Prospect Heights is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and is a suburb of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 16,058.
Geography According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Prospect Heights has a total area of , of which (or 99.30%) is land and (or 0.70%) is water.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition +Prospect Heights city, Illinois – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000Pop 2010% 2000% 2010White alone (NH)11,1399,8229,21065.21%60.42%57.35%Black or African American alone (NH)2721812151.59%1.11%1.34%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)189240.11%0.06%0.15%Asian alone (NH)7461,2731,6414.37%7.83%10.22%Pacific Islander alone (NH)6220.04%0.01%0.01%Other race alone (NH)66380.04%0.04%0.24%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)1831172731.07%0.72%1.70%Hispanic or Latino (any race)4,7114,8464,65527.58%29.81%28.99%Total17,08116,25616,058100.00%100.00%100.00%
2020 census As of the 2020 census, Prospect Heights had a population of 16,058, with 6,303 households and 4,205 families residing in the city. The population density was , and there were 6,657 housing units at an average density of .
The median age was 40.8 years. 21.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.5 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
Of the 6,303 households, 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. 52.7% were married-couple households, 17.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% 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.
5.3% of housing units were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.6%.
Education Prospect Heights students are served by: Prospect Heights School District 23 Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary (K-1) Betsy Ross Elementary (2–3) Anne Sullivan Elementary (4–5) MacArthur Middle School (6–8)== Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 Whitman Elementary School (PreK-5) (In Wheeling) Twain Elementary School (K-5) (In Wheeling) Frost Elementary School (K-5) (In Mount Prospect) Holmes Middle School (6–8) (In Wheeling) River Trails School District 26 Euclid Elementary School (K-5) (In Mount Prospect) River Trails Middle School (6–8) (In Mount Prospect)
Township High School District 214 serves Prospect Heights. Students attend either Wheeling High School or John Hersey High School. Those in District 23's area will attend either. Those in District 21's area will attend Wheeling and those in District 26's area will attend Hersey.
Private education in Arlington Heights is St. Viator High School.
Transportation In addition to Pace buses, Prospect Heights is serviced by two Metra lines, with service between Chicago Union Station and Antioch from Prospect Heights station on the North Central Service, while the Union Pacific Northwest Line has two stations nearby.
Notable people Steve Chen, co-founder of YouTubeYouTube: The Company and Its Founders By Rebecca Rowell Retrieved 2017-02-18. Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA Anson Mount, actor Marty Robinson, radio/TV performer Ben Weasel, singer of punk rock band Screeching Weasel
References
External links City of Prospect Heights