McHenry vs Woodstock

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

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

McHenry has the higher population (27,774 vs 26,316 in Woodstock). McHenry has the higher median household income ($86,865 vs $83,293 in Woodstock). McHenry has the higher median home value ($244,900 vs $231,100 in Woodstock).

Population, income & housing

	McHenry	Woodstock
Population	27,774	26,316
Median age	43.5 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$86,865	$83,293
Median home value	$244,900	$231,100
Median gross rent	$1,508	$1,174
Housing units	11,671	10,661
Homeownership rate	73.4%	68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.5%	31.4%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McHenry	Woodstock
Population	26,813 → 27,774 (+3.6%)	25,348 → 26,316 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$75,811 → $86,865 (+14.6%)	$61,478 → $83,293 (+35.5%)
Median home value	$181,300 → $244,900 (+35.1%)	$179,700 → $231,100 (+28.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,221 → $1,508 (+23.5%)	$1,041 → $1,174 (+12.8%)

McHenry

Population

26,81327,774

Median household income

$75,811$86,865

Median home value

$181,300$244,900

Median gross rent

$1,221$1,508

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)

	McHenry	Woodstock
Under 5	4.5%	5.8%
5 to 17	15.1%	17.1%
18 to 24	6.9%	10.1%
25 to 34	12.7%	14.5%
35 to 44	12.9%	11.4%
45 to 54	13.0%	13.6%
55 to 64	15.5%	12.7%
65 to 74	10.8%	7.3%
75 and over	8.6%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McHenry	Woodstock
White (non-Hispanic)	77.7%	70.6%
Black or African American	0.7%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.8%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	17.1%	22.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McHenry	Woodstock
No high school diploma	9.2%	10.9%
High school graduate	32.2%	27.3%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	13.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McHenry	Woodstock
Drove alone	76.7%	76.7%
Carpooled	7.1%	8.6%
Public transit	1.5%	0.3%
Walked	1.5%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	12.4%	11.3%
Other means	0.8%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McHenry	Woodstock
1-unit, detached	67.5%	58.4%
1-unit, attached	11.4%	13.4%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	13.9%
20 or more units	4.7%	5.4%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	McHenry	Woodstock
Poverty rate	4.0%	7.7%
Average household size	2.38	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	31	26
Median year structure built	1988	1987