Kane County vs Will County

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

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

Will County has the higher population (698,450 vs 516,097 in Kane County). Will County has the higher median household income ($107,799 vs $100,678 in Kane County). Kane County has the higher median home value ($303,000 vs $298,000 in Will County).

Population, income & housing

	Kane County	Will County
Population	516,097	698,450
Median age	38.6 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$100,678	$107,799
Median home value	$303,000	$298,000
Median gross rent	$1,404	$1,413
Housing units	189,918	252,684
Homeownership rate	75.7%	82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.5%	36.5%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kane County	Will County
Population	531,376 → 516,097 (-2.9%)	689,315 → 698,450 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$79,394 → $100,678 (+26.8%)	$86,961 → $107,799 (+24.0%)
Median home value	$238,300 → $303,000 (+27.2%)	$232,000 → $298,000 (+28.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,148 → $1,404 (+22.3%)	$1,176 → $1,413 (+20.2%)

Kane County

Population

531,376516,097

Median household income

$79,394$100,678

Median home value

$238,300$303,000

Median gross rent

$1,148$1,404

Will County

Population

689,315698,450

Median household income

$86,961$107,799

Median home value

$232,000$298,000

Median gross rent

$1,176$1,413

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kane County	Will County
Under 5	5.9%	5.5%
5 to 17	18.5%	18.5%
18 to 24	9.0%	9.1%
25 to 34	11.9%	12.0%
35 to 44	13.3%	13.6%
45 to 54	13.6%	14.3%
55 to 64	12.9%	13.0%
65 to 74	9.1%	8.7%
75 and over	5.9%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kane County	Will County
White (non-Hispanic)	54.7%	59.8%
Black or African American	4.9%	11.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	3.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.9%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	33.1%	19.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kane County	Will County
No high school diploma	13.0%	8.5%
High school graduate	22.7%	25.7%
Some college or associate's	26.8%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	24.1%	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.4%	13.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kane County	Will County
Drove alone	71.9%	74.3%
Carpooled	8.9%	7.7%
Public transit	1.7%	2.4%
Walked	1.3%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	14.4%	13.3%
Other means	1.6%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kane County	Will County
1-unit, detached	69.0%	74.8%
1-unit, attached	11.8%	11.3%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	6.1%	4.6%
20 or more units	5.7%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Kane County	Will County
Poverty rate	8.3%	7.0%
Average household size	2.79	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	28	32
Median year structure built	1984	1992