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Kane County, IL

Demographic and economic profile of Kane County, IL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Kane County is a mid-sized suburban county of roughly 521,000 residents west of Chicago, with a median household income of $103,163 and a GDP per capita of $53,905, pointing to a relatively productive local economy. The labor force participation rate of 69.5% draws from a workforce where 37.5% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, median worker earnings sit at $46,936, and unemployment stands at 5.0%. Population has contracted 2.8% over five years, while a median home value of $303,000, median gross rent of $1,404/month, and a 76.0% homeownership rate reflect moderate housing costs relative to the broader Chicago metropolitan area.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

520,997

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$103,163

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.8% since 2018

Kane County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone300,197 (58.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race78,624 (15.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone68,866 (13.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone25,661 (5.0%)
  • Asian Alone21,270 (4.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races16,018 (3.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish127,519
  2. 2.Other Indo-European9,020
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic6,099
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island3,556
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)3,193

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

17.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

16,877

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$53,905

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$46,013

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance54,553
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)41,298
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services34,554
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)30,612
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services24,003

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations107,106
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations58,901
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations43,138
  4. 4.Service Occupations42,761
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations18,969

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.62×)9,988
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.55×)41,428
  3. 3.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.07×)19,067
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.04×)16,367
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.03×)29,933

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$303,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,404/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,99934,622 (24.7%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99924,438 (17.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99921,482 (15.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99918,290 (13.0%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99915,827 (11.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9996,547 (4.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

37.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

69.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$46,936

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone187,539 (70.7%)
  • Worked At Home42,136 (15.9%)
  • Carpooled23,609 (8.9%)
  • Public Transit4,349 (1.6%)
  • Other3,292 (1.2%)
  • Walked3,186 (1.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.