Woodstock

Population: 26,316
Median household income: $83,293
Median home value: $231,100

Woodstock is a community in McHenry County, Illinois, home to 26,316 residents. At $83,293, its median household income sits below McHenry County's $102,836.

From 2019 to 2023, Woodstock's population grew 3.8% from 25,348 to 26,316, while its median home value rose 28.6% from $179,700 to $231,100.

The median resident is 37.1 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 26,316
Median age: 37.1 yrs
Median household income: $83,293
Median home value: $231,100
Median gross rent: $1,174
Housing units: 10,661
Homeownership rate: 68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,34826,316

Median household income

$61,478$83,293

Median home value

$179,700$231,100

Median gross rent

$1,041$1,174

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,348	$61,478	$179,700	$1,041
2020	25,391	$69,470	$174,600	$1,056
2021	25,829	$77,333	$183,000	$1,119
2022	26,084	$82,287	$215,600	$1,145
2023	26,316	$83,293	$231,100	$1,174

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 747.3%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,535	5.8%
5 to 17	4,494	17.1%
18 to 24	2,664	10.1%
25 to 34	3,823	14.5%
35 to 44	3,009	11.4%
45 to 54	3,576	13.6%
55 to 64	3,329	12.7%
65 to 74	1,923	7.3%
75 and over	1,963	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,590	70.6%
Black or African American	566	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	30	0.1%
Asian	639	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	27	0.1%
Two or more races	613	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,851	22.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.9%

High school graduate27.3%

Some college or associate's30.4%

Bachelor's degree18.4%

Graduate or professional degree13.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,918	10.9%
High school graduate	4,805	27.3%
Some college or associate's	5,365	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	3,244	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2,291	13.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone76.7%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home11.3%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,646	76.7%
Carpooled	1,188	8.6%
Public transit	43	0.3%
Walked	250	1.8%
Bicycle	7	0.1%
Worked from home	1,567	11.3%
Other means	178	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,799	30.9%
15 to 29 min	4,002	32.5%
30 to 44 min	2,110	17.1%
45 to 59 min	1,183	9.6%
60+ min	1,218	9.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 7.7% (1,971 of 25,613)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,944	66.6%
Nonfamily households	3,484	33.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,428	97.8%
Vacant	233	2.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,131	68.4%
Renter-occupied	3,297	31.6%

1-unit, detached58.4%

1-unit, attached13.4%

2 to 4 units8.9%

5 to 19 units13.9%

20 or more units5.4%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,221	58.4%
1-unit, attached	1,426	13.4%
2 to 4 units	950	8.9%
5 to 19 units	1,479	13.9%
20 or more units	571	5.4%
Mobile home & other	14	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1783349
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.3095, -88.4353