COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Kane County

Illinois · 317,471 residents · 519 sq mi

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Kane County is a county of 317,471 people in Illinois. Households here earn about 24% more than in Illinois as a whole. There are 86,648 fewer people here than in 2000. Households take in $40,080 a year at the median, 33% more than the country as a whole. Poverty is uncommon here, at 6.8% of locals. Owners hold 70% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.9

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

317,471

−21%vs 2000

vs 404,119 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.9

−4%vs 2000

vs 32.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

519 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024517K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.8%(27,974)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.8%(27,875)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(24,546)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(23,375)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(21,894)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418%(57,168)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.9%(50,347)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(32,915)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.9%(21,970)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.3%(16,858)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843%(9,376)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(3,173)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$40,080

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $59,351 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,890

−35%vs 2000

vs $24,315 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.8%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$101,700

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $157,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$508

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $686 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.5%

−6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.0% in 2000

30.5% rent

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%

1990

White, non-Hispanic85.1%(270,301)

Black6%(18,981)

Hispanic / Latino13.3%(42,234)

Asian1.4%(4,320)

Other7.5%(23,869)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

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)

Costa Rican0%(81)

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)

Indonesian0%(39)

Bhutanese0%(11)

Mongolian0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Guamanian0.1%(278)

Native Hawaiian0%(257)

Samoan0%(229)

Chamorro0%(9)

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)

Subsaharan African0.4%(2,102)

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)

Palestinian0%(185)

Iraqi0%(151)

Ethiopian0%(137)

Brazilian0%(135)

Bulgarian0%(134)

Australian0%(132)

Latvian0%(99)

Israeli0%(75)

Haitian0%(65)

Macedonian0%(59)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(52)

Somali0%(46)

Moroccan0%(34)

Cape Verdean0%(25)

Jordanian0%(20)

Guyanese0%(15)

Ghanaian0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.4%

−6.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.7%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.0%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.2 min

+13%vs 2000

vs 19.7 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 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)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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