Kane County vs. DeKalb County

Kane County (IL)DeKalb County (IL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)534,216104,143
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)3.7%-1.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)515,378105,160
Population, Census, April 1, 2010515,269105,160
Persons under 5 years, percent6.3%5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent25.5%21.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.7%12.6%
Female persons, percent50.2%50.5%
White alone, percent86.6%86.6%
Black or African American alone, percent6.0%8.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.0%0.5%
Asian alone, percent4.4%2.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.0%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent32.2%11.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent56.8%76.3%
Veterans, 2014-201821,2995,171
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201817.7%6.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)189,47241,248
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201873.5%57.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$232,000$169,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,872$1,606
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$748$690
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,133$914
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201320.1%29.8%
Building permits, 20181,891118
Households, 2014-2018178,05037,703
Persons per household, 2014-20182.952.64
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.5%77.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201831.4%11.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201892.6%92.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201886.9%86.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201884.1%92.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201833.1%31.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20185.4%7.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.1%6.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201868.9%67.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.4%64.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)720,315135,939
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,406,944503,120
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)10,338,6881,339,383
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)9,628,766353,244
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)5,681,0861,052,737
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$10,873$10,054
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201828.925.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$76,912$61,086
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$34,924$28,073
Persons in poverty, percent8.6%13.1%
Total employer establishments, 201712,9941,980
Total employment, 2017187,38226,946
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)8,752,2451,074,925
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.9%-1.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201734,4626,078
All firms, 201239,0396,954
Men-owned firms, 201221,3233,708
Women-owned firms, 201213,3452,491
Minority-owned firms, 20129,737809
Nonminority-owned firms, 201227,6385,909
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,993693
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201234,4875,930
Black-owned firms, percent, 20074.1%2.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20074.5%2.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20077.6%2.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.9%31.3%
Population per square mile, 2010990.8166.6
Land area in square miles, 2010520.06631.31

Source: United States Census Bureau

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