Algonquin vs Woodstock

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

Algonquin and Woodstock 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 26,316 in Woodstock). Algonquin has the higher median household income ($131,753 vs $83,293 in Woodstock). Algonquin has the higher median home value ($324,000 vs $231,100 in Woodstock).

Population, income & housing

	Algonquin	Woodstock
Population	29,904	26,316
Median age	41.3 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$131,753	$83,293
Median home value	$324,000	$231,100
Median gross rent	$1,800	$1,174
Housing units	11,080	10,661
Homeownership rate	87.8%	68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.6%	31.4%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Algonquin	Woodstock
Population	30,799 → 29,904 (-2.9%)	25,348 → 26,316 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$102,856 → $131,753 (+28.1%)	$61,478 → $83,293 (+35.5%)
Median home value	$255,700 → $324,000 (+26.7%)	$179,700 → $231,100 (+28.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,677 → $1,800 (+7.3%)	$1,041 → $1,174 (+12.8%)

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

Woodstock

Population

25,34826,316

Median household income

$61,478$83,293

Median home value

$179,700$231,100

Median gross rent

$1,041$1,174

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Algonquin	Woodstock
Under 5	5.2%	5.8%
5 to 17	15.8%	17.1%
18 to 24	8.4%	10.1%
25 to 34	13.5%	14.5%
35 to 44	10.9%	11.4%
45 to 54	14.0%	13.6%
55 to 64	17.5%	12.7%
65 to 74	7.7%	7.3%
75 and over	6.9%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Algonquin	Woodstock
White (non-Hispanic)	74.0%	70.6%
Black or African American	2.2%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	5.6%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	14.2%	22.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Algonquin	Woodstock
No high school diploma	4.8%	10.9%
High school graduate	20.7%	27.3%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	27.7%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	15.9%	13.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Algonquin	Woodstock
Drove alone	72.9%	76.7%
Carpooled	5.0%	8.6%
Public transit	1.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.8%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	19.4%	11.3%
Other means	0.8%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Algonquin	Woodstock
1-unit, detached	74.3%	58.4%
1-unit, attached	17.8%	13.4%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	13.9%
20 or more units	3.6%	5.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Algonquin	Woodstock
Poverty rate	4.5%	7.7%
Average household size	2.74	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	32	26
Median year structure built	1994	1987