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Cary, IL

17,880 Population
6.5 square miles 2,743.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39 ±2.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 38.1 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$48,002 ±$2,570 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: $45,977 ±$242
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $43,198 ±$199
$107,158 ±$10,102 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: $85,087 ±$395
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Illinois: $78,433 ±$297

4.5% ±1.5% (796  ±262) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 11.1% 1,041,869 (±0.2% / ±14,380)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 11.8% 1,467,893 (±0.1% / ±16,574)

29.8 minutes ±1.6 (250,095  ±22,094) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 31 126,733,960 (±0.1 / ±614,002)
  • a little higher than the figure in Illinois: 28.4 154,142,480 (±0.1 / ±641,806)

Families

6,384 ±268 Number of households
  • the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 3,654,700 ±5,005
  • Illinois: 4,968,761 ±7,953
2.8 ±0.1 (17,825  ±51) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 2.6 9,414,947
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,480,854

3.3% ±1.5% (136  ±62) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 5% 115,381 (±0.1% / ±3,225)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Illinois: 5.1% 152,825 (±0.1% / ±3,352)

Housing

6,455 ±269 Number of housing units
  • the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 3,942,534 ±830
  • Illinois: 5,427,357 ±1,016

$280,300 ±$8,878 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: $288,400 ±$923
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $239,100 ±$749

9.5% ±3.2% (1,683  ±,561.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 11.7% 1,102,401 (±0.2% / ±14,210.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Illinois: 11.8% 1,494,528 (±0.1% / ±15,496.9)

Social

97.5% ±5.4% (11,763  ±,795.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 89.7% 5,880,177 (±0.3% / ±19,278.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 90.1% 7,883,680 (±0.3% / ±22,258.1)
45.8% ±3.6% (5,520  ±,480.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 40.2% 2,636,527 (±0.2% / ±12,548.2)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 36.7% 3,207,450 (±0.2% / ±14,003.2)

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

7% ±1.5% (1,251  ±271) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 17.7% 1,697,201
  • about half the rate in Illinois: 14.2% 1,804,681

5.5% ±1.5% (747  ±209) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 4.3% 316,135 (±0.1% / ±4,441)
  • a little higher than the rate in Illinois: 5.2% 518,426 (±0.1% / ±6,053)
747 Total veterans ±209 645 Male ±196 102 Female ±109

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