Algonquin vs Huntley

A side-by-side comparison of Algonquin and Huntley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Algonquin has the higher population (29,904 vs 27,859 in Huntley). Algonquin has the higher median household income ($131,753 vs $86,349 in Huntley). Algonquin has the higher median home value ($324,000 vs $318,500 in Huntley).

Population, income & housing

	Algonquin	Huntley
Population	29,904	27,859
Median age	41.3 yrs	49.7 yrs
Median household income	$131,753	$86,349
Median home value	$324,000	$318,500
Median gross rent	$1,800	$1,385
Housing units	11,080	12,479
Homeownership rate	87.8%	88.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.6%	39.3%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Algonquin	Huntley
Population	30,799 → 29,904 (-2.9%)	26,966 → 27,859 (+3.3%)
Median household income	$102,856 → $131,753 (+28.1%)	$75,100 → $86,349 (+15.0%)
Median home value	$255,700 → $324,000 (+26.7%)	$251,400 → $318,500 (+26.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,677 → $1,800 (+7.3%)	$1,231 → $1,385 (+12.5%)

Algonquin

Population

30,79929,904

Median household income

$102,856$131,753

Median home value

$255,700$324,000

Median gross rent

$1,677$1,800

Huntley

Population

26,96627,859

Median household income

$75,100$86,349

Median home value

$251,400$318,500

Median gross rent

$1,231$1,385

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Algonquin	Huntley
Under 5	5.2%	3.8%
5 to 17	15.8%	16.5%
18 to 24	8.4%	5.4%
25 to 34	13.5%	6.4%
35 to 44	10.9%	11.0%
45 to 54	14.0%	12.3%
55 to 64	17.5%	9.4%
65 to 74	7.7%	15.0%
75 and over	6.9%	20.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Algonquin	Huntley
White (non-Hispanic)	74.0%	77.4%
Black or African American	2.2%	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	5.6%	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	14.2%	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Algonquin	Huntley
No high school diploma	4.8%	4.0%
High school graduate	20.7%	24.7%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	27.7%	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	15.9%	15.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Algonquin	Huntley
Drove alone	72.9%	74.7%
Carpooled	5.0%	5.1%
Public transit	1.0%	1.7%
Walked	0.8%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.4%	16.0%
Other means	0.8%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Algonquin	Huntley
1-unit, detached	74.3%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	17.8%	17.8%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	4.8%
20 or more units	3.6%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Algonquin	Huntley
Poverty rate	4.5%	7.8%
Average household size	2.74	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	32	31
Median year structure built	1994	2004