Batavia

Population: 26,730
Median household income: $119,167
Median home value: $358,000

Batavia, a community in Kane County, Illinois, has 26,730 residents. Its median household income of $119,167 runs above the Kane County figure of $100,678.

From 2019 to 2023, Batavia's population grew 1.8% from 26,250 to 26,730, while its median home value rose 17.6% from $304,400 to $358,000.

Owners occupy 77.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 41.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 26,730
Median age: 41.2 yrs
Median household income: $119,167
Median home value: $358,000
Median gross rent: $1,255
Housing units: 10,610
Homeownership rate: 77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 55.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

26,25026,730

Median household income

$93,789$119,167

Median home value

$304,400$358,000

Median gross rent

$1,187$1,255

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	26,250	$93,789	$304,400	$1,187
2020	26,479	$97,995	$310,300	$1,168
2021	26,261	$109,146	$316,800	$1,169
2022	26,355	$113,824	$349,700	$1,240
2023	26,730	$119,167	$358,000	$1,255

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,717	6.4%
5 to 17	4,858	18.2%
18 to 24	1,671	6.3%
25 to 34	2,980	11.1%
35 to 44	3,687	13.8%
45 to 54	3,273	12.2%
55 to 64	3,768	14.1%
65 to 74	2,353	8.8%
75 and over	2,423	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,787	81.5%
Black or African American	697	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	35	0.1%
Asian	358	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	500	1.9%
Two or more races	1,058	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,295	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.3%

High school graduate14.2%

Some college or associate's27.4%

Bachelor's degree31.9%

Graduate or professional degree23.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	603	3.3%
High school graduate	2,633	14.2%
Some college or associate's	5,060	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	5,895	31.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4,293	23.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone67.8%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit2.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home21.2%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,485	67.8%
Carpooled	954	6.8%
Public transit	283	2.0%
Walked	97	0.7%
Bicycle	64	0.5%
Worked from home	2,960	21.2%
Other means	150	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,652	24.0%
15 to 29 min	3,745	33.9%
30 to 44 min	2,189	19.8%
45 to 59 min	1,361	12.3%
60+ min	1,086	9.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 5.0% (1,341 of 26,641)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,026	67.7%
Nonfamily households	3,352	32.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,378	97.8%
Vacant	232	2.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,060	77.7%
Renter-occupied	2,318	22.3%

1-unit, detached68.2%

1-unit, attached10.1%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units5.4%

20 or more units9.7%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,231	68.2%
1-unit, attached	1,075	10.1%
2 to 4 units	560	5.3%
5 to 19 units	577	5.4%
20 or more units	1,025	9.7%
Mobile home & other	142	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1704078
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.19 sq mi
Center point: 41.8477, -88.3110