Kane County vs. McHenry County

Kane County (IL)McHenry County (IL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)534,216308,570
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)3.7%-0.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)515,378308,827
Population, Census, April 1, 2010515,269308,760
Persons under 5 years, percent6.3%5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent25.5%23.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.7%14.6%
Female persons, percent50.2%50.2%
White alone, percent86.6%93.1%
Black or African American alone, percent6.0%1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.0%0.5%
Asian alone, percent4.4%3.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.0%1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent32.2%13.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent56.8%80.6%
Veterans, 2014-201821,29915,224
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201817.7%9.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)189,472118,814
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201873.5%79.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$232,000$219,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,872$1,848
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$748$761
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,133$1,175
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201320.1%11.5%
Building permits, 20181,891482
Households, 2014-2018178,050111,812
Persons per household, 2014-20182.952.74
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.5%89.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201831.4%14.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201892.6%94.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201886.9%90.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201884.1%92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201833.1%33.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20185.4%5.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.1%6.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201868.9%70.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.4%64.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)720,315435,670
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)10,338,6885,163,195
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)9,628,7662,932,495
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)5,681,0863,664,358
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$10,873$11,892
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201828.933.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$76,912$84,803
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$34,924$38,047
Persons in poverty, percent8.6%5.9%
Total employer establishments, 201712,9947,961
Total employment, 2017187,38285,331
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)8,752,2453,874,527
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.9%-2.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201734,46222,722
All firms, 201239,03927,080
Men-owned firms, 201221,32315,243
Women-owned firms, 201213,3458,835
Minority-owned firms, 20129,7372,906
Nonminority-owned firms, 201227,63823,462
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,9932,133
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201234,48723,969
Black-owned firms, percent, 20074.1%0.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20074.5%3.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20077.6%3.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.9%29.9%
Population per square mile, 2010990.8511.9
Land area in square miles, 2010520.06603.17

Source: United States Census Bureau

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