Rolling Meadows, Illinois demographics

Rolling Meadows, IL demographics: median age 39.5; 43.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Rolling Meadows city, Illinois · Incorporated city · GEOID 1765338. The survey estimates a population of 24,027 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Rolling Meadows is 39.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.6 years. There are 9,336 households (±421). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	39.5 ±2.6	39.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 24,027
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Under 18	5,370 ±676	22.3% ±2.8 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	4,944 ±598	20.6% ±2.4 pp	22.7%	22.8%
35–64	9,849 ±815	41.0% ±3.2 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	3,864 ±469	16.1% ±1.9 pp	17.0%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 24,027
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Male	12,121 ±586	50.4% ±2.1 pp	49.4%	49.5%
Female	11,906 ±523	49.6% ±1.8 pp	50.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 24,027
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
White alone	13,108 ±836	54.6% ±3.2 pp	61.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	619 ±397 · low precision	2.6% ±1.7 pp · low precision	13.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	373 ±329 · low precision	1.6% ±1.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	3,431 ±773	14.3% ±3.2 pp	6.0%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	13 ±22 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	2,814 ±798	11.7% ±3.3 pp	7.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	3,669 ±855	15.3% ±3.5 pp	10.9%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 24,027
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,006 ±1,014	70.8% ±3.8 pp	81.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7,021 ±1,050	29.2% ±4.3 pp	18.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,336
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Married-couple family	4,827 ±367	51.7% ±3.2 pp	45.3%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	378 ±148	4.0% ±1.6 pp	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	861 ±234	9.2% ±2.5 pp	11.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,720 ±404	29.1% ±4.1 pp	31.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	550 ±182	5.9% ±1.9 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,336
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,829 ±269	30.3% ±2.5 pp	28.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	6,507 ±481	69.7% ±4.1 pp	71.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,336
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,720 ±404	29.1% ±4.1 pp	31.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,546 ±373	27.3% ±3.8 pp	32.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,597 ±370	17.1% ±3.9 pp	14.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,747 ±349	18.7% ±3.6 pp	12.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	368 ±134	3.9% ±1.4 pp	5.8%	5.9%
Six-person households	215 ±108 · low precision	2.3% ±1.1 pp	2.1%	2.2%
Seven or more people	143 ±93 · low precision	1.5% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.3%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 24,027
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Native	17,049 ±802	71.0% ±2.8 pp	85.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	6,978 ±828	29.0% ±3.4 pp	14.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 22,636
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
English only	12,207 ±783	53.9% ±3.0 pp	76.0%	77.7%
Spanish	5,426 ±885	24.0% ±3.8 pp	14.0%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	154 ±216 · low precision	0.7% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	12 ±14 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	1,447 ±413	6.4% ±1.8 pp	2.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	855 ±316	3.8% ±1.4 pp	2.6%	2.0%
Korean	479 ±192	2.1% ±0.8 pp	0.3%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	199 ±145 · low precision	0.9% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Vietnamese	194 ±185 · low precision	0.9% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	124 ±106 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	1,366 ±676	6.0% ±3.0 pp	1.0%	1.1%
Arabic	81 ±126 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	92 ±90 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 16,981
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,836 ±416	10.8% ±2.4 pp	9.5%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	4,153 ±605	24.5% ±3.4 pp	25.1%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,450 ±381	14.4% ±2.2 pp	19.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,121 ±261	6.6% ±1.5 pp	8.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	4,849 ±536	28.6% ±3.0 pp	22.6%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,572 ±441	15.1% ±2.5 pp	15.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 23,687
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Same house	21,975 ±756	92.8% ±2.1 pp	88.9%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,023 ±406	4.3% ±1.7 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	324 ±164 · low precision	1.4% ±0.7 pp · low precision	2.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	205 ±121 · low precision	0.9% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	160 ±134 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

12.7% of Rolling Meadows residents (±2.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.9% in Illinois and 8.4% nationally. 94.0% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Rolling Meadows	Illinois	U.S.	Compared with Illinois
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	12.7% ±2.7 pp	6.9%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	94.0% ±2.7 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.3% ±1.0 pp	4.8%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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