McHenry County vs. Cook County

McHenry County (IL)Cook County (IL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)308,5705,180,493
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-0.1%-0.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)308,8275,195,026
Population, Census, April 1, 2010308,7605,194,675
Persons under 5 years, percent5.5%6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.5%21.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.6%14.6%
Female persons, percent50.2%51.4%
White alone, percent93.1%65.5%
Black or African American alone, percent1.7%23.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.7%
Asian alone, percent3.0%7.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.6%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent13.4%25.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent80.6%42.1%
Veterans, 2014-201815,224164,687
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20189.6%21.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)118,8142,200,221
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201879.3%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, 2009-201311.5%53.8%
Building permits, 20184828,199
Households, 2014-2018111,8121,963,070
Persons per household, 2014-20182.742.61
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.1%87.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201814.4%35.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.2%87.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201890.5%78.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.8%86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201833.7%38.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20185.9%6.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.0%10.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201870.3%65.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.4%60.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)435,67014,553,105
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)5,163,19579,526,980
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,932,495100,829,550
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,664,35862,767,358
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,892$11,998
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201833.633.3
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, percent5.9%13.8%
Total employer establishments, 20177,961133,666
Total employment, 201785,3312,405,790
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)3,874,527150,248,261
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-2.8%0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201722,722485,902
All firms, 201227,080549,686
Men-owned firms, 201215,243291,278
Women-owned firms, 20128,835216,929
Minority-owned firms, 20122,906216,374
Nonminority-owned firms, 201223,462319,115
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,13338,665
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201223,969495,450
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.7%16.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.3%6.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.0%7.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.9%32.3%
Population per square mile, 2010511.95,495.1
Land area in square miles, 2010603.17945.33

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.