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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:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

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

55,460

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.6%
5 - 17:
17.3%
18 - 24:
5.9%
25 - 34:
13.4%
35 - 54:
26.2%
55 - 64:
12.9%
Over 65 Years:
18.7%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.2%
3.2%
91.5%
91.5%
48.6%
48.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Mount Prospect
USA
$48,661
$48,661
$44,673
$44,673

Median household income

Mount Prospect
USA
$101,720
$101,720
$80,734
$80,734
Individuals Below Poverty Level

6.6%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Manufacturing
Retail
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Education
Finance
Transportation
Construction
Accommodation
Other
Administration
Wholesale
Public Service
Information Technology
Arts
12.1%
12.1%
12.0%
12.0%
10.5%
10.5%
9.7%
9.7%
8.2%
8.2%
7.7%
7.7%
7.6%
7.6%
5.8%
5.8%
5.7%
5.7%
5.1%
5.1%
3.5%
3.5%
2.9%
2.9%
2.6%
2.6%
2.5%
2.5%
2.2%
2.2%
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
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
61.0%
61.0%
18.1%
18.1%
15.4%
15.4%
3.0%
3.0%
2.5%
2.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Polish
Irish
Italian
English
Bulgarian
Greek
Swedish
Ukrainian
European
Serbian
French
Romanian
Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac
Norwegian
Scottish
Czech
Dutch
Austrian
Russian
13.7%
13.7%
13.5%
13.5%
11.0%
11.0%
9.7%
9.7%
4.0%
4.0%
2.2%
2.2%
2.0%
2.0%
1.9%
1.9%
1.5%
1.5%
1.4%
1.4%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
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
Chinese
Korean
Serbo-Croatian
Italian
Arabic
Other Indo-European
Tagalog
Greek
Native American languages
German/Yiddish
Russian
African languages
Japanese
Vietnamese
56.9%
56.9%
13.2%
13.2%
9.4%
9.4%
6.3%
6.3%
2.5%
2.5%
1.9%
1.9%
1.8%
1.8%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Mount Prospect Residents

29.6%