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Arlington Heights, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Arlington Heights is a Census village of 76,005 people across 16.61 square miles of land, in Cook County. Median household income is $116,723, 74.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 146 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $77.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Arlington Heights
What Arlington Heights is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area16.61 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,575
- County holding the largest share of its areaCook County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Arlington Heights
- Population76,005
- Median age42.6
- Population under 1817,214
- Share under 1822.6 percent
- Population 65 and over15,238
- Share 65 and over20.0 percent
- Households31,466
- Family households20,596
- Share of households that are families65.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Arlington Heights
- Median household income$116,723
- Per capita income$62,826
- Civilian labor force40,445
- Employed39,037
- Unemployed1,408 plus or minus 289
- Unemployment rate3.5 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Adults 25 and over54,878
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher60.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree26.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Arlington Heights
- Housing units33,005
- Occupied units31,466
- Vacant units1,539 plus or minus 410
- Vacancy rate4.7 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Owner occupied23,288
- Renter occupied8,178
- Ownership rate74.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$414,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,760
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.1 percent
- Single family units19,848
- Share single family60.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more13,122
- Share in buildings of two or more39.8 percent
- Mobile homes35 plus or minus 49
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Arlington Heights gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute28,720
- Commuting under 15 minutes6,002
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more12,802
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more44.6 percent
- Drove alone62.0 percent
- Carpooled6.3 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Public transport4.3 percent
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home25.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Arlington Heights (7(a))
- Approvals146
- Gross approval$77,116,300
- Average approval$528,194
- Median approval$176,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,425,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,420
- Jobs per approval9.7
- Loans with a final outcome35
- Paid in full31
- Charged off4
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans11.4 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more12.3 percent
- Share to franchises7.5 percent
- Distinct lenders43
- Distinct industries by NAICS68
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Arlington Heights, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Arlington Heights (504)
- Approvals47
- Gross approval$33,570,000
- Average approval$714,255
- Median approval$453,000
- Largest approval$2,608,000
- Jobs supported553
- Loans with a final outcome13
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Arlington Heights, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 13 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Arlington Heights
- NFIP communityVillage of Arlington Heights
- NFIP community number170056
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/18/13
The Village of Arlington Heights participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170056 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Cook County, not Arlington Heights
Cook County context, not Arlington Heights figures
- Establishments in Cook County134,513
- Covered employment, Cook County2,565,567
- Average annual pay, Cook County$86,931
- Housing units permitted, Cook County6,507
Every figure in this section is published for Cook County as a whole and is not a measurement of Arlington Heights.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Arlington Heights questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Arlington Heights, Illinois?
76,005, in 31,466 households. Arlington Heights village covers 16.61 square miles of land, which is 4,575 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Arlington Heights in?
Cook County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Arlington Heights?
$116,723. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $414,500. Median gross rent is $1,760 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Arlington Heights businesses?
146 7(a) approvals totaling $77.1 m since FY2020, across 43 lenders, median approval $176,000, plus 47 504 approvals worth $33.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Arlington Heights, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Arlington Heights borrowers get paid back?
Of the 35 loans that have reached a final outcome, 31 were paid in full and 4 charged off, a charge off rate of 11.4 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Arlington Heights in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Arlington Heights appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Arlington Heights, village of, community 170056, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Arlington Heights figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cook County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Arlington Heights.
Is zoning published for Arlington Heights?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.