McHenry County vs. Lake County

McHenry County (IL)Lake County (IL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)308,570700,832
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-0.1%-0.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)308,827703,396
Population, Census, April 1, 2010308,760703,462
Persons under 5 years, percent5.5%5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.5%24.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.6%14.2%
Female persons, percent50.2%50.0%
White alone, percent93.1%81.1%
Black or African American alone, percent1.7%7.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.9%
Asian alone, percent3.0%8.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.6%2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent13.4%22.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent80.6%61.0%
Veterans, 2014-201815,22431,211
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20189.6%18.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)118,814265,150
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201879.3%73.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$219,600$259,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,848$2,175
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$761$891
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,175$1,168
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201311.5%19.3%
Building permits, 2018482696
Households, 2014-2018111,812244,672
Persons per household, 2014-20182.742.80
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.1%87.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201814.4%28.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.2%93.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201890.5%88.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.8%90.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201833.7%45.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20185.9%5.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.0%7.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201870.3%67.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.4%61.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)435,6701,399,245
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)5,163,19512,045,977
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,932,49526,255,534
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,664,35814,900,534
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,892$21,222
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201833.630.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$84,803$86,244
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$38,047$44,287
Persons in poverty, percent5.9%8.0%
Total employer establishments, 20177,96119,861
Total employment, 201785,331317,090
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)3,874,52723,414,301
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-2.8%-1.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201722,72254,964
All firms, 201227,08063,647
Men-owned firms, 201215,24335,255
Women-owned firms, 20128,83521,379
Minority-owned firms, 20122,90612,759
Nonminority-owned firms, 201223,46248,789
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,1334,758
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201223,96955,982
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.7%3.8%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.3%5.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.0%5.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.9%28.6%
Population per square mile, 2010511.91,585.6
Land area in square miles, 2010603.17443.67

Source: United States Census Bureau

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