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Buffalo Grove Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Buffalo Grove Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

42,482

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.6%
5 - 17:
19.1%
18 - 24:
7.0%
25 - 34:
8.3%
35 - 54:
30.9%
55 - 64:
13.7%
Over 65 Years:
15.4%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.1%
4.1%
96.8%
96.8%
66.6%
66.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Buffalo Grove
USA
$60,111
$60,111
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Buffalo Grove
USA
$129,820
$129,820
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

6.5%

Employment Industries

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Professional, scientific, and technical services
Manufacturing
Retail
Education
Healthcare
Finance
Other
Wholesale
Transportation
Accommodation
Administration
Arts
Construction
16.5%
16.5%
12.5%
12.5%
10.4%
10.4%
10.0%
10.0%
9.9%
9.9%
9.5%
9.5%
5.0%
5.0%
4.7%
4.7%
4.0%
4.0%
3.8%
3.8%
3.1%
3.1%
2.6%
2.6%
2.4%
2.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Asian
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
58.6%
58.6%
28.2%
28.2%
6.3%
6.3%
3.7%
3.7%
3.0%
3.0%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Polish
Russian
Irish
Italian
Ukrainian
English
Eastern European
Swedish
Bulgarian
European
French
Hungarian
Norwegian
Romanian
Scottish
Greek
Czech
Austrian
Lithuanian
9.3%
9.3%
7.5%
7.5%
6.4%
6.4%
6.2%
6.2%
5.5%
5.5%
4.1%
4.1%
3.7%
3.7%
1.8%
1.8%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Slavic languages
Langs. of India
Spanish
Korean
Chinese
Other Asian languages
Russian
Polish
Tagalog
French
Other Indo-European
African languages
German/Yiddish
Native American languages
Japanese
Persian
Serbo-Croatian
Hungarian
Portuguese
54.3%
54.3%
8.9%
8.9%
5.7%
5.7%
5.2%
5.2%
3.7%
3.7%
3.4%
3.4%
2.8%
2.8%
2.3%
2.3%
1.7%
1.7%
1.0%
1.0%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Buffalo Grove Residents

36.6%