Rolling Meadows is a medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 23,732 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.

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.81% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

The education level of Rolling Meadows ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Rolling Meadows, 43.70% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Rolling Meadows in 2022 was $46,120, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $184,480 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 29.22% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rolling Meadows include German, Polish, Irish, Italian, and English.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Rolling Meadows's cultural character, accounting for 29.04% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Rolling Meadows is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.