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Kane County

Illinois · 525,757 residents (2025 est.) · 519 sq mi
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With 517,255 people, Kane County is a county in Illinois. That puts it in the top 1% of US counties for household income. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. Growth has run 28% since 2000, or 113,136 more people. That is roughly 24% ahead of the Illinois median. Households take in $103,163 a year at the median, 25% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $103,163, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.8
US median: 38.9
Average education
38% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Kane County

What changed most since 1990

  • Hispanic share13.3% → 33.4% (+20.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
  • White share79.3% → 54.0% (−25.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$244,087 → $327,000 (+34%)US over the same years: +67%

Among the 102 counties in Illinois

  • 6th in household income$103,163
  • 7th in share with a bachelor's degree38.1%
  • 3rd in home value$327,000
  • 4th in diversity score74.0
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
517,255
+28%since 2000
from 404,119 in 2000
525,757 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
996 / sq mi
+28%since 2000
from 778 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
38.8
+20%since 2000
from 32.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
519 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
296K360K424K489K553K19902000201020202024Kane County
2024517K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.7%(29,631)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.4%(33,266)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147%(36,389)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.3%(37,924)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.4%(33,112)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412%(62,019)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.3%(68,581)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.4%(69,457)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.9%(66,485)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.3%(48,253)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.6%(23,813)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.6%(8,325)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$103,163
−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $59,351 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$47,482
+95%since 2000
from $24,315 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
64.4%
+19.4 ptssince 2009
from 45.0% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
7.9%
+1.2 ptssince 2000
from 6.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.433
+3%since 2010
from 0.421 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade15.2%
US avg: 9.9%
Information11.3%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services7%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade6.4%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance6%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration5.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing3.5%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$327,000
+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $157,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,453
+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $686 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
76.0%
Unchangedsince 2000
from 76.0% in 2000
24.0% rent
Vacancy rate
3.3%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 5.2% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.77 people
−8%since 2009
from 3.02 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
22.8%
−16.1 ptssince 2009
from 38.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
47.6%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 48.1% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.2
−11%since 2009
from 3.5 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
38
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic67.7%(273,390)
Black5.6%(22,477)
Hispanic / Latino23.7%(95,924)
Asian1.8%(7,142)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic54%(279,104)
Black4.7%(24,561)
Hispanic / Latino33.4%(172,723)
Asian4%(20,876)
Other3.9%(19,991)
Diversity Score
74
+13%since 2009
from 66 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
49
−8%since 2020
from 52 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican27.8%(143,563)
Puerto Rican1.9%(9,591)
Central American1.2%(6,302)
South American1.1%(5,603)
Colombian0.5%(2,367)
Salvadoran0.4%(2,309)
Guatemalan0.4%(2,036)
Cuban0.3%(1,343)
Honduran0.2%(1,014)
Spaniard0.2%(965)
Venezuelan0.2%(893)
Ecuadorian0.1%(713)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Argentine0.1%(521)
Panamanian0.1%(454)
Peruvian0.1%(421)
Chilean0.1%(419)
Nicaraguan0.1%(408)
Dominican0.1%(308)
Bolivian0%(169)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.3%(6,545)
Filipino1.1%(5,575)
Pakistani0.4%(2,205)
Laotian0.3%(1,526)
Chinese0.2%(1,252)
Korean0.2%(983)
Burmese0.1%(587)
Vietnamese0.1%(452)
Nepalese0.1%(327)
Japanese0.1%(322)
Thai0.1%(287)
Taiwanese0%(135)
+ 6 more asian origin groups with data
Cambodian0%(115)
Uzbek0%(71)
Hmong0%(51)
Bhutanese0%(11)
Pacific Islander origin
Guamanian0.1%(278)
Samoan0%(229)
Ancestry
German18.2%(94,087)
Irish10.7%(55,202)
Italian7.6%(39,293)
Polish7%(36,063)
English6.6%(33,980)
American2.7%(14,127)
Swedish2.4%(12,183)
French1.7%(8,616)
Norwegian1.5%(7,872)
Scottish1.2%(6,300)
Dutch0.9%(4,872)
Czech0.9%(4,685)
+ 49 more ancestry groups with data
Greek0.6%(3,242)
Lithuanian0.5%(2,645)
Russian0.5%(2,644)
Scotch-Irish0.5%(2,525)
Ukrainian0.4%(2,184)
Hungarian0.4%(1,863)
Danish0.3%(1,779)
Welsh0.3%(1,633)
French Canadian0.3%(1,555)
Romanian0.3%(1,511)
Austrian0.3%(1,473)
Arab0.3%(1,438)
Swiss0.3%(1,305)
Slovak0.2%(1,175)
Nigerian0.2%(982)
Canadian0.2%(964)
British0.2%(886)
Croatian0.2%(851)
West Indian0.2%(843)
Finnish0.1%(718)
Belgian0.1%(696)
Serbian0.1%(529)
Jamaican0.1%(525)
Iranian0.1%(396)
Portuguese0.1%(375)
Slovene0.1%(301)
Turkish0.1%(281)
Egyptian0%(243)
Armenian0%(243)
Lebanese0%(224)
Syrian0%(192)
Iraqi0%(151)
Ethiopian0%(137)
Brazilian0%(135)
Bulgarian0%(134)
Australian0%(132)
Latvian0%(99)
Israeli0%(75)
Haitian0%(65)
Somali0%(46)
Moroccan0%(34)
Jordanian0%(20)
Guyanese0%(15)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
38.1%
+10.3 ptssince 2000
from 27.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
87.4%
+7.3 ptssince 2000
from 80.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
13.6%
+4.5 ptssince 2000
from 9.1% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
27.8 min
+41%since 2000
from 19.7 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
70.7%
−9.3 ptssince 2009
from 79.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.9%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 9.7% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.6%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 2.5% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
15.9%
+11.4 ptssince 2009
from 4.4% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.2%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.6% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.7%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 5.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.8%
−3.9 ptssince 2011
from 8.7% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
69.5%
−1.6 ptssince 2011
from 71.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
78.7%
+3.1 ptssince 2020
from 75.6% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.3%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 10.1% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
39.5%
+6.1 ptssince 2009
from 33.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.1%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 50.6% in 2009
Female
49.9%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 49.4% in 2009
Foreign born
17.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 17.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.3%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 7.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
9.7%
+2.3 ptssince 2012
from 7.4% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
7.8%
−5.9 ptssince 2013
from 13.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.3%
+8.0 ptssince 2017
from 85.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.1%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 94.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
90.1%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 88.0% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
68.2%
Unchangedsince 2016
from 68.2% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
26.1%
Unchangedsince 2016
from 26.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married35.2%(73,305)
Married54.6%(113,660)
Widowed2.6%(5,506)
Divorced7.5%(15,681)
Women 15+
Never married30.3%(63,514)
Married51.4%(107,781)
Widowed7.8%(16,419)
Divorced10.5%(22,103)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
7.8%
−5.9 ptssince 2013
from 13.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
61.9%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 61.1% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.0%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 13.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
15.5%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 14.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
16.2%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 16.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 1.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
71.9%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 72.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
30.5%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 29.8% 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)20.3%(3,434)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20%(3,370)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.9%(5,729)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.8%(818)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.7%(451)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 16,877 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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Over time

Kane County, decade by decade

Kane County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990317,471$96,195$244,08721.4%43.8
2000404,119$108,117$287,45727.7%60.3
2010515,269$97,488$352,45031.8%69.1
2020516,522$101,053$297,55634.7%73.6
2024517,255$103,163$327,00038.1%74.0

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Kane County, Illinois?

Kane County, Illinois has about 517,255 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Kane County, Illinois?

The typical household in Kane County, Illinois earns about $103,163 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Kane County, Illinois expensive?

In Kane County, Illinois, the median home is worth about $327,000, and the typical rent is about $1,453 a month.

How educated are people in Kane County, Illinois?

About 38.1% of adults age 25 and over in Kane County, Illinois hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Kane County, Illinois?

About 7.9% of people in Kane County, Illinois live below the federal poverty line.

Has Kane County, Illinois grown since 1990?

Yes, Kane County, Illinois has grown since 1990. The population has added about 199,784 residents, a change of about 63 percent over that period.

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