Rolling Meadows is a medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 23,564 people and five associated neighborhoods, Rolling Meadows is the 97th largest community in Illinois.

Rolling Meadows real estate is some of the most expensive in Illinois, although Rolling Meadows house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Rolling Meadows has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.75% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The citizens of Rolling Meadows are among the most well-educated in the nation: 41.61% of adults in Rolling Meadows have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Rolling Meadows in 2022 was $44,124, which is wealthy relative to Illinois, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $176,496 for a family of four. However, Rolling Meadows contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Rolling Meadows is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rolling Meadows home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rolling Meadows residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Rolling Meadows also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.66% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rolling Meadows include German, Polish, Italian, Irish, and English.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Rolling Meadows's cultural character, accounting for 27.86% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Rolling Meadows is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.