Oakwood Hills

Population: 2,454
Median household income: $113,125
Median home value: $273,200

Oakwood Hills is a community in McHenry County, Illinois, home to 2,454 residents. Its median household income of $113,125 runs above the McHenry County figure of $102,836.

From 2019 to 2023, Oakwood Hills's population grew 5.1% from 2,336 to 2,454, while its median home value rose 23.6% from $221,100 to $273,200.

The median gross rent is $1,667. 39.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,454
Median age: 40.1 yrs
Median household income: $113,125
Median home value: $273,200
Median gross rent: $1,667
Housing units: 960
Homeownership rate: 91.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,3362,454

Median household income

$96,719$113,125

Median home value

$221,100$273,200

Median gross rent

$1,255$1,667

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,336	$96,719	$221,100	$1,255
2020	2,543	$104,375	$215,100	$1,303
2021	2,714	$111,528	$229,000	$1,400
2022	2,475	$107,857	$249,700	$1,534
2023	2,454	$113,125	$273,200	$1,667

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1711.2%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 4417.6%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6419.0%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	159	6.5%
5 to 17	275	11.2%
18 to 24	134	5.5%
25 to 34	367	15.0%
35 to 44	432	17.6%
45 to 54	266	10.8%
55 to 64	466	19.0%
65 to 74	238	9.7%
75 and over	117	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,772	72.2%
Black or African American	19	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	47	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.2%
Two or more races	119	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	493	20.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.4%

High school graduate20.5%

Some college or associate's29.5%

Bachelor's degree26.1%

Graduate or professional degree13.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	197	10.4%
High school graduate	386	20.5%
Some college or associate's	556	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	493	26.1%
Graduate or professional degree	254	13.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone79.3%

Carpooled4.6%

Public transit0.9%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.5%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,097	79.3%
Carpooled	63	4.6%
Public transit	13	0.9%
Walked	4	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	200	14.5%
Other means	6	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	265	22.4%
15 to 29 min	306	25.9%
30 to 44 min	243	20.5%
45 to 59 min	216	18.3%
60+ min	153	12.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 4.1% (101 of 2,454)

	Count	Share
Family households	698	73.5%
Nonfamily households	252	26.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	950	99.0%
Vacant	10	1.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	873	91.9%
Renter-occupied	77	8.1%

1-unit, detached94.7%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	909	94.7%
1-unit, attached	11	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	40	4.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1755041
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.09 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 42.2481, -88.2400