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Chemung township, McHenry County, IL

9,051 Population
33 square miles 274.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

31.4 ±4.3 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in McHenry County: 40.7 ±0.3
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Illinois: 39 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$29,346 ±$4,405 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in McHenry County: $49,388 ±$1,058
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Illinois: $46,406 ±$212
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$67,742 ±$5,217 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in McHenry County: $104,802 ±$2,178
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Illinois: $83,390 ±$362
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

13.7% ±7% (1,228  ±623) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in McHenry County: 6.2% 19,335 (±0.6% / ±1,724)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 11.8% 1,464,937 (±0.2% / ±18,161)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

28 minutes ±4.2 (109,265  ±20,889) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in McHenry County: 30.1 4,139,255 (±0.3 / ±73,648)
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 27.8 143,793,920 (±0.1 / ±595,293)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,135 ±260 Number of households
  • McHenry County: 117,594 ±563
  • Illinois: 5,036,449 ±8,009
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.9 ±0.2 (9,020  ±40) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in McHenry County: 2.6 310,723 (±0 / ±49)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,405,980
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.5% ±2.7% (55  ±61) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in McHenry County: 5.1% † 3,528 (±0.8% / ±535)
  • about half the rate in Illinois: 4.9% 147,208 (±0.1% / ±3,564)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,306 ±295 Number of housing units
  • McHenry County: 121,329 ±69
  • Illinois: 5,457,452 ±471
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$184,300 ±$8,973 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in McHenry County: $308,100 ±$3,743
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Illinois: $263,300 ±$797
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

16.1% ±7% (1,445  ±632.9) Moved since previous year
  • nearly double the rate in McHenry County: 8.6% 26,514 (±0.7% / ±2,072.4)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 11.1% 1,396,426 (±0.1% / ±14,640.6)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

83.2% ±6.8% (4,527  ±525.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in McHenry County: 93.7% 202,590 (±1.5% / ±3,172.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 90.5% 7,931,250 (±0.3% / ±22,974.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
19.1% ±4.3% (1,041  ±246.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in McHenry County: 35.2% 76,195 (±0.9% / ±1,911)
  • about half the rate in Illinois: 37.9% 3,318,149 (±0.2% / ±14,295.2)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

17.3% ±4.4% (1,563  ±395) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in McHenry County: 9.9% 31,059
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 14.8% 1,872,449
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.8% ±2.8% (489  ±178) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in McHenry County: 5.6% 13,409 (±0.4% / ±854)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 4.8% 478,196 (±0.1% / ±4,766)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
489 Total veterans ±178 440 Male ±176 49 Female ±52

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