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Mount Prospect Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Mount Prospect Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

54,843

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.3%
5 - 17:
15.8%
18 - 24:
5.4%
25 - 34:
14.2%
35 - 54:
27.8%
55 - 64:
12.5%
Over 65 Years:
18.1%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.4%
3.4%
91.0%
91.0%
47.1%
47.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Mount Prospect
USA
$47,614
$47,614
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Mount Prospect
USA
$100,526
$100,526
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

5.0%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Healthcare
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Education
Retail
Transportation
Finance
Construction
Accommodation
Other
Administration
Wholesale
Arts
Public Service
Information Technology
13.7%
13.7%
11.9%
11.9%
8.9%
8.9%
8.8%
8.8%
8.2%
8.2%
7.4%
7.4%
7.3%
7.3%
6.6%
6.6%
6.6%
6.6%
4.7%
4.7%
3.4%
3.4%
3.3%
3.3%
2.4%
2.4%
2.2%
2.2%
2.0%
2.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
Black or African American
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
64.0%
64.0%
15.9%
15.9%
13.7%
13.7%
3.3%
3.3%
2.8%
2.8%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Polish
Irish
Italian
English
Swedish
Greek
Bulgarian
European
Romanian
French
Scottish
Russian
Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac
Norwegian
Austrian
Dutch
Czech
Serbian
Scots-Irish
15.7%
15.7%
15.1%
15.1%
10.4%
10.4%
9.4%
9.4%
4.3%
4.3%
2.6%
2.6%
2.5%
2.5%
1.9%
1.9%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Polish
Langs. of India
Other Asian languages
Slavic languages
Korean
Chinese
Serbo-Croatian
Tagalog
Italian
Arabic
Other Indo-European
Greek
Native American languages
German/Yiddish
Russian
Vietnamese
African languages
Japanese
57.8%
57.8%
12.6%
12.6%
9.4%
9.4%
6.3%
6.3%
2.5%
2.5%
1.9%
1.9%
1.8%
1.8%
1.6%
1.6%
1.3%
1.3%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Mount Prospect Residents

30.0%