Demographics of Rolling Meadows city, Illinois

Rolling Meadows city, Illinois had 23,690 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −474 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Rolling Meadows city, in four figures

23,690
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 24,027 ±589.; −2.0%
Change since July 2020: −474 people.; 39.5 ±2.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $98,514 ±$6,968
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Rolling Meadows city, Illinois's population shrank 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Rolling Meadows city, Illinois's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Rolling Meadows city, Illinois's population shrank 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Rolling Meadows city, Illinois's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	24,164	100.0	100.0
2021	23,845	98.7	100.2
2022	23,636	97.8	100.7
2023	23,580	97.6	101.6
2024	23,729	98.2	102.5
2025	23,690	98.0	103.1

Population of Rolling Meadows city, Illinois on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	24,164	—
2021	23,845	−319
2022	23,636	−209
2023	23,580	−56
2024	23,729	+149
2025	23,690	−39

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.5 ±2.6: for men 36.8 ±3.1 and for women 41.7 ±2.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Rolling Meadows city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Under 5	1,391 ±417	5.8% ±1.7	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,979 ±532	16.6% ±2.2	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,676 ±340	7.0% ±1.4	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,759 ±696	28.1% ±2.8	26.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,358 ±649	26.5% ±2.6	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,864 ±469	16.1% ±1.9	17.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $98,514 ±$6,968, and income per person $46,120 ±$2,846, in 2024 dollars. The median is $83,390 ±$362 in Illinois and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Rolling Meadows city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Illinois	United States
Under $25,000	1,013 ±282	10.9% ±3.0	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,309 ±322	14.0% ±3.4	16.0% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,040 ±269	11.1% ±2.8	14.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,457 ±280	15.6% ±2.9	12.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,021 ±337	21.6% ±3.5	18.0% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	998 ±236	10.7% ±2.5	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,498 ±289	16.0% ±3.0	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Rolling Meadows city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Illinois	United States
All ages	2,032 ±638	8.5% ±2.7	11.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	688 ±314	12.8% ±5.6	15.1% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,010 ±359	7.7% ±2.7	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	334 ±121	6.4% ±2.2	10.6% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Rolling Meadows city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Rolling Meadows city	Illinois	United States
Housing units	9,881 ±460	5,457,452 ±471	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.5% ±6.1	92.3% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.5% ±2.5	7.7% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.8% ±3.3	67.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.2% ±4.4	32.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$326,200 ±$14,316	$263,300 ±$797	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,607 ±$127	$1,274 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1973 ±2	1971 ±2	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Rolling Meadows city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Hispanic or Latino	7,021 ±1,050	29.2% ±4.3	18.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,236 ±791	50.9% ±3.0	58.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	222 to 1,016	0.9% to 4.2%	13.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	3,431 ±773	14.3% ±3.2	5.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 155	0% to 0.6%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	316 to 960	1.3% to 4.0%	3.4% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Rolling Meadows city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Born in the state	14,118 ±883	58.8% ±3.4	66.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,518 ±438	10.5% ±1.8	17.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	159 to 667	0.7% to 2.8%	1.3% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	6,978 ±828	29.0% ±3.4	14.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,946 ±581	12.3% ±2.4	7.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	4,032 ±696	16.8% ±2.9	7.0% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Rolling Meadows city among the places of Illinois

95th of 337 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Illinois page.

Places of Illinois near Rolling Meadows city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Zion city	24,600 ±39
Melrose Park village	24,549 ±637
Homer Glen village	24,529 ±78
South Elgin village	24,217 ±56
Collinsville city	24,031 ±38
Rolling Meadows city	24,027 ±589
Kankakee city	23,996 ±499
Elmwood Park village	23,868 ±39
Westmont village	23,724 ±281
Yorkville city	23,617 ±568
Freeport city	23,505 ±40

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026