Port Barrington

Population: 1,574
Median household income: $144,167
Median home value: $361,300

Located in McHenry County, Illinois, Port Barrington is a community with a population of 1,574. At $144,167, its median household income sits above McHenry County's $102,836.

Between 2019 and 2023, Port Barrington's population declined 6.1% from 1,676 to 1,574, while its median home value rose 20.0% from $301,200 to $361,300.

Owners occupy 93.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 38.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,574
Median age: 38.6 yrs
Median household income: $144,167
Median home value: $361,300
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 578
Homeownership rate: 93.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6761,574

Median household income

$137,583$144,167

Median home value

$301,200$361,300

Median gross rent

$1,716$1,779

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,676	$137,583	$301,200	$1,716
2020	1,742	$144,531	$301,000	$1,781
2021	1,686	$140,500	$316,000	$1,780
2022	1,557	$146,000	$353,800	$1,779
2023	1,574	$144,167	$361,300	—

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1719.0%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 4418.0%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over3.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	109	6.9%
5 to 17	299	19.0%
18 to 24	109	6.9%
25 to 34	157	10.0%
35 to 44	284	18.0%
45 to 54	227	14.4%
55 to 64	205	13.0%
65 to 74	134	8.5%
75 and over	50	3.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,284	81.6%
Black or African American	18	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	39	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	37	2.4%
Two or more races	4	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	192	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.5%

High school graduate21.3%

Some college or associate's27.7%

Bachelor's degree31.2%

Graduate or professional degree16.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	37	3.5%
High school graduate	225	21.3%
Some college or associate's	293	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	330	31.2%
Graduate or professional degree	172	16.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone70.4%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit2.5%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home18.0%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	617	70.4%
Carpooled	57	6.5%
Public transit	22	2.5%
Walked	7	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	158	18.0%
Other means	15	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	107	14.9%
15 to 29 min	169	23.5%
30 to 44 min	244	34.0%
45 to 59 min	104	14.5%
60+ min	94	13.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.90
Poverty rate: 2.3% (35 of 1,549)

	Count	Share
Family households	454	83.8%
Nonfamily households	88	16.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	542	93.8%
Vacant	36	6.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	507	93.5%
Renter-occupied	35	6.5%

1-unit, detached91.3%

1-unit, attached3.3%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	528	91.3%
1-unit, attached	19	3.3%
2 to 4 units	26	4.5%
5 to 19 units	3	0.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1761216
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.16 sq mi
Water area: 0.16 sq mi
Center point: 42.2442, -88.1951