COMPARING TWO PLACES
McHenry County vs Kane County
PLACE A
McHenry County, North Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Kane County, Illinois
McHenry County is 99% smaller than Kane County. Kane County earns more, with a median household income $22,430 higher.
MCHENRY COUNTYKANE COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population5,130525,757−99% vs Kane County
Population density31,012−1,010
Population growth-0.9%0.2%−1.2 pts
Median age43.438.8+4.6
Male51.8%50.1%+1.7 pts
Female48.2%49.9%−1.7 pts
Foreign-born1.1%17.2%−16.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.0%54.0%+40.0 pts
Black0.8%4.7%−4.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.2%33.4%−31.2 pts
Asian0.2%4.0%−3.8 pts
Other2.9%3.9%−1.0 pts
Median household income$80,733$103,163−$22,430
Per capita income$40,377$47,482−$7,105
Poverty rate9.7%7.9%+1.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4080.433−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%38.1%−17.7 pts
Graduate degree3.3%13.6%−10.3 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%4.8%−0.7 pts
Labor force participation63.1%69.5%−6.3 pts
Median home value$151,000$327,000−$176,000
Median gross rent$713$1,453−$740
Owner-occupied81.4%76.0%+5.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.8%3.3%+17.5 pts
Rent-burdened households16.3%47.6%−31.4 pts
Average commute29.727.8+1.9
Worked from home16.4%15.9%+0.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Uninsured8.3%7.8%+0.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025