Kane vs Wilmington

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

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

Kane has the higher population (246 vs 113 in Wilmington). Wilmington has the higher median household income ($72,083 vs $57,794 in Kane). Since 2019, Kane's population has grown faster (-3.5% vs -20.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Kane	Wilmington
Population	246	113
Median age	41.5 yrs	30.8 yrs
Median household income	$57,794	$72,083
Median home value	$81,100	—
Median gross rent	$833	—
Housing units	147	54
Homeownership rate	81.8%	90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.1%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kane	Wilmington
Population	255 → 246 (-3.5%)	142 → 113 (-20.4%)
Median household income	$29,250 → $57,794 (+97.6%)	$48,438 → $72,083 (+48.8%)
Median home value	$67,000 → $81,100 (+21.0%)	$66,300 → $75,000 (+13.1%)
Median gross rent	$613 → $833 (+35.9%)	—

Kane

Population

255246

Median household income

$29,250$57,794

Median home value

$67,000$81,100

Median gross rent

$613$833

Wilmington

Population

142113

Median household income

$48,438$72,083

Median home value

$66,300$75,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kane	Wilmington
Under 5	1.6%	11.5%
5 to 17	11.0%	8.8%
18 to 24	9.3%	12.4%
25 to 34	15.9%	19.5%
35 to 44	15.0%	3.5%
45 to 54	11.4%	16.8%
55 to 64	22.4%	7.1%
65 to 74	8.9%	14.2%
75 and over	4.5%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kane	Wilmington
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	97.3%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kane	Wilmington
No high school diploma	16.1%	26.3%
High school graduate	50.5%	17.1%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	39.5%
Bachelor's degree	2.6%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.5%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kane	Wilmington
Drove alone	81.8%	63.5%
Carpooled	5.8%	21.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	15.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kane	Wilmington
1-unit, detached	72.8%	85.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.6%	14.8%

Poverty & households

	Kane	Wilmington
Poverty rate	16.0%	25.7%
Average household size	2.80	3.42
Mean commute (minutes)	29	51
Median year structure built	1942	1938