
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
13.8mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
4.9%
Share working within the area
Work from home
18.1%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Chicago
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Hoffman Estates 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 Hoffman Estates 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

48 / 100

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

Hoffman Estates

26,514 commutes, one dot at a time

Hoffman Estates

Where 26,514 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Hoffman Estates, by worker count.

1Chicago27.2 mi4,127
2Schaumburg3.2 mi2,751
3Hoffman Estates0.0 mi1,293
4Elk Grove Village7.9 mi1,023
5Elgin9.1 mi891
6Arlington Heights8.0 mi786
7Palatine6.1 mi745
8Rolling Meadows5.5 mi597

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Hoffman Estates.

1Chicago27.2 mi1,320
2Hoffman Estates0.0 mi1,293
3Schaumburg3.2 mi1,188
4Elgin9.1 mi906
5Palatine6.1 mi586
6Streamwood3.6 mi541
7Bartlett6.7 mi380
8Arlington Heights8.0 mi379

Top industries

The sectors that employ Hoffman Estates’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 Assistance23.8%
RTRetail Trade15.0%
WSWholesale Trade11.0%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services8.6%
EDEducational Services6.9%
AFAccommodation and Food Services6.8%
ARArts, Entertainment, and Recreation4.1%
FIFinance and Insurance3.9%
COConstruction3.8%
Connectivity

Internet options for Hoffman Estates

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

4 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps60%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Hoffman Estates

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