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Population (year 2000): 24,604. Estimated
population in July 2005: 23,909 (-2.8% change)
Males: 12,452 (50.6%), Females: 12,152 (49.4%)
Cook County
Zip code:
60008
Median resident age: 34.4 years
Median household income: $59,535 (year 2000)
Median house value: $176,600 (year 2000)
Races in Rolling Meadows:
- White Non-Hispanic (70.2%)
- Hispanic (19.2%)
- Other race (5.9%)
- Black (2.8%)
- Asian Indian (2.0%)
- Two or more races (2.0%)
- Korean (1.2%)
- Filipino (1.1%)
- Chinese (1.0%)
- Japanese (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
- Other Asian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (26.6%), Irish (14.9%),
Polish (11.7%), Italian (9.4%), English (6.4%), Swedish (3.8%).
Elevation: 715 feet
Land area: 5.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Rolling Meadows
- High school or higher: 83.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.5%
- Unemployed: 2.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Rolling Meadows city
- Never married: 27.2%
- Now married: 59.6%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 4.8%
- Divorced: 7.7%
21.3% Foreign born (12.5% Latin America, 5.0%
Asia, 3.4% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,874 (+8.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Rolling Meadows:
- NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 3 miles;
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL)
- ALEXIAN BROTHERS MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; ELK
GROVE VILLAGE, IL)
- ALEXIAN BROTHERS BEHAVIORAL HLTH HOSP (about 7
miles; HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Rolling Meadows:
- CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (about 12 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: ORD)
- CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 28 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: MDW)
- KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 36 miles; KENOSHA, WI; ID:
ENW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rolling Meadows:
- SCHAUMBURG MUNICIPAL HELISTOP (about 4 miles;
CHICAGO/SCHAUMBURG, IL; ID: 4H1)
- SCHAUMBURG REGIONAL (about 9 miles;
CHICAGO/SCHAUMBURG, IL; ID: 06C)
- PALWAUKEE MUNI (about 9 miles; CHICAGO/PROSPECT
HEIGHTS/W, IL; ID: PWK)
Amtrak station near Rolling Meadows:
- 16 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.
College/University in Rolling Meadows:
- INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SALES POTENTIAL INC
(Location: 1645 HICKS STE L; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Rolling Meadows:
- WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER COLLEGE (about 3 miles;
PALATINE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 8,229)
- OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; DES
PLAINES, IL; FT enrollment: 5,749)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 11 miles;
ADDISON, IL; FT enrollment: 3,076)
- TRINITY INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles;
DEERFIELD, IL; FT enrollment: 2,121)
- ELMHURST COLLEGE (about 14 miles; ELMHURST, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,188)
- COLLEGE OF DUPAGE (about 15 miles; Glen Ellyn, IL;
FT enrollment: 15,545)
- WHEATON COLLEGE (about 17 miles; WHEATON, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,684)
Public high schools in Rolling Meadows:
- ROLLING MEADOWS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,835;
Location: 2901 W CENTRAL RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- YOUNG ADULT PROGRAM SOUTH (Students: 63;
Location: 2901 W CENTRAL ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Rolling Meadows:
- PLUM GROVE JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 793;
Location: 2600 PLUM GROVE RD; Grades: 07 - 08)
- KIMBALL HILL ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 688;
Location: 2905 MEADOW DR; Grades: KG - 06)
- CARL SANDBURG JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 661;
Location: 2600 MARTIN LN; Grades: 07 - 08)
- CENTRAL ROAD ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 617;
Location: 3800 W CENTRAL RD; Grades: KG - 06)
- WILLOW BEND ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 413;
Location: 4700 BARKER AVE; Grades: KG - 06)
- JOHN G CONYERS LEARNING ACADEMY (Students:
138; Location: 2800 W CENTRAL ROAD; Grades: PK - 08)
- NEWCOMERS CENTER (Location: 2720 KIRCHOFF RD;
Grades: 00 - 00)
Library in Rolling Meadows:
- ROLLING MEADOWS LIB. (Operating income:
$2,451,570; Location: 3110 MARTIN LANE; 150,596 books;
12,381 audio materials; 9,015 video materials; 322
serial subscriptions)
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