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Elgin, IL

117,850 Population
38 square miles 3,099.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.8 ±3.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 38.5 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in Illinois: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$32,055 ±$2,248 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: $42,380 ±$457
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Illinois: $39,794 ±$375
$79,120 ±$3,885 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: $78,166 ±$830
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $72,205 ±$574

10.3% ±3.9% (11,835  ±4,561) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 11.5% 1,074,693 (±0.3% / ±29,914)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Illinois: 12.1% 1,498,523 (±0.3% / ±37,209)

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

40,585 ±1,883 Number of households
  • the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 3,670,416 ±9,818
  • Illinois: 4,991,641 ±12,428
2.9 ±0.2 (115,634  ±5,189) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 2.6 9,355,321 (±0 / ±6,734)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,382,348 (±0)

4.3% ±2.2% (1,245  ±655) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 4.6% 106,083 (±0.2% / ±4,953)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 5% 147,999 (±0.2% / ±6,878)

Housing

41,458 ±1,964 Number of housing units
  • the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 3,956,161 ±2,578
  • Illinois: 5,440,294 ±583

$233,200 ±$15,489 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: $281,100 ±$1,875
  • about the same as the amount in Illinois: $231,500 ±$1,606

10.7% ±2.9% (12,474  ±3,362) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 11.3% 1,064,776 (±0.3% / ±30,073)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 11.6% 1,448,650 (±0.3% / ±31,174.8)

Social

80.8% ±4.5% (63,313  ±4,748.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 89.8% 5,882,540 (±0.6% / ±37,262.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 90.2% 7,872,693 (±0.5% / ±42,399.1)
24.9% ±2.5% (19,530  ±2,158.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 40.6% 2,662,568 (±0.4% / ±25,424.3)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Illinois: 37.1% 3,242,579 (±0.3% / ±27,382.6)

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

27.3% ±4% (32,122  ±4,906) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 17.9% 1,697,386 (±0.3% / ±23,991)
  • nearly double the rate in Illinois: 14.2% 1,804,562 (±0.2% / ±23,890)

4.9% ±1.2% (4,392  ±1,069) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area: 4.1% 298,597 (±0.1% / ±9,166)
  • a little less than the rate in Illinois: 5% 496,352 (±0.1% / ±10,780)
4,392 Total veterans ±1,069 3,939 Male ±1,050 453 Female ±382

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