Census Reporter Logo Census Reporter

Elgin, IL

109,634 Population
38 square miles 2,883.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

Find data for this place

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.

Demographics

38.4 ±2.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 38.7 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 39.1 ±0.3

Economics

$36,252 ±$2,794 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: $45,877 ±$385
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Illinois: $43,317 ±$328
$85,167 ±$6,672 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: $82,914 ±$948
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $76,708 ±$584

9.6% ±2.5% (10,332  ±2,715) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 11.2% 1,040,394 (±0.4% / ±33,407)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Illinois: 11.9% 1,469,643 (±0.3% / ±33,705)

27.9 minutes ±0.5 (1,409,360  ±53,597) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2021 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 31.3 131,520,050 (±0.1 / ±607,235)
  • a little less than the figure in Illinois: 28.7 159,394,220 (±0.1 / ±640,721)

Families

38,350 ±2,154 Number of households
  • the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 3,726,266 ±9,113
  • Illinois: 5,056,360 ±12,532
2.8 ±0 (107,995  ±6,185) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 2.5 9,296,498 (±0 / ±2,040)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 2.4 † 12,306,684 (±109.9 / ±-555,555,600)

6.3% ±3.2% (1,563  ±817) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 5% 113,962 (±0.3% / ±6,514)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 5% 147,198 (±0.2% / ±7,160)

Housing

38,965 ±2,184 Number of housing units
  • the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 3,968,906 ±1,039
  • Illinois: 5,452,461 ±350

$263,500 ±$13,130 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: $301,300 ±$2,277
  • a little higher than the amount in Illinois: $251,600 ±$1,738

13.5% ±4.1% (14,534  ±4,435.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 11.4% 1,069,208 (±0.3% / ±30,718.8)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 11.7% 1,452,510 (±0.3% / ±33,278.5)

Social

83.4% ±4.1% (58,719  ±4,107.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 89.7% 5,856,928 (±0.6% / ±39,907.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 90.4% 7,858,460 (±0.5% / ±44,773)
28% ±2.9% (19,739  ±2,247.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 41.1% 2,686,059 (±0.4% / ±25,115.4)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Illinois: 37.7% 3,275,418 (±0.3% / ±27,545.1)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2021 5-year data

24.3% ±2.8% (26,625  ±3,451) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 18.1% 1,709,452 (±0.2% / ±21,894)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 14.4% † 1,810,100 (±635.2% / ±22,774)

3.6% ±1.2% (2,929  ±1,023) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 3.9% 290,779 (±0.1% / ±9,932)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Illinois: 4.8% 475,496 (±0.1% / ±11,735)
2,929 Total veterans ±1,023 2,648 Male ±999 281 Female ±228

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.