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Kendall County, IL

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

AI Overview

Kendall County is a largely residential exurban county of 143,171 people southwest of Chicago, with no dominant industrial specialization apparent from available data. The labor force participation rate of 72.8% and low unemployment of 3.6% reflect an engaged workforce, though median worker earnings of $53,001 and GDP per capita of $29,700 suggest many residents commute outward for higher-wage employment, consistent with a mean commute time of 32.9 minutes. The county has grown 8.4% over five years, carries a median household income of $111,601, a poverty rate of just 4.9%, and an 84.2% homeownership rate against a median home value of $298,900.

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

Population

143,171

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$111,601

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

36.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+8.4% since 2018

Kendall County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone89,865 (65.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race18,648 (13.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone10,573 (7.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone6,920 (5.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races5,743 (4.2%)
  • Asian Alone4,997 (3.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish18,995
  2. 2.Other Indo-European2,542
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island1,220
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic1,111
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)623

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

27.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

11.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

11.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

4,537

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$29,700

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$43,127

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

4.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance16,864
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)9,478
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services8,647
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)6,922
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services6,483

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations30,176
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations14,990
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations11,052
  4. 4.Service Occupations10,856
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations5,781

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.37×)2,272
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.31×)5,500
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.19×)9,276
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.04×)17,506
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.02×)5,054

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$298,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,763/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

84.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,99912,190 (32.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9996,423 (16.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9996,339 (16.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9996,057 (15.9%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9992,609 (6.8%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,263 (3.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

36.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

72.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$53,001

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

31.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone54,535 (76.5%)
  • Worked At Home10,503 (14.7%)
  • Carpooled4,580 (6.4%)
  • Public Transit698 (1.0%)
  • Other426 (0.6%)
  • Walked409 (0.6%)

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.