Arlington Heights is a larger medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 75,195 people and 20 associated neighborhoods, Arlington Heights is the 15th largest community in Illinois.

Arlington Heights real estate is some of the most expensive in Illinois, although Arlington Heights house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Arlington Heights has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 19.21% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

For the size of the village, public transportation in Arlington Heights is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the train. For Arlington Heights, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Arlington Heights, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Arlington Heights is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 59.42% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Arlington Heights in 2022 was $58,712, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $234,848 for a family of four.

Arlington Heights is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Arlington Heights home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Arlington Heights residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Arlington Heights include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, and English.

In addition, Arlington Heights has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (20.62%).

The most common language spoken in Arlington Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.