Arlington Heights Demographics

People QuickFacts	Arlington Heights	Illinois
Population, 2000	76,031	12,419,293
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	1.7%	8.6%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000	6.0%	7.1%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000	23.1%	26.1%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000	16.1%	12.1%
Female persons, percent, 2000	51.9%	51.0%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a)	90.6%	73.5%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)	1.0%	15.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.1%	0.3%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)	6.0%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)	Z	Z
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)	1.2%	5.8%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000	1.2%	1.9%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)	4.5%	12.3%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000', pct age 5+, 2000	60.6%	56.8%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000	13.9%	12.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000	17.7%	19.2%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000	92.7%	81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000	46.5%	26.1%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000	28.9	28.0
Housing units, 2000	31,725	4,885,615
Homeownership rate, 2000	76.7%	67.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000	$240,600	$130,800
Households, 2000	30,763	4,591,779
Persons per household, 2000	2.44	2.63
Median household income, 1999	$67,807	$46,590
Per capita money income, 1999	$33,544	$23,104
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999	2.5%	10.7%

 

Business QuickFacts	Arlington Heights	Illinois
Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)	3,052,864	300,008
Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000)	4,427,108	275,968,383
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)	1,302,532	108,002,177
Retail sales per capita, 1997	$17,138	$8,992
Accommodation and food services sales, 1997 ($1000)	124,203	14,826,805
Total number of firms, 1997	7,738	882,053
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997	5.8%	12.5%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997	22.1%	27.2%

 

Geography QuickFacts	Arlington Heights	Illinois
Land area, 2000 (square miles)	16	55,584
Persons per square mile, 2000	4,633.3	223.4
FIPS Code	02154	17