Prospect Heights, IL

Census Place

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US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2023 Median Property Value

$347,500

3.15% 1-year growth

About

In N/A, Prospect Heights, IL had a population of N/A people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between N/A and N/A the population of Prospect Heights, IL N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Prospect Heights, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Prospect Heights, IL are Chicago Professional Center (264 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2023, the median property value in Prospect Heights, IL was $347,500, and the homeownership rate was 63.5%.

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Economy

The economy of Prospect Heights, IL employs N/A people. The largest industries in Prospect Heights, IL are Manufacturing (1,618 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,092 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (943 people), and the highest paying industries are Public Administration ($155,139), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($86,806), and Information ($78,750).

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Prospect Heights, IL, are Management Occupations (994 people), Sales & Related Occupations (958 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (952 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Prospect Heights, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Prospect Heights, IL, are Manufacturing (1,618 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,092 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (943 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Prospect Heights, IL, though some of these residents may live in Prospect Heights, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$57,792

Median earning men ± $7,390

$41,484

Median earning women ± $6,967

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($176,842), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($79,375), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($77,800).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($78,553), Wholesale Trade ($70,588), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($64,000).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.47%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.47% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Illinois.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing the state of Illinois. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (54.4%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (43.5%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (1.43%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Illinois for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Illinois

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Dick Durbin

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 1997

Tammy Duckworth

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing Illinois.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Illinois over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Illinois

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Illinois have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Prospect Heights, IL awarded 264 degrees. The student population of Prospect Heights, IL in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 92 male students and 0 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Prospect Heights, IL are White (117 and 44.3%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (75 and 28.4%), Asian (42 and 15.9%), and Black or African American (22 and 8.33%).

The largest universities in Prospect Heights, IL by number of degrees awarded are Chicago Professional Center (264 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Prospect Heights, IL are HVAC Maintenance (255 and 96.6%) and Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance Technology (9 and 3.41%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 92 students enrolled in Prospect Heights, IL, 100% men and 0% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 39 records, of which 0% were women and 100% men.

Completions

Concentrations

HVAC Maintenance

Most Common

255 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for N/A recipients in Prospect Heights, IL was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a N/A from schools in Prospect Heights, IL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Chicago Professional Center

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

264 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Chicago Professional Center with 264 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 263 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Prospect Heights, IL, which is 263 times more than the 1 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 117 degrees mean that there were 1.56 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 75 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.01% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.62M), Some college (2.15M), and Bachelors Degree (2.1M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Prospect Heights, IL was $347,500 in 2023, which is 1.15 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $336,900 to $347,500, a 3.15% increase. The homeownership rate in Prospect Heights, IL is 63.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

Median household income in Prospect Heights, IL is N/A. In N/A, the place with the highest median household income in Prospect Heights, IL was Census Tract 8029 with a value of $173,654, followed by Census Tract 8016.03 and Census Tract 8026.09, with respective values of $82,135 and $69,446.

Housing

Property

$347,500

Median Property Value 2023

±$38,907

$3,969

Median Property Taxes

±$510

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 Prospect Heights, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

63.5%

Homeownership

2023

58%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 63.5% of the housing units in Prospect Heights, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 65.9%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 8029
Census Tract 8016.03
Census Tract 8026.09

In N/A, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Prospect Heights, IL was Census Tract 8029 with a value of $173,654, followed by Census Tract 8016.03 and Census Tract 8026.09, with respective values of $82,135 and $69,446.

The following map shows all of the places in Prospect Heights, IL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

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Median Household Income

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6.25k

Number of Households

± 702

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The following chart displays the households in Prospect Heights, 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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Prospect Heights, IL is from Illinois.

0.477

2022 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.478

2021 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2022, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.477 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.371% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 1. 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

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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

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Prospect Heights, IL have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, 2.06% of the workforce in Prospect Heights, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Prospect Heights, IL (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Prospect Heights, IL is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

N/A% of the population of Prospect Heights, IL has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.3% under 18 years, 19.3% between 18 and 34 years, 43% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.9% were men and 52.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Prospect Heights, IL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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