Population

76,216

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$414,500

Owner-occupied units

Arlington Heights, IL

Illinois · 42.097° N, 87.982° W · 17 sq mi

Arlington Heights is a city in Illinois, with a population of 76,216 and about 4,587 residents per square mile. The median household earns $116,723 a year, and the median home is worth $414,500.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

17 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

4,587

People per square mile

Rank by population

#533

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#709

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$116,723

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,760

Per month

Homeownership

74%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

27.7 min

One way

People

Median age

42.6

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

60.4%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

21.5%

Households

31,466

2.39 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 21.2^%

Professional & business services 17.7^%

Manufacturing 11.8^%

Retail trade 10.6^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Illinois

Name

Lukas Walton

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$39B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Chicago

Source of wealth

Walmart

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Illinois · private sector

Employer

Advocate Health Care

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Illinois

Company

Archer Daniels Midland

Revenue

$85.5B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Chicago

Ticker

ADM

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Illinois

State bird

Northern Cardinal

State flower

Violet

State capital

Springfield

Nickname

The Prairie State

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