Kane County, Illinois

26 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 516,097
Median household income: $100,678
Median home value: $303,000

Kane County, Illinois counts 516,097 residents. 26 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $100,678 is above the Illinois median ($81,702).

From 2019 to 2023, Kane County's population declined 2.9% from 531,376 to 516,097, while its median household income rose 26.8% from $79,394 to $100,678.

The median resident is 38.6 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 516,097
Median age: 38.6 yrs
Median household income: $100,678
Median home value: $303,000
Median gross rent: $1,404
Housing units: 189,918
Homeownership rate: 75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	531,376	$79,394	$238,300	$1,148
2020	531,756	$83,374	$245,500	$1,187
2021	518,648	$88,935	$255,900	$1,230
2022	517,254	$96,400	$290,100	$1,335
2023	516,097	$100,678	$303,000	$1,404

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	30,266	5.9%
5 to 17	95,600	18.5%
18 to 24	46,394	9.0%
25 to 34	61,341	11.9%
35 to 44	68,488	13.3%
45 to 54	70,034	13.6%
55 to 64	66,596	12.9%
65 to 74	46,834	9.1%
75 and over	30,544	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	282,290	54.7%
Black or African American	25,051	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	271	0.1%
Asian	20,168	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	244	0.0%
Some other race	2,293	0.4%
Two or more races	15,151	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	170,629	33.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.0%

High school graduate22.7%

Some college or associate's26.8%

Bachelor's degree24.1%

Graduate or professional degree13.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	44,681	13.0%
High school graduate	78,150	22.7%
Some college or associate's	92,139	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	82,943	24.1%
Graduate or professional degree	45,924	13.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone71.9%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit1.7%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home14.4%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	188,967	71.9%
Carpooled	23,448	8.9%
Public transit	4,442	1.7%
Walked	3,476	1.3%
Bicycle	572	0.2%
Worked from home	37,731	14.4%
Other means	4,181	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	51,314	22.8%
15 to 29 min	76,209	33.9%
30 to 44 min	52,299	23.2%
45 to 59 min	24,249	10.8%
60+ min	21,015	9.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.79
Poverty rate: 8.3% (42,101 of 510,174)

	Count	Share
Family households	132,829	72.5%
Nonfamily households	50,367	27.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	183,196	96.5%
Vacant	6,722	3.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	138,755	75.7%
Renter-occupied	44,441	24.3%

1-unit, detached69.0%

1-unit, attached11.8%

2 to 4 units6.6%

5 to 19 units6.1%

20 or more units5.7%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	130,950	69.0%
1-unit, attached	22,486	11.8%
2 to 4 units	12,440	6.6%
5 to 19 units	11,572	6.1%
20 or more units	10,762	5.7%
Mobile home & other	1,708	0.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 17089
State: Illinois
Land area: 519 sq mi
Water area: 4.91 sq mi
Center point: 41.9396, -88.4280

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