DeKalb County vs. McHenry County

DeKalb County (IL)McHenry County (IL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)104,143308,570
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-1.0%-0.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)105,160308,827
Population, Census, April 1, 2010105,160308,760
Persons under 5 years, percent5.6%5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.4%23.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent12.6%14.6%
Female persons, percent50.5%50.2%
White alone, percent86.6%93.1%
Black or African American alone, percent8.1%1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.5%
Asian alone, percent2.8%3.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.0%1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent11.4%13.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent76.3%80.6%
Veterans, 2014-20185,17115,224
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.9%9.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)41,248118,814
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201857.0%79.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$169,800$219,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,606$1,848
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$690$761
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$914$1,175
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201329.8%11.5%
Building permits, 2018118482
Households, 2014-201837,703111,812
Persons per household, 2014-20182.642.74
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201877.6%89.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201811.7%14.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201892.8%94.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201886.2%90.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.4%92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201831.4%33.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.4%5.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.3%6.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201867.4%70.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.2%64.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)135,939435,670
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,339,3835,163,195
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)353,2442,932,495
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,052,7373,664,358
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$10,054$11,892
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.833.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$61,086$84,803
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$28,073$38,047
Persons in poverty, percent13.1%5.9%
Total employer establishments, 20171,9807,961
Total employment, 201726,94685,331
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,074,9253,874,527
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.3%-2.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20176,07822,722
All firms, 20126,95427,080
Men-owned firms, 20123,70815,243
Women-owned firms, 20122,4918,835
Minority-owned firms, 20128092,906
Nonminority-owned firms, 20125,90923,462
Veteran-owned firms, 20126932,133
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20125,93023,969
Black-owned firms, percent, 20072.1%0.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.1%3.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.2%3.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200731.3%29.9%
Population per square mile, 2010166.6511.9
Land area in square miles, 2010631.31603.17

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between DeKalb county (IL) and McHenry county (IL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.