DeKalb County vs. Kendall County

	DeKalb County (IL)	Kendall County (IL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	104,143	127,915
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.0%	11.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	105,160	114,803
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	105,160	114,736
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.6%	6.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.4%	28.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	12.6%	10.3%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	50.4%
White alone, percent	86.6%	86.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	8.1%	7.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	2.8%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	11.4%	19.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	76.3%	68.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	5,171	5,467
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	6.9%	9.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	41,248	42,199
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	57.0%	83.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$169,800	$224,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,606	$2,016
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$690	$789
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$914	$1,331
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	29.8%	9.0%
Building permits, 2018	118	732
Households, 2014-2018	37,703	40,407
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.64	3.08
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	77.6%	88.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	11.7%	18.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.8%	95.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	86.2%	91.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.4%	92.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	31.4%	35.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.4%	5.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.3%	5.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	67.4%	73.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.2%	66.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	135,939	139,421
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,339,383	719,203
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	353,244	2,125,617
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,052,737	1,151,458
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,054	$9,749
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.8	33.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$61,086	$91,764
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,073	$34,423
Persons in poverty, percent	13.1%	4.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,980	2,161
Total employment, 2017	26,946	23,435
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,074,925	809,287
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.3%	-2.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	6,078	8,610
All firms, 2012	6,954	8,111
Men-owned firms, 2012	3,708	4,151
Women-owned firms, 2012	2,491	2,839
Minority-owned firms, 2012	809	1,542
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	5,909	6,260
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	693	511
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	5,930	7,089
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.1%	3.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.2%	9.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	31.3%	32.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	166.6	358.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	631.31	320.34

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between DeKalb county (IL) and Kendall county (IL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.