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Palatine, Cook County, Illinois

Village in Cook County, Illinois · ZIP 60067, 60074

  • Cook County
  • Within Palatine Township
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 16 public schools
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  • 65,951 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 26,819Households
  • $95,950Median household income
  • $347,900Median home value
  • 16Public schools
  • 2ZIP codes

About Palatine

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Town intelligenceOfficial sources, refreshed yearly

Population, 2000 to 2020+3.7%
64k66k68k70k2000: 65,47920002010: 68,55720102020: 67,908202065,47967,908
Population of Palatine at each census
CensusPopulation
200065,479
201068,557
202067,908

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Palatine
Under $50k23.9%
$50k to $100k28.6%
$100k to $150k18.4%
$150k to $200k12.2%
$200k and over17%

Median household income $95,950 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Palatine
Owner occupied
18,011 units
Renter occupied
8,808 units
Vacancy rate
4.8%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Palatine compared with its county and state
Palatine compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasurePalatineCook CountyIllinois
Population66,5485,185,81212,692,653
Median household income$95,950$81,797$81,702
Median age39.637.838.9
Median home value$347,900$305,200$250,500
Bachelor’s degree or higher49.8%41.9%37.2%
Foreign-born residents23.9%21.4%14.4%
Owner-occupied homes67.2%57.5%66.8%
Mean commute to work28.0 minutes31.9 minutes28.1 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Schools

Public schools in Palatine16
Public schools in Palatine, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
Gray M Sanborn Elem SchoolPublicPre-K–6Palatine CCSD 15
Hunting Ridge Elem SchoolPublicK–6Palatine CCSD 15
Jane Addams Elem SchoolPublicPre-K–6Palatine CCSD 15
Lake Louise Elem SchoolPublicPre-K–6Palatine CCSD 15
Lincoln Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–6Palatine CCSD 15
Marion Jordan Elem SchoolPublicK–6Palatine CCSD 15
Pleasant Hill Elem SchoolPublicK–6Palatine CCSD 15
Stuart R Paddock SchoolPublicPre-K–6Palatine CCSD 15
Virginia Lake Elem SchoolPublicPre-K–6Palatine CCSD 15
Winston Campus ElementaryPublicPre-K–6Palatine CCSD 15
Walter R Sundling Jr High SchPublic7–8Palatine CCSD 15
Winston Campus Jr HighPublic7–8Palatine CCSD 15
North CampusAlternative9–12Township HSD 211
Palatine High SchoolPublic9–12Township HSD 211
Wm Fremd High SchoolPublic9–12Township HSD 211
Kirk SchoolSpecial educationMNW Suburban Spec Educ Org

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Legislative districts

Legislative districts for Palatine7
Congressional and state legislative districts for Palatine
ChamberDistrictShare of Palatine
U.S. House of RepresentativesCongressional District 5 (IL-5)61%
U.S. House of RepresentativesCongressional District 8 (IL-8)39%
State legislature, lower chamberState House District 5167%
State legislature, lower chamberState House District 534%
State legislature, lower chamberState House District 5429%
State legislature, upper chamberState Senate District 2667%
State legislature, upper chamberState Senate District 2733%

Boundaries from the Census Bureau’s TIGER/Line district files, matched to Palatine’s own boundary; a town split between districts lists each with the share of its land inside it. Who holds each seat appears on the People page once the official records are approved.

Sources: Census cartographic boundaries 2025: congressional districts, 119th Congress, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census cartographic boundaries 2025: state legislative districts, upper chamber, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census cartographic boundaries 2025: state legislative districts, lower chamber, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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