Hinckley

Population: 2,286
Median household income: $81,625
Median home value: $267,600

Hinckley is a community in DeKalb County, Illinois, home to 2,286 residents. At $81,625, its median household income sits above DeKalb County's $69,022.

Between 2019 and 2023, Hinckley's population grew 7.0% from 2,137 to 2,286, while its median home value rose 28.2% from $208,700 to $267,600.

78.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1972.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,286
Median age: 34.5 yrs
Median household income: $81,625
Median home value: $267,600
Median gross rent: $1,333
Housing units: 910
Homeownership rate: 72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.2%
Unemployment rate: 13.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1372,286

Median household income

$73,967$81,625

Median home value

$208,700$267,600

Median gross rent

$977$1,333

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,137	$73,967	$208,700	$977
2020	2,190	$70,278	$221,900	$1,108
2021	2,228	$75,500	$225,900	$1,204
2022	2,154	$79,821	$256,500	$1,508
2023	2,286	$81,625	$267,600	$1,333

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1720.6%

18 to 2414.3%

25 to 349.5%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	139	6.1%
5 to 17	471	20.6%
18 to 24	328	14.3%
25 to 34	218	9.5%
35 to 44	294	12.9%
45 to 54	284	12.4%
55 to 64	240	10.5%
65 to 74	187	8.2%
75 and over	125	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,907	83.4%
Black or African American	22	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	20	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	9	0.4%
Two or more races	109	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	218	9.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.3%

High school graduate22.9%

Some college or associate's39.5%

Bachelor's degree23.1%

Graduate or professional degree12.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	31	2.3%
High school graduate	309	22.9%
Some college or associate's	533	39.5%
Bachelor's degree	311	23.1%
Graduate or professional degree	164	12.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone81.7%

Carpooled4.5%

Public transit0.8%

Walked4.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.2%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	847	81.7%
Carpooled	47	4.5%
Public transit	8	0.8%
Walked	46	4.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	75	7.2%
Other means	14	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	202	21.0%
15 to 29 min	258	26.8%
30 to 44 min	226	23.5%
45 to 59 min	143	14.9%
60+ min	133	13.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 15.4% (351 of 2,286)

	Count	Share
Family households	612	68.5%
Nonfamily households	282	31.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	894	98.2%
Vacant	16	1.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	646	72.3%
Renter-occupied	248	27.7%

1-unit, detached78.2%

1-unit, attached4.9%

2 to 4 units11.1%

5 to 19 units5.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	712	78.2%
1-unit, attached	45	4.9%
2 to 4 units	101	11.1%
5 to 19 units	52	5.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1735268
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.86 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 41.7714, -88.6404