McCullom Lake

Population: 1,087
Median household income: $71,000
Median home value: $180,700

McCullom Lake is a community in McHenry County, Illinois, home to 1,087 residents. At $71,000, its median household income sits below McHenry County's $102,836.

Between 2019 and 2023, McCullom Lake's population held roughly steady from 1,080 to 1,087, while its median home value rose 38.9% from $130,100 to $180,700.

Households average 2.53 people. The median gross rent is $1,190.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,087
Median age: 37.0 yrs
Median household income: $71,000
Median home value: $180,700
Median gross rent: $1,190
Housing units: 454
Homeownership rate: 64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
Unemployment rate: 8.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,0801,087

Median household income

$65,625$71,000

Median home value

$130,100$180,700

Median gross rent

$1,188$1,190

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,080	$65,625	$130,100	$1,188
2020	1,193	$62,430	$138,800	$1,221
2021	1,054	$67,083	$147,700	$1,236
2022	955	$69,915	$155,500	$1,284
2023	1,087	$71,000	$180,700	$1,190

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 244.8%

25 to 3418.6%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5422.7%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 745.4%

75 and over2.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	61	5.6%
5 to 17	192	17.7%
18 to 24	52	4.8%
25 to 34	202	18.6%
35 to 44	139	12.8%
45 to 54	247	22.7%
55 to 64	110	10.1%
65 to 74	59	5.4%
75 and over	25	2.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	827	76.1%
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	29	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	231	21.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.3%

High school graduate51.4%

Some college or associate's24.0%

Bachelor's degree12.9%

Graduate or professional degree2.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	73	9.3%
High school graduate	402	51.4%
Some college or associate's	188	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	101	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	18	2.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone67.3%

Carpooled18.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle2.5%

Worked from home10.7%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	397	67.3%
Carpooled	111	18.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	15	2.5%
Worked from home	63	10.7%
Other means	4	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	139	26.4%
15 to 29 min	164	31.1%
30 to 44 min	83	15.7%
45 to 59 min	76	14.4%
60+ min	65	12.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 15.6% (170 of 1,087)

	Count	Share
Family households	272	63.3%
Nonfamily households	158	36.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	430	94.7%
Vacant	24	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	277	64.4%
Renter-occupied	153	35.6%

1-unit, detached93.4%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	424	93.4%
1-unit, attached	7	1.5%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	19	4.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1745616
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.35 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 42.3677, -88.2974