Rolling Meadows is a medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 23,564 people and five associated neighborhoods, Rolling Meadows is the 97th largest community in Illinois. Rolling Meadows real estate is some of the most expensive in Illinois, although Rolling Meadows house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Rolling Meadows is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Rolling Meadows is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rolling Meadows who work in sales jobs (11.26%), office and administrative support (10.38%), and management occupations (8.20%). Also of interest is that Rolling Meadows has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Rolling Meadows telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.75% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Rolling Meadows is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 41.61% of adults in Rolling Meadows have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Rolling Meadows in 2022 was $44,124, which is wealthy relative to Illinois, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $176,496 for a family of four. However, Rolling Meadows contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Rolling Meadows is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rolling Meadows home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rolling Meadows residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Rolling Meadows also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.66% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rolling Meadows include German, Polish, Italian, Irish, and English. In addition, Rolling Meadows has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (27.86%). The most common language spoken in Rolling Meadows is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
