Kendall County, Illinois

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 135,053
Median household income: $110,474
Median home value: $298,900

Kendall County, Illinois counts 135,053 residents. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. At $110,474, its median household income sits above Illinois's $81,702.

Between 2019 and 2023, Kendall County's population grew 7.1% from 126,054 to 135,053, while its median household income rose 14.4% from $96,563 to $110,474.

77.4% of workers drive to work alone. 74.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 135,053
Median age: 36.0 yrs
Median household income: $110,474
Median home value: $298,900
Median gross rent: $1,763
Housing units: 45,775
Homeownership rate: 84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

126,054135,053

Median household income

$96,563$110,474

Median home value

$235,600$298,900

Median gross rent

$1,414$1,763

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	126,054	$96,563	$235,600	$1,414
2020	127,583	$96,854	$243,700	$1,487
2021	130,757	$101,816	$255,400	$1,600
2022	132,795	$106,358	$288,100	$1,695
2023	135,053	$110,474	$298,900	$1,763

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1721.3%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4416.1%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6410.2%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8,401	6.2%
5 to 17	28,749	21.3%
18 to 24	11,155	8.3%
25 to 34	16,878	12.5%
35 to 44	21,790	16.1%
45 to 54	19,371	14.3%
55 to 64	13,792	10.2%
65 to 74	9,336	6.9%
75 and over	5,581	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	85,601	63.4%
Black or African American	11,111	8.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	52	0.0%
Asian	4,159	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	516	0.4%
Two or more races	4,341	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	29,273	21.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate23.5%

Some college or associate's33.6%

Bachelor's degree23.4%

Graduate or professional degree13.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,545	6.4%
High school graduate	20,404	23.5%
Some college or associate's	29,184	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	20,327	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11,288	13.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone77.4%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit1.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.6%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	54,597	77.4%
Carpooled	4,796	6.8%
Public transit	732	1.0%
Walked	276	0.4%
Bicycle	12	0.0%
Worked from home	9,557	13.6%
Other means	530	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11,569	19.0%
15 to 29 min	17,373	28.5%
30 to 44 min	15,233	25.0%
45 to 59 min	7,779	12.8%
60+ min	8,989	14.7%

Households

Average household size: 3.03
Poverty rate: 4.9% (6,533 of 134,483)

	Count	Share
Family households	34,666	77.9%
Nonfamily households	9,860	22.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	44,526	97.3%
Vacant	1,249	2.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	37,480	84.2%
Renter-occupied	7,046	15.8%

1-unit, detached74.2%

1-unit, attached17.4%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units3.5%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	33,968	74.2%
1-unit, attached	7,967	17.4%
2 to 4 units	1,353	3.0%
5 to 19 units	1,609	3.5%
20 or more units	787	1.7%
Mobile home & other	91	0.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 17093
State: Illinois
Land area: 320 sq mi
Water area: 1.98 sq mi
Center point: 41.5881, -88.4306

Cities & places

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