Cities / Illinois / Prospect Heights

Prospect Heights, IL

15,861 people

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Population & People

Population

15,861

Median age

42.8

Median household income

$85,008

Poverty rate

7.3%

Unemployment rate

3.5%

Bachelor's degree+

41.3%

Avg. commute

21 min

Hispanic or Latino

25.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$346,500

Median gross rent

$1,475/mo

Homeownership rate

66.76%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,063

HUD Fair Market Rent (Illinois statewide average across 102 areas — not specific to Prospect Heights), 2026. Efficiency $774, 1BR $854, 2BR $1063, 3BR $1370, 4BR $1561. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Illinois commercial electricity

13.07¢/kWh

Illinois industrial electricity

10.14¢/kWh

Illinois residential electricity

17.69¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1201996.1

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

913681.4

All-Transactions House Price Index for Illinois

565.87

Unemployment Rate

4.9%

Source: FRED, Illinois-specific series.

Nearby Airports

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Illinois energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Illinois economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).