Rolling Meadows ZIP Code List — Cook County, IL

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	5,013	21.9%
18 and over	17,850	78.1%
65 and over	3,264	14.3%
Median age	37.9 years

Group	Count	%
White	14,513	52.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4,675	17%
Other race	2,818	10.2%
Asian	2,498	9.1%
Two or more races	2,271	8.2%
Black or African American	763	2.8%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	2.9%
$10k–$15k	0.9%
$15k–$25k	4.3%
$25k–$35k	6.1%
$35k–$50k	11.5%
$50k–$75k	13.5%
$75k–$100k	15.9%
$100k–$150k	21.8%
$150k–$200k	10.2%
$200k+	12.9%
Median income	$89,205

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$275,800
Median rent / month	$1,477
Owner occupied	71.4%
Renter occupied	28.6%
Vacant	4.7%
Single-family detached	52.1%
Large apartment buildings	18.8%
Mobile homes	0.6%
Median rooms	5.3
Avg household size (owned)	2.50

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.2%
2010–2019	2.3%
2000–2009	5.9%
1990–1999	5.5%
1980–1989	14.8%
1970–1979	22.5%
1960–1969	15.1%
1950–1959	29.9%
1940–1949	2.0%
1939 or earlier	1.8%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	2.0%
1 bedroom	9.9%
2 bedrooms	34.7%
3 bedrooms	35.7%
4 bedrooms	15.4%
5+ bedrooms	2.3%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	3.2%
1 vehicle	35.5%
2 vehicles	43.4%
3 or more	17.9%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	81.5%
Electricity	16.0%
Propane / LP gas	1.2%
Solar	0.6%
No fuel used	0.6%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	4,349	49.7%
Cohabiting couple	507	5.8%
Male householder, no spouse	1,443	16.5%
Female householder, no spouse	2,458	28.1%
Households with children under 18	2,752	31.4%
Households with seniors (65+)	2,479	28.3%
Average household size	2.57

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	35.5%	26.5%
Married	52.8%	48.9%
Separated	2.0%	2.5%
Widowed	1.4%	9.7%
Divorced	8.3%	12.4%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	88.0%
Bachelor's or higher	39.7%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	367	7.6%
Kindergarten	315	6.5%
Elementary school	1,913	39.6%
High school	970	20.1%
College / grad school	1,267	26.2%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	34.7%
Service	20.8%
Sales & office	22.2%
Natural resources & construction	9.6%
Production & transportation	12.7%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	85.7%
Government	10.6%
Self-employed	3.1%
Unpaid family workers	0.6%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	74.5%
Carpool	9.5%
Public transit	2.1%
Walk	2.1%
Other means	0.8%
Avg commute (minutes)	26.3

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	23.1%
Retirement income	19.5%
Supplemental Security	2.1%
Cash public assistance	1.8%
Food stamps / SNAP	5.2%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	26.3%
High cholesterol	29.0%
Heart disease	4.9%
Stroke	2.3%
Asthma	8.6%
Arthritis	19.8%
Kidney disease	2.4%
Pulmonary disease	5.0%
Cancer	6.0%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	15.4%
No physical activity	23.0%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	30.9%
Fair or poor health	12.1%
Poor mental health	11.7%
Poor physical health	8.0%
No health insurance	14.6%
Visited doctor (checkup)	73.0%
Visited dentist	65.9%
Cholesterol screening	89.7%
Teeth loss	10.7%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	584	3.3%

Disability	%
Any disability	10.1%
Under 18	5.9%
18–64 years	6.4%
65 and over	34.2%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	73.1%
Public insurance	23.4%
Uninsured under 19	4.1%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	21,193	92.7%
Spanish	3,564	16.8%
Other Indo-European	2,086	9.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander	881	4.2%
Other languages	541	2.6%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	16,534	72.3%
Born in same state	15,862	69.4%
Born in different state	13,645	59.7%
Foreign born	672	2.9%
Naturalized citizen	6,329	27.7%
Not a US citizen	2,750	43.5%