Sleepy Hollow

Population: 3,165
Median household income: $147,407
Median home value: $365,200

Sleepy Hollow, a community in Kane County, Illinois, has 3,165 residents. Its median household income of $147,407 runs above the Kane County figure of $100,678.

From 2019 to 2023, Sleepy Hollow's population declined 4.0% from 3,296 to 3,165, while its median home value rose 19.5% from $305,500 to $365,200.

91.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1980.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,165
Median age: 48.2 yrs
Median household income: $147,407
Median home value: $365,200
Median gross rent: $1,206
Housing units: 1,120
Homeownership rate: 93.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,2963,165

Median household income

$110,938$147,407

Median home value

$305,500$365,200

Median gross rent

$1,125$1,206

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,296	$110,938	$305,500	$1,125
2020	3,276	$122,121	$315,900	$1,106
2021	3,234	$127,545	$310,600	$1,118
2022	3,205	$139,955	$351,900	$1,128
2023	3,165	$147,407	$365,200	$1,206

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

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 2410.7%

25 to 346.6%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5415.6%

55 to 6418.0%

65 to 7412.8%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	86	2.7%
5 to 17	430	13.6%
18 to 24	339	10.7%
25 to 34	209	6.6%
35 to 44	388	12.3%
45 to 54	493	15.6%
55 to 64	569	18.0%
65 to 74	404	12.8%
75 and over	247	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,246	71.0%
Black or African American	78	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	48	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	5	0.2%
Two or more races	73	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	715	22.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.4%

High school graduate18.4%

Some college or associate's26.3%

Bachelor's degree31.2%

Graduate or professional degree15.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	195	8.4%
High school graduate	424	18.4%
Some college or associate's	607	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	720	31.2%
Graduate or professional degree	364	15.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone73.2%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit0.8%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.8%

Other means4.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,231	73.2%
Carpooled	142	8.4%
Public transit	14	0.8%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	216	12.8%
Other means	79	4.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	208	14.2%
15 to 29 min	480	32.7%
30 to 44 min	461	31.4%
45 to 59 min	186	12.7%
60+ min	131	8.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.83
Poverty rate: 5.0% (159 of 3,154)

	Count	Share
Family households	862	77.0%
Nonfamily households	258	23.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,120	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,048	93.6%
Renter-occupied	72	6.4%

1-unit, detached91.3%

1-unit, attached3.4%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,022	91.3%
1-unit, attached	38	3.4%
2 to 4 units	18	1.6%
5 to 19 units	37	3.3%
20 or more units	5	0.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1770161
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.98 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 42.0903, -88.3137