Mount Prospect, Illinois

Back to Mount Prospect, IL housing info, Cook County, Illinois, IL smaller cities, IL small cities, All Cities. Mount Prospect IL Area Homes for Sale - Accurate and Complete - Roost.com Mount Prospect Apartments for Rent   We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Mount Prospect, IL Cook County Population in July 2008: 53,338. Population change since 2000: -5.2%   Males: 26,516   (49.7%) Females: 26,822   (50.3%) Median resident age:   37.2 years Illinois median age:   34.7 years Zip codes: 60056. Estimated median household income in 2007: $65,433 (it was $57,165 in 2000) Mount Prospect:   $65,433 Illinois:   $54,124 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $32,396 Mount Prospect:   $32,396 Illinois:   $27,965 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $373,846 (it was $204,700 in 2000) Mount Prospect:   $373,846 Illinois:   $208,800 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $369,344; Detached houses: $416,425; Townhouses or other attached units: $267,625; In 2-unit structures: $492,266; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $341,713; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $202,679; Mobile homes: $32,423 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 60056 Mount Prospect, IL residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Mount Prospect: White Non-Hispanic (73.8%) Hispanic (11.8%) Asian Indian (5.6%) Other race (4.1%) Korean (2.1%) Two or more races (2.0%) Black (1.8%) Filipino (1.1%) Chinese (0.9%) Japanese (0.6%) Other Asian (0.5%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) 2008 cost of living index in Mount Prospect: 114.5 (more than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Mount Prospect, Illinois on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Mount Prospect is mentioned 184 times on our forum: Safe area of Mount Prospect  (11 replies) Mount prospect elementary schools  (0 replies) Mount Prospect - Downtown Area and Family Living  (2 replies) Park Ridge vs. Mount Prospect/Arlington Heights  (2 replies) How safe is Englewood??  (242 replies) Moving to Chicago from NJ  (77 replies) Ancestries: German (21.3%), Polish (16.4%), Irish (13.5%), Italian (11.0%), English (5.6%), Greek (2.9%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Incorporated on 05/04/1917 Elevation: 665 feet Land area: 10.2 square miles. Population density: 5226 people per square mile   (average).

Latitude: 42.07 N, Longitude: 87.94 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -7,517 (-13.4%)
Workers who live and work in this village: 4,191 (14.4%)

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Mount Prospect, Illinois business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Here:	8.4%
Illinois:	9.9%

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.65
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Mount Prospect, Illinois

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Mount Prospect-area historical tornado activity is near Illinois state average. It is 93% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/21/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.6 miles away from the Mount Prospect village center killed one person and injured 100 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 9/28/1972, a category 4 tornado 15.2 miles away from the village center injured 20 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Mount Prospect-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 65.0 miles away from Mount Prospect center
On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 80.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Main business address for: ISCO INTERNATIONAL INC (INSTRUMENTS FOR MEAS & TESTING OF ELECTRICITY & ELEC SIGNALS).

Political contributions by individuals in Mount Prospect, IL

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Notable locations in Mount Prospect: Old Orchard Country Club (A), Mount Prospect Country Club (B), Mount Prospect Golf Course (C), Mount Prospect Village Hall (D), Mount Prospect Public Library (E), The Moorings Retirement Center (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Crystal Court Shopping Center (1), Countryside Court Shopping Center (2), Colony Square Shopping Center (3), United Plaza Shopping Center (4), Golf Plaza II Shopping Center (5), Golf Shopping Plaza Shopping Center (6), Shoppers World Shopping Center (7), Randhurst Shopping Center (8), Mount Prospect Shopping Center (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Mount Prospect include: South Community Church (A), Saint Paul Lutheran Church (B), Saint Mark Lutheran Church (C), Saint Johns Church (D), Saint John's Episcopal Church (E), Christian Life Church (F), Lutheran Church of Martha and Mary (G), Cumberland Baptist Church (H), Gloria Dei Presbyterian Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemetery: Saint Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Parks in Mount Prospect include: Evergreen Trails Park (1), Woodland Trails Park (2), Emerson Park (3), Fairview Park (4), Lions Park (5), East Wedgewood Park (6), Gregory Park (7), Owen Park (8), Countryside Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Mount Prospect Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map Hotel: Country Inn-Suites OHare NW (2200 South Elmhurst Street).

Average household size:

This village:	2.6 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	70.2%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	3.1%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This village:	4.6%
Whole state:	10.7%

This village:	2.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mount Prospect, IL

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• Ramada LTD, 200 E Rand Rd, Mount Prospect, IL 60056, Phone: (847) 255-8800
• Country Inn & Suites-Chicago O'hare NW, 2200 South Elmhurst Rd, Mount Prospect, IL 60056, Phone: (847) 290-0909, Fax: (847) 290-1774

3.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,589 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.97%
Illinois average:	5.66%

0.27% of residents moved from foreign countries ($887 average AGI)

Cook County:	0.27%
Illinois average:	0.19%

from DuPage County, IL	0.48% ($52,869 average AGI)
from Lake County, IL	0.25% ($62,810)
from Will County, IL	0.24% ($42,313)

4.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($56,517 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.98%
Illinois average:	5.99%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($743 average AGI)

Cook County:	0.09%
Illinois average:	0.07%

to DuPage County, IL	0.65% ($54,553 average AGI)
to Will County, IL	0.56% ($54,095)
to Lake County, IL	0.38% ($69,774)

• Sheila Smith, 1201 Feehanville Dr, Type: Tower, Structure height: 70.7 m, Overall height: 71.6 m
  Registrant: Comcast Corporation, One Comcast Center, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2838, Phone: (215) 286-7454, Email:
• WAYNE WATTS, 2069 S Busse Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 43.9 m, Overall height: 43.9 m
  Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:
• DAVID C JATLOW, 1768 Golf Road, Type: Pole, Structure height: 40.2 m, Overall height: 40.2 m
  Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 17330 Preston Road, Suite 100a, Dallas, TX 75252, Phone: (972) 733-2092

• 100 S Emerson, Call Sign: KYQ957, Licensee ID: L00028808
  Assigned Frequencies : 155.025 MHz, 155.925 MHz, 45.3600 MHz
  Grant Date: 12/02/1997, Expiration Date: 01/15/2003, Cancelation Date: 04/20/2003
  Registrant: Mount Prospect, Village Of, 1601 W Golf Rd, Mount Prospect, IL 60056, Phone: (708) 870-5660
• 112 E Northwest Hwy, Call Sign: WIE241, Licensee ID: L00028808
  Assigned Frequencies : 473.437 MHz
  Grant Date: 09/04/1996, Expiration Date: 05/13/2001, Cancelation Date: 07/15/2001
  Registrant: Mount Prospect, Village Of, 1975 E Davis St, Arlington Heights, IL 60005, Phone: (847) 398-1130
• 1900 E Kensington, Call Sign: KYN313
  Assigned Frequencies : 155.205 MHz
  Grant Date: 04/21/2005, Expiration Date: 05/04/2015
  Registrant: River Trails Sd 26, 1900 E. Kensington Road, Mt. Prospect, IL 60056, Phone: (847) 297-4123, Email:
• 100 W Rand Road, Call Sign: WQBA289
  464.037 MHz, 457.537 MHz, 35.0200 MHz, 30.8400 MHz, 154.540 MHz, 33.4000 MHz, 33.1600 MHz, 31.2400 MHz, 468.487 MHz, 468.762 MHz... (+22 more)
  Grant Date: 09/07/2004, Expiration Date: 09/07/2014, Certifier: Beth Cotner
  Registrant: Dolfen Consulting Group, 95 Willow Lane, Bristol, IL 60512-9711, Phone: (630) 553-5886, Fax: (630) 566-1755, Email:
• Lat: 42.083000 Lon: -87.939167, Call Sign: WQEW383
  Assigned Frequencies : 462.412 MHz, 467.212 MHz, 467.337 MHz, 467.412 MHz
  Grant Date: 05/02/2006, Expiration Date: 05/02/2016, Certifier: Gerald Arden
  Registrant: Cara Enterprises Inc, Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239, Email:

• CM1, 900 Ardyce, Type: Building, Structure height: 20 m, Call Sign: WQIJ298
  Assigned Frequencies : 23075.0 MHz, 17865.0 MHz, 23125.0 MHz, 23175.0 MHz, 23025.0 MHz, 17765.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 02/26/2008, Expiration Date: 02/26/2018, Certifier: Elizabeth Creekmore
  Registrant: Business Only Broadband, LLC, 777 Oakmont Lane, Suite 2000, Westmont, IL 60559, Phone: (630) 590-6009, Fax: (630) 986-2496, Email:
• WAL, 1084 Mt. Prospect Plaza, Type: Building, Structure height: 14 m, Call Sign: WQIJ365
  Assigned Frequencies : 21925.0 MHz, 21975.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 02/26/2008, Expiration Date: 02/26/2018, Certifier: Elizabeth Creekmore
  Registrant: Business Only Broadband, LLC, 777 Oakmont Lane, Ste 2000, Westmont, IL 60559, Phone: (630) 590-6009, Fax: (630) 986-2496, Email:
• EBC, 1331 Business Center Dr, Type: Building, Structure height: 17 m, Call Sign: WQIJ366
  Assigned Frequencies : 21875.0 MHz, 21825.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 02/26/2008, Expiration Date: 02/26/2018, Certifier: Elizabeth Creekmore
  Registrant: Business Only Broadband, LLC, 777 Oakmont Lane, Suite 2000, Westmont, IL 60559, Phone: (630) 590-6009, Fax: (630) 986-2496, Email:
• MT PROSPECT, 2069 Busse Rd, Overall height: 47.5 m, Call Sign: WLM667
  Assigned Frequencies : 18630.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 12/19/1994, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancelation Date: 07/19/1995
  Registrant: Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems Inc, 17330 Preston Road Ste 100a, Dallas, TX 75252

• Fire: 110
• Hazardous Condition: 141
• Service Call: 7
• Good Intent Call: 8