McHenry County vs. Cook County
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McHenry County (IL) Cook County (IL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 308,570 5,180,493
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -0.1% -0.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 308,827 5,195,026
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 308,760 5,194,675
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.5% 6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent 23.5% 21.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 14.6% 14.6%
Female persons, percent 50.2% 51.4%
White alone, percent 93.1% 65.5%
Black or African American alone, percent 1.7% 23.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.5% 0.7%
Asian alone, percent 3.0% 7.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 1.6% 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 13.4% 25.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 80.6% 42.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018 15,224 164,687
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 9.6% 21.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 118,814 2,200,221
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 79.3% 56.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $219,600 $237,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,848 $1,893
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $761 $737
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,175 $1,091
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 11.5% 53.8%
Building permits, 2018 482 8,199
Households, 2014-2018 111,812 1,963,070
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.74 2.61
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 89.1% 87.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 14.4% 35.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 94.2% 87.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 90.5% 78.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 92.8% 86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 33.7% 38.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 5.9% 6.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.0% 10.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 70.3% 65.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 64.4% 60.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 435,670 14,553,105
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 5,163,195 79,526,980
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,932,495 100,829,550
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 3,664,358 62,767,358
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $11,892 $11,998
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 33.6 33.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $84,803 $62,088
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $38,047 $35,575
Persons in poverty, percent 5.9% 13.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017 7,961 133,666
Total employment, 2017 85,331 2,405,790
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 3,874,527 150,248,261
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -2.8% 0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 22,722 485,902
All firms, 2012 27,080 549,686
Men-owned firms, 2012 15,243 291,278
Women-owned firms, 2012 8,835 216,929
Minority-owned firms, 2012 2,906 216,374
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 23,462 319,115
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 2,133 38,665
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 23,969 495,450
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.7% 16.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.3% 0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.3% 6.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.0% 7.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.9% 32.3%
Population per square mile, 2010 511.9 5,495.1
Land area in square miles, 2010 603.17 945.33
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between McHenry county (IL) and Cook county (IL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.