Bull Valley

Population: 1,121
Median household income: $185,417
Median home value: $460,700

Located in McHenry County, Illinois, Bull Valley is a community with a population of 1,121. At $185,417, its median household income sits above McHenry County's $102,836.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bull Valley's population declined 3.0% from 1,156 to 1,121, while its median home value rose 20.2% from $383,200 to $460,700.

The median resident is 57.8 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 23.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,121
Median age: 57.8 yrs
Median household income: $185,417
Median home value: $460,700
Median gross rent: $3,292
Housing units: 499
Homeownership rate: 93.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1561,121

Median household income

$107,083$185,417

Median home value

$383,200$460,700

Median gross rent

$3,501$3,292

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,156	$107,083	$383,200	—
2020	1,401	$95,556	$397,500	—
2021	1,250	$109,405	$402,900	—
2022	1,248	$147,500	$438,800	$3,501
2023	1,121	$185,417	$460,700	$3,292

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

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 176.8%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 345.4%

35 to 446.0%

45 to 5415.2%

55 to 6423.6%

65 to 7420.4%

75 and over11.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	30	2.7%
5 to 17	76	6.8%
18 to 24	94	8.4%
25 to 34	60	5.4%
35 to 44	67	6.0%
45 to 54	170	15.2%
55 to 64	265	23.6%
65 to 74	229	20.4%
75 and over	130	11.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	906	80.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.4%
Asian	59	5.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	19	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	132	11.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.7%

High school graduate13.7%

Some college or associate's32.5%

Bachelor's degree34.5%

Graduate or professional degree16.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	25	2.7%
High school graduate	126	13.7%
Some college or associate's	299	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	318	34.5%
Graduate or professional degree	153	16.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone69.6%

Carpooled2.6%

Public transit1.5%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home24.4%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	374	69.6%
Carpooled	14	2.6%
Public transit	8	1.5%
Walked	5	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	131	24.4%
Other means	5	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	71	17.5%
15 to 29 min	113	27.8%
30 to 44 min	90	22.2%
45 to 59 min	84	20.7%
60+ min	48	11.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 5.8% (65 of 1,121)

	Count	Share
Family households	340	75.1%
Nonfamily households	113	24.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	453	90.8%
Vacant	46	9.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	424	93.6%
Renter-occupied	29	6.4%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	499	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1709531
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 9.84 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 42.3235, -88.3609