Elgin vs South Elgin

A side-by-side comparison of Elgin and South Elgin: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Elgin has the higher population (114,106 vs 23,984 in South Elgin). South Elgin has the higher median household income ($123,744 vs $88,316 in Elgin). South Elgin has the higher median home value ($296,100 vs $252,400 in Elgin).

Population, income & housing

	Elgin	South Elgin
Population	114,106	23,984
Median age	36.3 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$88,316	$123,744
Median home value	$252,400	$296,100
Median gross rent	$1,260	$1,619
Housing units	40,111	8,614
Homeownership rate	71.4%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.0%	38.4%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elgin	South Elgin
Population	112,653 → 114,106 (+1.3%)	23,039 → 23,984 (+4.1%)
Median household income	$69,041 → $88,316 (+27.9%)	$99,451 → $123,744 (+24.4%)
Median home value	$186,000 → $252,400 (+35.7%)	$235,500 → $296,100 (+25.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,069 → $1,260 (+17.9%)	$1,415 → $1,619 (+14.4%)

Elgin

Population

112,653114,106

Median household income

$69,041$88,316

Median home value

$186,000$252,400

Median gross rent

$1,069$1,260

South Elgin

Population

23,03923,984

Median household income

$99,451$123,744

Median home value

$235,500$296,100

Median gross rent

$1,415$1,619

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elgin	South Elgin
Under 5	6.9%	4.1%
5 to 17	18.8%	19.8%
18 to 24	9.4%	7.9%
25 to 34	13.6%	10.4%
35 to 44	13.2%	15.9%
45 to 54	12.9%	19.5%
55 to 64	12.4%	10.6%
65 to 74	8.2%	6.7%
75 and over	4.6%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elgin	South Elgin
White (non-Hispanic)	36.3%	56.6%
Black or African American	4.9%	5.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	5.9%	11.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	1.3%
Two or more races	3.6%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	48.4%	21.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elgin	South Elgin
No high school diploma	18.8%	9.3%
High school graduate	25.8%	25.0%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	13.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elgin	South Elgin
Drove alone	72.7%	74.0%
Carpooled	10.0%	9.3%
Public transit	1.8%	1.3%
Walked	1.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.6%	13.2%
Other means	2.4%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elgin	South Elgin
1-unit, detached	60.8%	67.7%
1-unit, attached	13.6%	15.2%
2 to 4 units	9.8%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	7.8%	4.5%
20 or more units	4.6%	6.8%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Elgin	South Elgin
Poverty rate	10.4%	6.4%
Average household size	2.89	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	28	29
Median year structure built	1976	1996