Census tracts · Palatine, IL

Census tracts in Palatine, Illinois

11 census tracts lie mostly within Palatine, and 8 more reach into it, by the 2020 census blocks they share. Median household income runs from $63,639 in Tract 8036.11 to $165,680 in Tract 8041.02, against $97,819 for Palatine as a whole (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates).

Which census tracts of Palatine earn the most and the least?

The five tracts with the highest and the lowest median household income among those mostly within Palatine and with a reliable estimate.

Tract 8041.02 $165,680
Tract 8038 $133,380
Tract 8036.07 $125,818
Tract 8037.02 $116,569
Tract 8036.05 $111,063
Tract 8036.16 $90,347
Tract 8036.04 $87,422
Tract 8037.01 $85,433
Tract 8036.13 $64,055
Tract 8036.11 $63,639

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

Every census tract in Palatine

Sort by any column; the share column is how much of each tract's land (by 2020 census blocks) lies inside Palatine.

Census tracts in or partly in Palatine, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Distance and direction from the Census Bureau's internal point of Palatine (2024 Gazetteer), which is not always its downtown

Tract 8036.0417031803604	0.9 mi north	Cook County	4,446±548	$87,422	$364,700	$1,415	100%
Tract 8036.0517031803605	1.3 mi northeast	Cook County	6,237±663	$111,063	$424,900	$1,346	100%
Tract 8036.1517031803615	2.0 mi northwest	Cook County	2,460±354	$107,941	$340,300	$1,687	100%
Tract 8037.0117031803701	at the center point	Cook County	2,795±313	$85,433	$330,400	$1,516	100%
Tract 8037.0217031803702	0.9 mi southwest	Cook County	6,098±754	$116,569	$389,400	$1,443	100%
Tract 803817031803800	0.7 mi southeast	Cook County	4,145±501	$133,380	$344,700	$2,202	100%
Tract 8036.1117031803611	2.6 mi northeast	Cook County	6,341±1,088	$63,639	$189,400	$1,437	97%
Tract 8036.0717031803607	1.5 mi east	Cook County	4,434±647	$125,818	$363,900	$2,702	94%
Tract 8036.1617031803616	1.3 mi northwest	Cook County	4,842±1,007	$90,347	$331,800	$1,682	82%
Tract 8036.1317031803613	2.3 mi northeast	Cook County	3,167±854	$64,055	$184,700	$1,256	77%
Tract 8041.0217031804102	2.1 mi southwest	Cook County	7,027±451	$165,680	$582,700	$2,332	64%
Tract 8039.0117031803901	1.8 mi southeast	Cook County	3,626±522	$66,466	$222,000	$1,919	49%
Tract 8036.1417031803614	2.2 mi northeast	Cook County	3,965±449	$63,448	$148,700	$1,336	42%
Tract 8041.0617031804106	2.0 mi south	Cook County	7,231±921	$150,132	$436,900	$1,806	41%
Tract 8036.0817031803608	2.4 mi northwest	Cook County	7,939±1,024	$108,394	$466,300	$1,858	37%
Tract 8036.0317031803603	2.6 mi west	Cook County	6,489±532	$174,383	$587,200	$1,466	24%
Tract 8030.1717031803017	2.4 mi east	Cook County	6,520±745	$108,724	$426,800	$1,745	13%
Tract 8041.0517031804105	3.8 mi southwest	Cook County	4,570±510	$153,981	$432,700	not published	5%
Tract 8036.1217031803612	2.9 mi northeast	Cook County	3,379±571	$72,603	$300,000	$1,448	4%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files · Census block assignment files

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