Schaumburg is a village located in Cook County in northeastern Illinois. Schaumburg is located just under 30 miles (48 km) northwest of downtown Chicago and approximately 8 miles (13 km) northwest of O'Hare International Airport. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 75,386. As of 2005, the population dropped slightly to 72,690, according to the Census Bureau. A special census conducted by Schaumburg in 2007 determines it had actually increased to 75,936.

As of the census of 2000, there were 75,386 people, 31,799 households, and 19,301 families residing in the village. The population density was 3,967.1 people per square mile (1,531.9/km²). There were 33,093 housing units at an average density of 1,741.5/sq mi (672.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 78.78% White, 3.35% African American, 0.10% Native American, 14.19% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.73% from other races, and 1.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.29% of the population.

According to a 2008 estimate, the median income for a household in the village was $70,454, and the median income for a family was $85,068. Males had a median income of $60,704 versus $46,518 for females. The per capita income for the village was $36,871. About 4.1% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over. However, it should be kept in mind that an "average" income is not a good representation of the city of Schaumburg. Most of its citizens are probably on par with these amounts, however, the section of Schaumburg in Palatine Township are considerably poorer, as this area contains mostly apartment complexes and many of its residents are on Section 8. Consequently, the median income of the non-Palatine-Township Schaumburg Citizens will be slightly higher then those reflected here. The Palatine Township area of Schaumburg, however, looks the same in terms of businesses, cleanliness, and personality, class and diversity of its citizens, and one who is traveling through Schaumburg would not be able to tell of any differences in "average citizen" between the areas.