McHenry County vs. Kane County

McHenry County (IL)Kane County (IL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)308,570534,216
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-0.1%3.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)308,827515,378
Population, Census, April 1, 2010308,760515,269
Persons under 5 years, percent5.5%6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.5%25.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.6%13.7%
Female persons, percent50.2%50.2%
White alone, percent93.1%86.6%
Black or African American alone, percent1.7%6.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%1.0%
Asian alone, percent3.0%4.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.6%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent13.4%32.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent80.6%56.8%
Veterans, 2014-201815,22421,299
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20189.6%17.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)118,814189,472
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201879.3%73.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$219,600$232,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,848$1,872
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$761$748
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,175$1,133
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201311.5%20.1%
Building permits, 20184821,891
Households, 2014-2018111,812178,050
Persons per household, 2014-20182.742.95
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.1%88.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201814.4%31.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.2%92.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201890.5%86.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.8%84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201833.7%33.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20185.9%5.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.0%9.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201870.3%68.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.4%62.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)435,670720,315
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)5,163,19510,338,688
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,932,4959,628,766
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,664,3585,681,086
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,892$10,873
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201833.628.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$84,803$76,912
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$38,047$34,924
Persons in poverty, percent5.9%8.6%
Total employer establishments, 20177,96112,994
Total employment, 201785,331187,382
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)3,874,5278,752,245
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-2.8%2.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201722,72234,462
All firms, 201227,08039,039
Men-owned firms, 201215,24321,323
Women-owned firms, 20128,83513,345
Minority-owned firms, 20122,9069,737
Nonminority-owned firms, 201223,46227,638
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,1332,993
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201223,96934,487
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.7%4.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.3%4.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.0%7.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.9%29.9%
Population per square mile, 2010511.9990.8
Land area in square miles, 2010603.17520.06

Source: United States Census Bureau

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