Population

55,395

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$397,400

Owner-occupied units

Mount Prospect, IL

Illinois · 42.064° N, 87.937° W · 11 sq mi

Mount Prospect is a city in Illinois, with a population of 55,395 and about 5,167 residents per square mile. The median household earns $101,720 a year, and the median home is worth $397,400.

Conditions

Humidity & wind

—

UV index

—

Sunrise & sunset

—

Local time

—

Size & density

Land area

11 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

5,167

People per square mile

Rank by population

#800

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#805

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$101,720

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,502

Per month

Homeownership

68.7%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

25.9 min

One way

People

Median age

41.1

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

48.6%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

29.6%

Households

21,600

2.56 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 20.3^%

Professional & business services 13.2^%

Manufacturing 12^%

Retail trade 10.5^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Illinois

Name

Lukas Walton

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$39B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Chicago

Source of wealth

Walmart

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Illinois · private sector

Employer

Advocate Health Care

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Illinois

Company

Archer Daniels Midland

Revenue

$85.5B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Chicago

Ticker

ADM

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Forgotten Flicks movie T-shirts on TeePublic

State of Illinois

State bird

Northern Cardinal

State flower

Violet

State capital

Springfield

Nickname

The Prairie State

Compare Mount Prospect with

Mount Prospect vs Arlington HeightsSide by side
Mount Prospect vs Des PlainesSide by side
Mount Prospect vs Fountain ValleySide by side
Mount Prospect vs West HavenSide by side
Mount Prospect vs ChicopeeSide by side
Mount Prospect vs ChicagoSide by side

Cities near Mount Prospect

Arlington Heights, IL3 mi · 76,216
Des Plaines, IL3 mi · 58,772
Palatine, IL7 mi · 65,842
Schaumburg, IL8 mi · 77,249
Skokie, IL10 mi · 66,544
Hoffman Estates, IL11 mi · 50,858
Evanston, IL13 mi · 76,380
Oak Park, IL14 mi · 52,823