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Population (year 2000): 56,265. Estimated
population in July 2005: 54,482 (-3.2% change)
Males: 27,972 (49.7%), Females: 28,293 (50.3%)
Cook County
Zip code:
60056
Median resident age: 37.2 years
Median household income: $57,165 (year 2000)
Median house value: $217,700 (year 2000)
Races in Mount Prospect:
- White Non-Hispanic (73.8%)
- Hispanic (11.8%)
- Asian Indian (5.6%)
- Other race (4.1%)
- Korean (2.1%)
- Two or more races (2.0%)
- Black (1.8%)
- Filipino (1.1%)
- Chinese (0.9%)
- Japanese (0.6%)
- Other Asian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (21.3%), Polish (16.4%),
Irish (13.5%), Italian (11.0%), English (5.6%), Greek (2.9%).
Elevation: 665 feet
Land area: 10.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Mount Prospect
- High school or higher: 85.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.9%
- Unemployed: 3.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Mount Prospect village
- Never married: 25.4%
- Now married: 60.6%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 6.1%
- Divorced: 6.7%
26.9% Foreign born (9.4% Asia, 9.3% Europe, 7.6%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +3,247 (+6.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Prospect:
- NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 4 miles;
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL)
- HOLY FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; DES
PLAINES, IL)
- ALEXIAN BROTHERS MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; ELK
GROVE VILLAGE, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Mount Prospect:
- CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (about 8 miles; CHICAGO, IL; ID:
ORD)
- CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 24 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: MDW)
- KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 36 miles; KENOSHA, WI; ID:
ENW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mount Prospect:
- PALWAUKEE MUNI (about 4 miles; CHICAGO/PROSPECT
HEIGHTS/W, IL; ID: PWK)
- SCHAUMBURG MUNICIPAL HELISTOP (about 9 miles;
CHICAGO/SCHAUMBURG, IL; ID: 4H1)
- SCHAUMBURG REGIONAL (about 13 miles;
CHICAGO/SCHAUMBURG, IL; ID: 06C)
Amtrak stations near Mount Prospect:
- 10 miles: GLENVIEW (1116 DEPOT ST.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car
rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
- 18 miles: LA GRANGE ROAD (LA GRANGE, 25 W.
BURLINGTON AVE.). Services: enclosed waiting area,
public payphones, taxi stand, public transit connection.
College/University in Mount Prospect:
- ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (Full-time
enrollment: 416; Location: 1401 Feehanville Road;
Private, for-profit; Website: www.itt-tech.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Mount Prospect:
- OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 4 miles; DES
PLAINES, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,749)
- WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER COLLEGE (about 9 miles;
PALATINE, IL; FT enrollment: 8,229)
- TRINITY INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles;
DEERFIELD, IL; FT enrollment: 2,121)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 11 miles;
ADDISON, IL; FT enrollment: 3,076)
- TRITON COLLEGE (about 12 miles; RIVER GROVE, IL; FT
enrollment: 8,007)
- ELMHURST COLLEGE (about 12 miles; ELMHURST, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,188)
- CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO-WILBUR WRIGHT COLLEGE
(about 13 miles; CHICAGO, IL; FT enrollment: 5,618)
Public high school in Mount Prospect:
- PROSPECT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,009;
Location: 801 W KENSINGTON RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Mount Prospect:
- LINCOLN JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 745;
Location: 700 W LINCOLN ST; Grades: PK - 08)
- LIONS PARK ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 655;
Location: 300 E COUNCIL TRL; Grades: KG - 05)
- FAIRVIEW ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 623;
Location: 300 N FAIRVIEW ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- RIVER TRAILS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 567;
Location: 1000 N WOLF RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ROBERT FROST ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 555;
Location: 1805 ASPEN DR; Grades: KG - 05)
- INDIAN GROVE ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 544;
Location: 1340 BURNING BUSH; Grades: KG - 05)
- EUCLID ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 539; Location:
1211 N WHEELING RD; Grades: PK - 05)
- HOLMES JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 486;
Location: 1900 W LONNQUIST BLV; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ROBERT FROST ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 368;
Location: 1308 S CYPRESS DR; Grades: KG - 05)
- JOHN JAY ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 322;
Location: 1835 W PHEASANT TRL; Grades: KG - 05)
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