CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Huntley

Illinois · 2,453 residents · 14.7 sq mi

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Huntley is home to 2,453 people in Illinois. The population has fallen 57% since 2000. The poverty rate is 2.7%, under the national 13.2%. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households here earn about 22% more than in Illinois as a whole. Households take in $39,337 a year at the median, 31% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,453

−57%vs 2000

vs 5,730 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.6

−15%vs 2000

vs 37.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

14.7 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202428K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.8%(241)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(196)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.5%(134)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.9%(144)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247%(171)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3421.7%(533)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.7%(360)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(248)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.6%(187)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.2%(151)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.2%(78)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(10)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$39,337

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $60,456 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,647

−39%vs 2000

vs $27,451 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.7%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$102,600

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $190,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$552

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $813 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.1%

−13.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.7% in 2000

33.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.4%(5,293)

Black0.4%(22)

Hispanic / Latino4.3%(245)

Asian2.1%(120)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(2,425)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(45)

Asian0.5%(13)

Other0.6%(15)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican8.7%(2,433)

Puerto Rican0.8%(234)

South American0.8%(217)

Central American0.3%(74)

Cuban0.2%(54)

Chilean0.2%(52)

Argentine0.2%(48)

Peruvian0.2%(47)

Guatemalan0.2%(43)

Colombian0.1%(35)

Salvadoran0.1%(31)

Spaniard0.1%(27)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Bolivian0.1%(19)

Asian origin

Filipino2.1%(584)

Asian Indian1.3%(376)

Korean0.9%(246)

Laotian0.4%(103)

Chinese0.1%(35)

Taiwanese0.1%(28)

Vietnamese0.1%(19)

Japanese0.1%(17)

Indonesian0%(10)

Ancestry

German27.4%(7,686)

Irish18.2%(5,104)

Polish12.5%(3,490)

Italian11.2%(3,146)

English8.7%(2,433)

American4.3%(1,203)

Swedish3.5%(986)

French2.3%(648)

Scottish2%(549)

Norwegian1.8%(502)

Greek1.3%(371)

Subsaharan African1.3%(355)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

Nigerian1.3%(355)

Dutch1%(269)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(209)

British0.7%(194)

Danish0.7%(193)

Lithuanian0.6%(177)

Czech0.5%(144)

French Canadian0.5%(141)

Welsh0.5%(141)

West Indian0.5%(132)

Jamaican0.5%(132)

Austrian0.4%(121)

Hungarian0.3%(85)

Russian0.3%(79)

Swiss0.3%(76)

Ukrainian0.3%(71)

Finnish0.2%(69)

Slovene0.2%(69)

Romanian0.1%(29)

Serbian0.1%(15)

Brazilian0%(10)

Croatian0%(10)

Portuguese0%(8)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Polish population · Largest Italian population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.7%

−9.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.7%

−9.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.3 min

−4%vs 2000

vs 24.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married23.6%(2,612)

Married60%(6,640)

Widowed7.2%(797)

Divorced9.2%(1,024)

Women 15+

Never married22.1%(2,768)

Married51.3%(6,411)

Widowed14.4%(1,801)

Divorced12.2%(1,528)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.8%

−1.5 ptssince 2013

from 4.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.2%

−4.7 ptssince 2020

from 64.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.8%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 22.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

35.3%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 34.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.7%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 7.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 4.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

78.0%

−5.3 ptssince 2020

from 83.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.8%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 40.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)13.6%(285)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.4%(344)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.5%(870)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.4%(134)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II9.4%(198)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,097 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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