Carrollton vs Kane

A side-by-side comparison of Carrollton and Kane: population, income, housing, and more.

Carrollton and Kane are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Carrollton has the higher population (2,528 vs 246 in Kane). Carrollton has the higher median household income ($64,464 vs $57,794 in Kane). Carrollton has the higher median home value ($114,100 vs $81,100 in Kane).

Population, income & housing

	Carrollton	Kane
Population	2,528	246
Median age	36.9 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$64,464	$57,794
Median home value	$114,100	$81,100
Median gross rent	$920	$833
Housing units	1,138	147
Homeownership rate	65.8%	81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	3.1%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carrollton	Kane
Population	2,544 → 2,528 (-0.6%)	255 → 246 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$56,523 → $64,464 (+14.0%)	$29,250 → $57,794 (+97.6%)
Median home value	$89,300 → $114,100 (+27.8%)	$67,000 → $81,100 (+21.0%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $920 (+27.6%)	$613 → $833 (+35.9%)

Carrollton

Population

2,5442,528

Median household income

$56,523$64,464

Median home value

$89,300$114,100

Median gross rent

$721$920

Kane

Population

255246

Median household income

$29,250$57,794

Median home value

$67,000$81,100

Median gross rent

$613$833

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carrollton	Kane
Under 5	10.0%	1.6%
5 to 17	15.5%	11.0%
18 to 24	10.2%	9.3%
25 to 34	12.8%	15.9%
35 to 44	9.7%	15.0%
45 to 54	13.1%	11.4%
55 to 64	11.4%	22.4%
65 to 74	10.3%	8.9%
75 and over	7.0%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carrollton	Kane
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	90.2%
Black or African American	0.6%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.0%
Asian	1.2%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carrollton	Kane
No high school diploma	9.0%	16.1%
High school graduate	36.1%	50.5%
Some college or associate's	35.4%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	2.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carrollton	Kane
Drove alone	76.2%	81.8%
Carpooled	10.7%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	5.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.7%	6.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carrollton	Kane
1-unit, detached	82.2%	72.8%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	2.7%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.6%	13.6%

Poverty & households

	Carrollton	Kane
Poverty rate	10.2%	16.0%
Average household size	2.72	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	24	29
Median year structure built	1960	1942