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Mount Prospect, Illinois
Village
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Motto(s): 
Where friendliness is a way of life
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Coordinates: 42°3′56″N 87°56′10″W / 42.06556°N 87.93611°W / 42.06556; -87.93611Coordinates: 42°3′56″N 87°56′10″W / 42.06556°N 87.93611°W / 42.06556; -87.93611
Country United States
StateTemplate:Country data Illinois
CountyError creating thumbnail: Cook
TownshipsElk Grove and Wheeling
Government
 • MayorPaul Hoefert
Area
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Population
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 • Total56,852
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Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)
60056–60059
Area code(s)847, 224
FIPS code17-51089
Wikimedia CommonsMount Prospect, Illinois
Websitewww.mountprospect.org

Mount Prospect is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is part of Elk Grove and Wheeling townships, about 20 miles (32 km) northwest of downtown Chicago and approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) north of O'Hare International Airport. As of the 2020 census, the village had a total population of 56,852.[3]

Geography

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Mount 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).[4]

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.[5]

Places of interest

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Climate

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Template:Climate chart 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.[6]

Demographics

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Racial and ethnic composition

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Mount Prospect village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
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 may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000[7] Pop 2010[8] Pop 2020[9] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 41,548 37,355 36,463 73.84% 68.96% 64.14%
Black or African American alone (NH) 979 1,230 1,459 1.74% 2.27% 2.57%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 41 47 30 0.07% 0.09% 0.05%
Asian alone (NH) 6,276 6,312 8,192 11.15% 11.65% 14.41%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 24 11 15 0.04% 0.02% 0.03%
Other race alone (NH) 43 66 169 0.08% 0.12% 0.30%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 734 738 1,338 1.30% 1.36% 2.35%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6,620 8,408 9,186 11.77% 15.52% 16.16%
Total 56,265 54,167 56,852 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2020 census

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As of the 2020 census, Mount Prospect had a population of 56,852.[10] The population density was 5,285.12 inhabitants per square mile (2,040.60/km2). The median age was 40.7 years; 22.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.3 males age 18 and over.[11][12]

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.[13]

There were 21,810 households and 15,043 families in Mount Prospect. Of all households, 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 55.2% were married-couple households, 16.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 22,835 housing units at an average density of 2,122.80 per square mile (819.62/km2), of which 4.5% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.2%.[11][12]

Income and poverty

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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.

Quality of life

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In 2008, Mount Prospect was voted the best city in which to raise children.[14]

Economy

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Companies 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.[15][16]

Top employers

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According to the Village's 2017 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[17] the top employers in the city are:

# Employer # of Employees
1 CVS Caremark 1,445
2 Robert Bosch Tool Corporation 650
3 Cummins-Allison Corporation 391
4 Village of Mount Prospect 380
5 Rauland-Borg 300
6 Mount Prospect School District 57 293
7 Carson Pirie Scott 291
8 Jewel-Osco Food Stores 280
9 Rainbow Hospice & Palliative Care 240
10 Prospect High School 220

Education

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Mount 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.[18]

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:

Libraries

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Parks and recreation

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Multiple park districts serve the town: Mount Prospect, Arlington Heights, Des Plaines, Prospect Heights, and River Trails.[20]

Transportation

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The Mount Prospect station provides Metra commuter rail service along the Union Pacific Northwest Line. Trains travel southeast to Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago, and northwest to either Harvard station or McHenry station. Bus service in the village is provided by Pace.[21]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  2. ↑ "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2024". United States Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. March 2025. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Mount Prospect village, Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  4. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Mount Prospect village, Illinois". United States Census Bureau.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  13. ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ "Mount Prospect annexes part of United campus". Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Illinois). May 16, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Mount Prospect annexes United property, 44 more acres". Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Illinois). January 19, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Village of Mount Prospect 2017 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report". mountprospect.org. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  18. ↑ "School Districts". Mount Prospect, Illinois. September 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  19. ↑ "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.
  20. ↑ "Park Districts". Mount Prospect, Illinois. September 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  21. ↑ "RTA System Map" (PDF). Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  22. ↑ 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.
  23. ↑ Bruce Boxleitner
  24. ↑ "Dave Kingman Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 23, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  25. ↑ "Tom Lundstedt Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 23, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  26. ↑ "Official Website of Ed Paschke". www.edpaschke.com. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  27. ↑ 'Illinois blue Book 1979-1980,' Biographical Sketch of David J. Regner pg. 72
  28. ↑ Schwarz, Orrin. "Fire releases Prospect's Pantazopoulos". Daily Herald. Archived from the original on February 17, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
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