Big Rock

Population: 1,208
Median household income: $126,667
Median home value: $290,100

Big Rock, a community in Kane County, Illinois, has 1,208 residents. The median household income of $126,667 is above the Kane County median ($100,678).

From 2019 to 2023, Big Rock's population declined 2.3% from 1,236 to 1,208, while its median home value rose 22.2% from $237,400 to $290,100.

35.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 96.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,208
Median age: 40.6 yrs
Median household income: $126,667
Median home value: $290,100
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 442
Homeownership rate: 96.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2361,208

Median household income

$96,369$126,667

Median home value

$237,400$290,100

Median gross rent

$1,100$1,408

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,236	$96,369	$237,400	$1,100
2020	1,271	$106,375	$247,200	$1,104
2021	1,208	$112,778	$255,400	$1,078
2022	1,221	$122,000	$281,500	$1,408
2023	1,208	$126,667	$290,100	—

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1719.9%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 447.6%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6417.4%

65 to 746.8%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	95	7.9%
5 to 17	240	19.9%
18 to 24	72	6.0%
25 to 34	147	12.2%
35 to 44	92	7.6%
45 to 54	162	13.4%
55 to 64	210	17.4%
65 to 74	82	6.8%
75 and over	108	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,024	84.8%
Black or African American	4	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	15	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	52	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	113	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.2%

High school graduate33.3%

Some college or associate's28.1%

Bachelor's degree24.1%

Graduate or professional degree11.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	26	3.2%
High school graduate	267	33.3%
Some college or associate's	225	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	193	24.1%
Graduate or professional degree	90	11.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone67.9%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit1.8%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home26.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	372	67.9%
Carpooled	22	4.0%
Public transit	10	1.8%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	144	26.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	73	18.1%
15 to 29 min	127	31.4%
30 to 44 min	121	30.0%
45 to 59 min	28	6.9%
60+ min	55	13.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.86
Poverty rate: 4.6% (55 of 1,208)

	Count	Share
Family households	342	81.0%
Nonfamily households	80	19.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	422	95.5%
Vacant	20	4.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	405	96.0%
Renter-occupied	17	4.0%

1-unit, detached97.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	429	97.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13	2.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1705976
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 4.32 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.7668, -88.5264