Mount Prospect, IL Demographic Data
Mount Prospect, IL Summary
Mount Prospect is located in Cook County in Illinois
- Population: 54,352
- Area: 10.37 sq. miles
- Land Area: 10.34 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.03 sq. miles
- Population Density: 5,240.26 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 669.29 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Mount Prospect, IL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
27,508
50%
50.8
Male
27,044
50%
49.2
Total Population
54,552
323,128,000
Mount Prospect, IL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
3,878
7.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
3,598
6.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
3,328
6.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
3,046
5.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,663
4.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
7,424
13.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
7,896
14.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
8,222
15.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
3,211
5.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,904
5.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
4,168
7.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
3,028
5.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,186
2.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
41,678
76.4%
77.2
Female
21,348
51.2%
51.3
Male
20,330
48.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
40,279
73.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
10,061
18.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
8,382
15.4%
15.2
Female
4,798
57.2%
55.8
Male
3,584
42.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Mount Prospect, IL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
53,412
97.9%
96.8
White
40,264
73.8%
72.6
Black or African American
1,481
2.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
96
0.2%
0.8
Asian
6,805
12.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
3,564
6.5%
1.2
Chinese
270
0.5%
1.3
Filipino
1,112
2.0%
0.9
Japanese
249
0.5%
0.2
Korean
821
1.5%
0.4
Vietnamese
340
0.6%
0.6
Other Asian
449
0.8%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
32
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
19
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
13
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
4,734
8.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,140
2.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
9,962
18.3%
17.8
Mexican
7,912
14.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
761
1.4%
1.7
Cuban
426
0.8%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
863
1.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
44,590
81.7%
82.2
Mount Prospect, IL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
2,060
5.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,826
4.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
8,469
22.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
7,521
19.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
3,026
8.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
9,521
25.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
5,616
14.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
3,886
10.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
34,153
89.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
15,137
39.8%
31.2
Mount Prospect, IL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
12,022
27.5%
33.7%
Now Married
25,286
57.8%
47.5
Divorced
3,169
7.2%
11.0%
Separated
472
1.1%
2.0
Widowed
2,799
6.4
5.8%
Mount Prospect, IL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
28,746
56.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
21,928
43.3%
21.6%
Spanish
7,724
15.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
10,284
20.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3,441
6.8%
3.5%
Other Languages
479
0.9%
1.1%
Mount Prospect, IL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
729
3.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
505
2.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,661
8.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,888
9.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,277
11.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
3,754
18.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2,911
14.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
3,716
18.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
1,441
7.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
1,375
6.8%
6.4
Median household income
69,517
57,617
Per capita income
33,991
31,128
Mount Prospect, IL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
15
0.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
2,670
9.5%
9.8
Construction
1,495
5.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
5,636
20.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
2,361
8.4%
6.6
Information
569
2.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
4,008
14.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,138
4.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
4,037
14.3%
11.4
Public administration
756
2.7%
4.6
Retail trade
2,684
9.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,943
6.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
916
3.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,292
4.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
11,716
41.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
3,896
13.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
6,467
22.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
4,857
17.2%
18.1%
Mount Prospect, IL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
27,906
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
21,419
76.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
2,571
9.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
1,926
6.9%
5.1
Walked
678
2.4%
2.7
Other means
494
1.8%
1.8
Worked at home
818
2.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
27.6
26.6
Mount Prospect, IL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,045
5.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
6,913
34.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
8,755
43.2%
37.1
3 or more
3,544
17.5%
21.0
Mount Prospect, IL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
20,257
94.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
14,028
69.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
6,229
30.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,151
5.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Mount Prospect, IL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
21,408
1 room
175
0.8%
2.4
2 rooms
494
2.3%
2.7
3 rooms
2,095
9.8%
9.1
4 rooms
3,732
17.4%
16.5
5 rooms
3,756
17.5%
19.8
6 rooms
3,339
15.6%
17.8
7 rooms
3,391
15.8%
12.0
8 rooms
2,449
11.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,977
9.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Mount Prospect, IL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
21,408
1-unit, detached
11,951
55.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
940
4.4%
5.9
2-units
299
1.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
654
3.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
2,534
11.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
1,673
7.8%
4.4
20 or more units
3,287
15.4%
9.0
Mobile home
70
0.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Mount Prospect, IL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
753
3.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
898
4.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
4,689
21.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
5,561
26.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
5,187
24.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,270
10.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,169
5.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
807
3.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
47
0.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
27
0.1%
1.4%
Mount Prospect, IL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
16,156
79.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
237
1.2%
4.7
Electricity
3,651
18.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
15
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
12
0.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
88
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
98
0.5%
1.1
Mount Prospect, IL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
8,706
47295100.0
Less than $500
33
0.4%
1.6%
$500 to $999
481
5.5%
20.4%
$3,000 or more
1,103
12.7%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
1,256
14.4%
7.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,308
15.0%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
2,214
25.4%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
2,311
26.5%
11.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
3,164
36.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,146
13.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,265
14.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
828
9.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
2,243
25.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
60
0.0%
0.0%
Mount Prospect, IL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
6,143
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
6
0.1%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
139
2.3%
4.4%
Less than $500
346
5.6%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
409
6.7%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,245
36.5%
28.3%
$500 to $999
2,998
48.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
86
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
981
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
671
11.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
1,214
20.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
686
11.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
702
11.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
606
10.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
2,169
35.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
181
0.0%
0.0%
Mount Prospect, IL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
14,028
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
503
3.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
545
3.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
779
5.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
907
6.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
4,463
31.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
5,947
42.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
725
5.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
159
1.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
296,500
205,000
