Long Grove, IL

Census Place

2024 Population

8,305

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

49.2

0.82% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

1.19%

1.47% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$250,001

6.22% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$804,600

Population & Diversity

Long Grove, IL is home to a population of 8.31k people, from which 96.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 17.7% of Long Grove, IL residents were born outside of the country (1.47k people).

In 2024, there were 6.13 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.28k people) in Long Grove, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.02k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 369 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.4%

2024 Citizenship

95.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.4% of Long Grove, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Long Grove, IL was 95.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Long Grove, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Long Grove, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.28k ± 413
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.02k ± 311
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
369 ± 256

4.02%

Hispanic Population

334 people

4.02% of the people in Long Grove, IL are hispanic (334 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Long Grove, IL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Illinois.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
637,284 ± 19,101 people
India
166,788 ± 9,961 people
Poland
117,148 ± 8,364 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 637,284 Illinois residents, followed by India with 166,788 and Poland with 117,148.

Foreign-Born Population

17.7%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.47k people

18.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.5k people

As of 2024, 17.7% of Long Grove, IL residents (1.47k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Long Grove, IL was 18.1%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Long Grove, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
99 ± 62
Gulf War (1990s)
31 ± 29
Korea
19 ± 32

Long Grove, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.19 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Long Grove, IL.

Economy

The economy of Long Grove, IL employs 4.24k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Long Grove, IL were Finance & Insurance (775 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (651 people), and Manufacturing (520 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($244,500), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($195,446), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($170,625).

Employment

Occupations

4.24k

2024 Value

± 496

4.54%

1 Year growth

± 15.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Long Grove, IL grew at a rate of 4.54%, from 4.05k employees to 4.24k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Long Grove, IL, are Management Occupations (1,239 people), Sales & Related Occupations (760 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (400 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Long Grove, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Illinois (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

4.24k

2024 Value

± 496

4.54%

1 Year growth

± 15.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Long Grove, IL grew at a rate of 4.54%, from 4.05k employees to 4.24k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Long Grove, IL, are Finance & Insurance (775 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (651 people), and Manufacturing (520 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Long Grove, IL, though some of these residents may live in Long Grove, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$121,085

Median earning men ± $41,464

$104,052

Median earning women ± $34,433

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($226,058), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($219,904), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($155,078).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($250,001), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($197,083), and Public Administration ($121,080).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Long Grove, IL was $804,600 in 2024, which is 2.42 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $746,700 to $804,600, a 7.75% increase. The homeownership rate in Long Grove, IL is 96.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Long Grove, IL have an average commute time of 33.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Long Grove, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$804,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$50,264

$2,599

Median Property Taxes

±$282

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Long Grove, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Long Grove, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

96.3%

Homeownership

2024

55.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 96.3% of the housing units in Long Grove, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 96.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Long Grove, IL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

2.7k

Number of Households

± 316

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.7k households in Long Grove, IL grew to $250,001 from the previous year's value of $235,368.

The following chart displays the households in Long Grove, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Long Grove, IL is from Illinois.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.474

2023 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2024, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.55% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Illinois across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (58.2%)
Worked At Home (34.8%)
Carpooled (3.13%)

In 2024, 58.2% of workers in Long Grove, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (34.8%) and those who carpooled to work (3.13%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

33.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Long Grove, IL have a longer commute time (33.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.47% of the workforce in Long Grove, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Long Grove, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Long Grove, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Long Grove, IL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

1.19% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Long Grove, IL (93 out of 7.85k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 16 - 17 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Long Grove, IL is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Keep Exploring