Kenosha County vs. McHenry County

Kenosha County (WI)McHenry County (IL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)169,290308,570
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)1.7%-0.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)166,424308,827
Population, Census, April 1, 2010166,426308,760
Persons under 5 years, percent5.7%5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.8%23.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.1%14.6%
Female persons, percent50.5%50.2%
White alone, percent87.3%93.1%
Black or African American alone, percent7.4%1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.7%0.5%
Asian alone, percent1.7%3.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.7%1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent13.4%13.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent75.6%80.6%
Veterans, 2014-201810,17715,224
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.3%9.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)70,657118,814
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201865.9%79.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$169,000$219,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,525$1,848
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$604$761
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$896$1,175
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201326.6%11.5%
Building permits, 2018311482
Households, 2014-201863,423111,812
Persons per household, 2014-20182.582.74
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.7%89.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201811.4%14.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.1%94.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201882.8%90.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.2%92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201825.7%33.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.0%5.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.6%6.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201867.3%70.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.7%64.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)237,841435,670
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,370,3205,163,195
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,779,6732,932,495
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,134,1433,664,358
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,708$11,892
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201826.033.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$60,929$84,803
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$30,740$38,047
Persons in poverty, percent12.0%5.9%
Total employer establishments, 20173,2457,961
Total employment, 201758,93785,331
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,368,2403,874,527
Total employment, percent change, 2016-201711.7%-2.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20178,61922,722
All firms, 201210,54327,080
Men-owned firms, 20125,52715,243
Women-owned firms, 20123,5948,835
Minority-owned firms, 20121,3072,906
Nonminority-owned firms, 20128,75323,462
Veteran-owned firms, 20127772,133
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20129,06523,969
Black-owned firms, percent, 20073.8%0.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.5%0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.5%3.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.5%3.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.6%29.9%
Population per square mile, 2010611.9511.9
Land area in square miles, 2010271.99603.17

Source: United States Census Bureau

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