the city to become more stringent in their building codes, which had allowed for frame multifamily structures. By 2000, the city had begun revamping commercial areas along Kirchoff Road. In the south end of the city on Golf Road, corporations such as 3Com, Helene Curtis, and Charles Industries established bases in what has become known as the Golden Corridor. Geography Rolling Meadows is located northwest of the Chicago Loop. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Rolling Meadows has a total area of , of which (or 99.89%) is land and (or 0.11%) is water. Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 24,200 people, 8,491 households, and 6,013 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 9,780 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 59.48% White, 2.80% African American, 1.28% Native American, 13.07% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 12.69% from other races, and 10.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 25.26% of the population. There were 8,491 households, out of which 53.52% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.48% were married couples living together, 9.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.18% were non-families. 23.18% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.17% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.21 and the average family size was 2.69. The city's age distribution consisted of 22.7% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $78,609, and the median income for a family was $91,197. Males had a median income of $47,151 versus $40,566 for females. The per capita income for the city was $37,478. About 3.6% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over. Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a