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Elgin, IL

118,799 Population
38.1 square miles 3,114.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.8 ±1.8 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 39 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Illinois: 39.5 ±0.1

Economics

$35,409 ±$2,811 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: $48,011 ±$493
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Illinois: $45,043 ±$388
$83,539 ±$6,770 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: $87,071 ±$941
  • a little higher than the amount in Illinois: $80,306 ±$635

10.8% ±3.3% (12,597  ±3,880) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 11% 1,001,327 (±0.3% / ±31,097)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 11.6% 1,426,517 (±0.3% / ±30,335)

27.1 minutes ±0.8 (1,475,995  ±128,061) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 30.7 121,937,864 (±0.3 / ±1,292,105)
  • a little less than the figure in Illinois: 28.1 150,482,720 (±0.2 / ±1,340,109)

Families

41,062 ±2,126 Number of households
  • the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 3,671,659 ±10,232
  • Illinois: 5,071,288 ±14,337
2.9 ±0.2 (117,232  ±5,619) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 2.5 9,116,615 (±0 / ±2,516)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 2.4 12,271,503

2.7% ±1.9% (832  ±575) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 4.5% 100,521 (±0.2% / ±5,146)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 4.8% 141,318 (±0.2% / ±5,490)

Housing

43,106 ±2,242 Number of housing units
  • the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 3,911,902 ±917
  • Illinois: 5,470,727 ±527

$272,500 ±$11,532 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: $316,500 ±$2,570
  • a little higher than the amount in Illinois: $263,300 ±$1,622

9.3% ±2.4% (10,995  ±2,837.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 10.6% 967,333 (±0.3% / ±27,737.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 10.8% 1,344,235 (±0.3% / ±31,091.9)

Social

80.5% ±3.7% (63,510  ±4,157.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 89.8% 5,782,176 (±0.6% / ±39,379.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 90.6% 7,888,008 (±0.5% / ±44,765.7)
26.6% ±2.7% (20,977  ±2,350.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 42.1% 2,709,482 (±0.4% / ±25,714.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Illinois: 38.3% 3,334,374 (±0.3% / ±28,654.7)

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

29.5% ±3.4% (35,058  ±4,345) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 18.9% 1,748,189 (±0.3% / ±26,434)
  • about double the rate in Illinois: 15% 1,878,890

4.3% ±1.3% (3,851  ±1,212) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 3.7% 268,209 (±0.1% / ±8,256)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 4.7% 459,569 (±0.1% / ±11,336)
3,851 Total veterans ±1,212 3,521 Male ±1,171 330 Female ±377

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