Cary

Population: 17,875
Median household income: $109,790
Median home value: $287,000

Located in McHenry County, Illinois, Cary is a community with a population of 17,875. Its median household income of $109,790 runs above the McHenry County figure of $102,836.

Between 2019 and 2023, Cary's population held roughly steady from 17,936 to 17,875, while its median home value rose 23.4% from $232,500 to $287,000.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.6% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 80.2% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,875
Median age: 38.6 yrs
Median household income: $109,790
Median home value: $287,000
Median gross rent: $1,456
Housing units: 6,506
Homeownership rate: 85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,93617,875

Median household income

$100,339$109,790

Median home value

$232,500$287,000

Median gross rent

$1,196$1,456

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,936	$100,339	$232,500	$1,196
2020	17,926	$105,344	$243,400	$1,286
2021	17,919	$106,940	$245,400	$1,391
2022	17,880	$107,158	$280,300	$1,299
2023	17,875	$109,790	$287,000	$1,456

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4415.5%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6415.7%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,174	6.6%
5 to 17	3,142	17.6%
18 to 24	1,558	8.7%
25 to 34	1,971	11.0%
35 to 44	2,763	15.5%
45 to 54	2,167	12.1%
55 to 64	2,803	15.7%
65 to 74	1,585	8.9%
75 and over	712	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,339	80.2%
Black or African American	109	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.1%
Asian	193	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	102	0.6%
Two or more races	665	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,455	13.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.2%

High school graduate20.5%

Some college or associate's30.9%

Bachelor's degree28.7%

Graduate or professional degree16.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	379	3.2%
High school graduate	2,455	20.5%
Some college or associate's	3,706	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	3,444	28.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2,017	16.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone75.8%

Carpooled3.9%

Public transit1.9%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.7%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,484	75.8%
Carpooled	390	3.9%
Public transit	190	1.9%
Walked	37	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,745	17.7%
Other means	32	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,236	27.5%
15 to 29 min	2,397	29.5%
30 to 44 min	1,219	15.0%
45 to 59 min	1,304	16.0%
60+ min	977	12.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.81
Poverty rate: 4.6% (814 of 17,791)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,828	76.1%
Nonfamily households	1,514	23.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,342	97.5%
Vacant	164	2.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,435	85.7%
Renter-occupied	907	14.3%

1-unit, detached77.9%

1-unit, attached16.1%

2 to 4 units0.9%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,069	77.9%
1-unit, attached	1,045	16.1%
2 to 4 units	57	0.9%
5 to 19 units	199	3.1%
20 or more units	136	2.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1711592
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 6.53 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 42.2121, -88.2496