According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Mount Prospect has a total area of 10.76 square miles (27.87 km2), of which 10.72 square miles (27.76 km2) (or 99.65%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (or 0.35%) is water.[4]
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Prospect lies within the Humid continental climate zone (or Dfa) in the warm summer type. The village experiences warm to hot and humid summers and frigid, snowy winters. The village lies within U.S.D.A Hardiness zone 5b, along the fringe of zone 6a.[5]
As of the 2020 census[9] there were 56,852 people, 20,855 households, and 15,043 families residing in the village. The population density was 5,285.12 inhabitants per square mile (2,040.60/km2). There were 22,835 housing units at an average density of 2,122.80 per square mile (819.62/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 66.37% White, 2.69% African American, 0.68% Native American, 14.49% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 8.01% from other races, and 7.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.16% of the population.
There were 20,855 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.11% were married couples living together, 8.05% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.87% were non-families. 23.61% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.86% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.09 and the average family size was 2.59.
The village's age distribution consisted of 22.9% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $84,353, and the median income for a family was $103,946. Males had a median income of $57,695 versus $41,193 for females. The per capita income for the village was $40,452. About 3.7% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.
Mount Prospect village, Illinois – Demographic Profile (NH = Non-Hispanic)
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.
In 2008, Mount Prospect was voted the best city in which to raise children.[10]
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Mount Prospect is a village in Elk Grove and Wheeling Townships in Cook County Illinois about 20 miles 32 km northwest of downtown Chicago and approximately 4 miles north of O Hare International Airport As of the 2020 census the village had a total population of 56 852 2 Village of Mount ProspectVillageSealMotto Where friendliness is a way of lifeLocation of Mount Prospect in Cook County Illinois Location of Illinois in the United StatesCoordinates 42 3 56 N 87 56 10 W 42 06556 N 87 93611 W 42 06556 87 93611CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyCookTownshipElk Grove WheelingGovernment MayorPaul HoefertArea 1 Total10 76 sq mi 27 86 km2 Land10 72 sq mi 27 76 km2 Water0 04 sq mi 0 10 km2 Population 2020 Total56 852 Density5 303 85 sq mi 2 047 82 km2 Time zoneUTC 6 CST Summer DST UTC 5 CDT ZIP Code s 60056 60059Area code847FIPS code17 51089Wikimedia CommonsMount Prospect IllinoisWebsitewww wbr mountprospect wbr org Contents 1 Geography 2 Climate 3 Demographics 4 Economy 4 1 Top employers 5 Education 5 1 Libraries 6 Places of interest 7 Parks and recreation 8 In popular culture 9 Notable people 10 References 11 External linksGeography EditMount Prospect is located at 42 3 56 N 87 56 10 W 42 06556 N 87 93611 W 42 06556 87 93611 42 065427 87 936217 3 According to the 2021 census gazetteer files Mount Prospect has a total area of 10 76 square miles 27 87 km2 of which 10 72 square miles 27 76 km2 or 99 65 is land and 0 04 square miles 0 10 km2 or 0 35 is water 4 Climate EditMount Prospect IllinoisClimate chart explanation J F M A M J J A S O N D 1 8 30 14 1 6 35 19 2 7 46 29 3 7 58 38 3 4 70 47 3 6 79 57 3 5 84 63 4 6 81 62 3 3 74 54 2 7 62 42 3 47 32 2 4 34 20 Average max and min temperatures in F Precipitation totals in inchesSource Historic Average Mount ProspectMetric conversionJ F M A M J J A S O N D 44 1 10 41 2 7 67 8 2 93 14 3 86 21 8 92 26 14 89 29 17 117 27 17 83 23 12 69 17 6 76 8 0 62 1 7 Average max and min temperatures in C Precipitation totals in mmAccording to the Koppen climate classification system Mount Prospect lies within the Humid continental climate zone or Dfa in the warm summer type The village experiences warm to hot and humid summers and frigid snowy winters The village lies within U S D A Hardiness zone 5b along the fringe of zone 6a 5 Demographics EditHistorical population CensusPop Note 1920349 19301 225251 0 19401 72040 4 19504 009133 1 196018 906371 6 197034 99585 1 198052 63450 4 199053 1701 0 200056 2655 8 201054 167 3 7 202056 8525 0 U S Decennial Census 6 2010 7 2020 8 As of the 2020 census 9 there were 56 852 people 20 855 households and 15 043 families residing in the village The population density was 5 285 12 inhabitants per square mile 2 040 60 km2 There were 22 835 housing units at an average density of 2 122 80 per square mile 819 62 km2 The racial makeup of the village was 66 37 White 2 69 African American 0 68 Native American 14 49 Asian 0 05 Pacific Islander 8 01 from other races and 7 70 from two or more races Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16 16 of the population There were 20 855 households out of which 32 7 had children under the age of 18 living with them 60 11 were married couples living together 8 05 had a female householder with no husband present and 27 87 were non families 23 61 of all households were made up of individuals and 11 86 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older The average household size was 3 09 and the average family size was 2 59 The village s age distribution consisted of 22 9 under the age of 18 5 3 from 18 to 24 27 2 from 25 to 44 26 5 from 45 to 64 and 18 1 who were 65 years of age or older The median age was 40 8 years For every 100 females there were 98 7 males For every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94 4 males The median income for a household in the village was 84 353 and the median income for a family was 103 946 Males had a median income of 57 695 versus 41 193 for females The per capita income for the village was 40 452 About 3 7 of families and 5 8 of the population were below the poverty line including 4 9 of those under age 18 and 8 4 of those age 65 or over Mount Prospect village Illinois Demographic Profile NH Non Hispanic Race Ethnicity Pop 2010 7 Pop 2020 8 2010 2020White alone NH 37 355 36 463 68 96 64 14 Black or African American alone NH 1 230 1 459 2 27 2 57 Native American or Alaska Native alone NH 47 30 0 09 0 05 Asian alone NH 6 312 8 192 11 65 14 41 Pacific Islander alone NH 11 15 0 02 0 03 Some Other Race alone NH 66 169 0 12 0 30 Mixed Race Multi Racial NH 738 1 338 1 36 2 35 Hispanic or Latino any race 8 408 9 186 15 52 16 16 Total 54 167 56 852 100 00 100 00 Note the US Census treats Hispanic Latino as an ethnic category This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category Hispanics Latinos can be of any race In 2008 Mount Prospect was voted the best city in which to raise children 10 Economy EditCompanies based in Mount Prospect include Cummins Allison NTN USA and Rauland Borg The former United Airlines headquarters in Elk Grove Township was annexed into Mount Prospect in the 2010s 11 12 Top employers Edit According to the Village s 2017 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report 13 the top employers in the city are Employer of Employees1 CVS Caremark 1 4452 Robert Bosch Tool Corporation 6503 Cummins Allison Corporation 3914 Village of Mount Prospect 3805 Rauland Borg 3006 Mount Prospect School District 57 2937 Carson Pirie Scott 2918 Jewel Osco Food Stores 2809 Rainbow Hospice amp Palliative Care 24010 Prospect High School 220Education Edit Prospect High SchoolMount Prospect has a number of award winning which school districts It has multiple districts that serve the village Central Mount Prospect is served by Mount Prospect School District 57 North and somewhat east Mount Prospect is served by River Trails School District 26 South and somewhat west Mount Prospect is served by Elk Grove Community Consolidated School District 59 A very small portion of northern Mount Prospect in its northernmost point is served by Buffalo Grove Wheeling Community Consolidated District 21 A small part of north central Mount Prospect is also served by Arlington Heights School District 25 A small part of northwest Mount Prospect is served by Prospect Heights School District 23 14 Township High School District 214 serves all of Mount Prospect the town is served by multiple High Schools Small numbers of students attend Elk Grove High School and Buffalo Grove High School Prospect High School is the only one located within the village The two Catholic parochial schools K 8 located within Mount Prospect are St Raymond and St Emily The schools that service Mount Prospect are Mount Prospect District 57Westbrook School for Young Learners PK 1 Fairview Elementary School 2 5 Lions Park Elementary School 2 5 Lincoln Middle School 6 8 River Trails District 26Euclid Elementary School K 5 Indian Grove Elementary School K 5 River Trails Middle School 6 8 Elk Grove Community Consolidated District 59Robert Frost Elementary School K 5 Friendship Junior High School 6 8 located in Des Plaines Forest View Elementary School K 5 John Jay Elementary School K 5 Holmes Junior High School 6 8 Arlington Heights School District 25Windsor Elementary School K 5 located in Arlington Heights Dryden Elementary School K 5 located in Arlington Heights South Middle School 6 8 located in Arlington Heights Prospect Heights School District 23Betsy Elementary School 2 3 located in Prospect Heights Anne Sullivan Elementary School 3 5 located in Prospect Heights Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary School Pre K 1 located in Prospect Heights MacArthur Middle School 6 8 located in Prospect Heights Buffalo Grove Wheeling Community Consolidated District 21 15 Robert Frost Elementary School K 5 Oliver Holmes Middle School 6 8 located in Wheeling citation needed Township High School District 214Prospect High School 9 12 John Hersey High School 9 12 Rolling Meadows High School 9 12 Wheeling High School 9 12 Buffalo Grove High School 9 12 Elk Grove High School 9 12 Religious educationSt Raymond School K 8 Catholic St Emily School K 8 Catholic St Paul Lutheran Church and School K 8 Lutheran Libraries Edit Mount Prospect Public LibraryPlaces of interest EditRandhurst Village Mount Prospect Village HallParks and recreation EditMultiple park districts serve the town Mount Prospect Arlington Heights Des Plaines Prospect Heights and River Trails 16 In popular culture Edit Wikiquote has quotations related to The Blues Brothers In the 1980 movie The Blues Brothers set in Chicago and vicinity the car the Blues Brothers ride in is described as being bought at auction from the Mount Prospect Police Department 17 A Mount Prospect Police cruiser appears in a season 11 episode of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee as an homage to Blue Brothers 18 Notable people EditJohn Ankerberg Christian evangelist 19 Bruce Boxleitner actor and science fiction writer best known for roles in TV series Babylon 5 and Scarecrow and Mrs King and films Tron and Tron Legacy attended Prospect High School 20 Ian Brennan co creator of Glee and Scream Queens Prospect High School alumni Lee DeWyze winner of American Idol Season 9 attended Prospect High School Thomas C Kelly drummer for theChicago Bears amp FayRay attended Prospect High School Brian Gregory men s basketball coach at University of South Florida Dayton and Georgia Tech born in Mount Prospect Terry Moran ABC News Senior National Correspondent grew up in Mount Prospect and Barrington Hills Dave Kingman 3 time MLB All Star outfielder for Chicago Cubs San Francisco Giants New York Mets attended Prospect High School 21 Tom Lundstedt baseball player Chicago Cubs Minnesota Twins attended Prospect High School 22 Phil Masi baseball player Boston Braves Chicago White Sox died in Mount Prospect Timothy Miller director of PR Columbus Crew SC attended St Raymond School citation needed Jennifer Morrison actress House Once Upon a Time Star Trek Into Darkness attended Prospect High School Pari Pantazopoulos professional soccer player Chicago Fire attended Prospect High School citation needed Ed Paschke highly acclaimed artist a leader in the Chicago Imagist style attended Arlington High School 23 John Ratcliffe former U S Director of National Intelligence David J Regner Illinois state legislator and businessman lived in Mount Prospect 24 Beth Walker Justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals born in Mount Prospect Ben Weasel lead singer and guitarist of band Screeching Weasel Karen Zambos clothing designer attended Wheeling High School 25 David Kendziera US Olympic athlete in the 400m hurdlesReferences Edit 2020 U S Gazetteer Files United States Census Bureau Retrieved March 15 2022 Mount Prospect village Illinois United States Census Bureau Retrieved April 15 2022 US Gazetteer files 2010 2000 and 1990 United States Census Bureau February 12 2011 Retrieved April 23 2011 Bureau US Census Gazetteer Files Census gov Retrieved June 29 2022 N A N A USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map United States Department of Agriculture Plant Hardiness Zones United States Department of Agriculture Archived from the original on February 27 2014 Retrieved September 4 2015 Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades US Census Bureau a b P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE 2010 DEC Redistricting Data PL 94 171 Mount Prospect village Illinois United States Census Bureau a b P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE 2020 DEC Redistricting Data PL 94 171 Mount Prospect village Illinois United States Census Bureau Explore Census Data data census gov Retrieved June 28 2022 The Best Places to Raise Your Kids Bloomberg November 8 2008 Archived from the original on September 5 2016 Retrieved April 29 2018 via www bloomberg com Mount Prospect annexes part of United campus Daily Herald Arlington Heights Illinois May 16 2012 Retrieved July 8 2017 Mount Prospect annexes United property 44 more acres Daily Herald Arlington Heights Illinois January 19 2017 Retrieved July 8 2017 Village of Mount Prospect 2017 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report mountprospect org Retrieved February 26 2019 School Districts Mount Prospect Illinois September 2015 Retrieved May 30 2018 School Boundary Map Buffalo Grove Wheeling Community Consolidated District 21 August 28 2015 Retrieved on May 31 2018 The Frost boundary is supposed to be lime green but its area is seemingly shown as white instead Park Districts Mount Prospect Illinois September 2015 Retrieved May 30 2018 BLUESMOBILE COPY AIMS TO REV UP POLICE IMAGE chicagotribune com March 3 1995 Retrieved February 20 2019 Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee amp The Chicago Bluesmobile Ankerberg John Our Story Ankerberg Theological Research Institute John Ankerberg Show jashow org Archived from the original on July 24 2014 Retrieved April 29 2018 Bruce Boxleitner Dave Kingman Stats Baseball Reference com Baseball Reference com Archived from the original on April 23 2018 Retrieved April 29 2018 Tom Lundstedt Stats Baseball Reference com Baseball Reference com Archived from the original on April 23 2018 Retrieved April 29 2018 Official Website of Ed Paschke www edpaschke com Retrieved February 20 2019 Illinois blue Book 1979 1980 Biographical Sketch of David J Regner pg 72 Schwarz Orrin Fire releases Prospect s Pantazopoulos Daily Herald Archived from the original on February 17 2018 Retrieved February 16 2018 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mount Prospect Illinois Village of Mount Prospect official website Encyclopedia of Chicago Entry Mount Prospect Historical Society Mount Prospect Illinois at Curlie Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mount Prospect Illinois amp oldid 1171124201, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
