Palatine, Illinois Population & Demographics

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Statistic	Palatine	Illinois	National
Population	69,098	12,671,821	328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)	5,074	228	91
Median age	37.5	37.4	37.7
Male/Female ratio	1.0:1	1.0:1	1.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)	59%	55%	55%
Families w/ Kids under 18	47%	44%	43%
Speak English	66%	77%	79%
Speak Spanish	15%	13%	13%

Key findings

The population density in Palatine is 2125% higher than Illinois
The median age in Palatine is equal to Illinois
In Palatine 70.97% of the population is White
In Palatine 2.65% of the population is Black
In Palatine 12.17% of the population is Asian

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Palatine population breakdown by race

Race	Palatine	Illinois	National
White	70.97%	72.14%	73.35%
Black	2.65%	14.30%	12.63%
Asian	12.17%	5.10%	5.22%
American Indian	0.07%	0.23%	0.82%
Native Hawaiian	0.05%	0.03%	0.18%
Mixed race	2.99%	2.34%	3.06%
Other race	11.10%	5.86%	4.75%

In Palatine, 18.3% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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Source: The Palatine, IL demographics data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).