Chemung

Population: 251
Median household income: $68,463
Median home value: $181,900

Chemung, a community in McHenry County, Illinois, has 251 residents. At $68,463, its median household income sits below McHenry County's $102,836.

From 2019 to 2023, Chemung's population declined 62.3% from 665 to 251, while its median home value rose 17.6% from $154,700 to $181,900.

2.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 100.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 251
Median age: 75.0 yrs
Median household income: $68,463
Median home value: $181,900
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 154
Homeownership rate: 100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.0%
Unemployment rate: 31.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

665251

Median household income

$36,228$68,463

Median home value

$154,700$181,900

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	665	$36,228	$154,700
2020	738	$38,750	$157,100
2021	791	$39,650	$153,900
2022	386	$63,069	$161,300
2023	251	$68,463	$181,900

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 170.0%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 340.0%

35 to 440.0%

45 to 540.0%

55 to 649.2%

65 to 7439.8%

75 and over51.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	0	0.0%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	0	0.0%
35 to 44	0	0.0%
45 to 54	0	0.0%
55 to 64	23	9.2%
65 to 74	100	39.8%
75 and over	128	51.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	251	100.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.8%

High school graduate89.2%

Some college or associate's4.0%

Bachelor's degree2.0%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	12	4.8%
High school graduate	224	89.2%
Some college or associate's	10	4.0%
Bachelor's degree	5	2.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Drove alone100.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11	100.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11	100.0%
15 to 29 min	0	0.0%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.73
Poverty rate: 0.0% (0 of 251)

	Count	Share
Family households	117	80.7%
Nonfamily households	28	19.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	145	94.2%
Vacant	9	5.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	145	100.0%
Renter-occupied	0	0.0%

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	154	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: 1712879
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.28 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.4162, -88.6642